News & Commentary

The Votamos/We Vote Coalition, a group of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations in Delaware announced the launch of a new texting campaign to reach over 10,000 Latinx voters. Read this press release for more information on the initiative.

Your support helped make the 35th Annual Kandler Awards Celebration a true success - but our work doesn't stop here. Read more for highlights from the event and

Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and the NAACP of Delaware announced today that they have reached a settlement with Governor John Carney in their education equity lawsuit. Here is our press release.

Vice Chancellor Glasscock has ruled on our lawsuit that sought to extend the ballot return deadline for the November 3 General Election. Here’s our statement.

As a young girl in Texas, Shirley Schell began fighting injustice whenever she could. While she never lost her Texas accent, Shirley eventually found herself residing up north. After a move to Delaware in 1964, Shirley became a fierce advocate for justice in education, helping abused and neglected children, ensuring an adequate education for homeless children, ending wage discrimination, and fighting for women’s rights — and much of this incredible work was accomplished during her time as a volunteer at the ACLU of Delaware.

As we head into Fall, we look back on a Summer filled with new initiatives, protecting the right to vote safely during COVID, shining a light on the urgent need for police reform, and urging voters to choose counselors, not cops, in their picks for school board members.

For the September 2020 primary election, the ACLU of Delaware, Campaign for Smart Justice, and the Game Changers relaunched our successful Vote Smart Justice campaign, this time with a focus on police reform. Here are the results of our campaign.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware is excited to announce Melissa Bryson, former Development and Volunteer Manager Planned Parenthood of Delaware (PPDE), has joined the affiliate as our new development director.

The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development released a proposed rule to roll back protections for transgender people experiencing homelessness. Here's our public comment on the proposal.