Press Inquiries

Please contact Casira Copes, Communications Director, for all press inquiries. You can reach Casira by email at [email protected].

 
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ACLU-DE Opposes Proposed Dover Sex Offender Ordinance

Wilmington, DE (March 22, 2012) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware (ACLU-DE) has written to the Dover City Council urging them to vote against proposed ordinance #2012-08 as amended, which would prohibit registered sex-offenders from living or working within 500 feet of a licensed d

March 23, 2012

DOC Agrees to Pastoral Counseling for Death Row Inmate

Wilmington, DE (March 8, 2012) —The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware (ACLU-DE) and the State of Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) have settled a case brought on behalf of death row inmate David Stevenson.

March 12, 2012

Delaware Bucks 2011 Death Penalty Trends

Death sentences increased in Delaware from one to two in 2011, bucking the national trend of declined use, the ACLU of Delaware said today.

December 16, 2011

Occupy Delaware Victory!

The ACLU of Delaware negotiated a  last night between Occupy Delaware and the City of Wilmington that allowed Occupy Delaware protesters to move into Peter Spencer Park and set up tents.

November 11, 2011

Prison Rape Case Settled

Baylor Women's Prison should be a safer facility in the years ahead because of a settlement reached between the ACLU-DE and the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC).

October 4, 2011

Dover May Violate Free Speech Rights

ACLU-DE has sent a letter to the Dover City Council advising them that the social media policy they are considering violates the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution.

September 9, 2011