News & Commentary

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to the health and welfare of people across the world, but people with disabilities have faced the most significant challenges. We've asked Governor John Carney to do more to protect those people.

With the current ballot return deadline a substantial number of voters may have their ballots disqualified for arriving too late, or they may have to choose between their health and their right to vote. So we're suing to protect your right to cast a ballot by mail in the General Election.

We compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the 2020 elections. Learn more here, then request your ballot or find your polling location at iVote.DE.gov.

This election-focused campaign zeroes in on police reform for 2020

Today, the Delaware GOP filed a lawsuit attacking the vote by mail bill passed earlier this year. Our response is simple: vote by mail is safe, secure, and necessary for this year's elections. Read our full statement here.

This new report breaks down the way Delaware's broken probation system fuels mass incarceration, and what we can do to fix it. It's time to focus on people, not probation.

Delaware General Assembly's Law Enforcement Task Force met for the first time on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Here's the public statement we made at the meeting.

Unprecedented times call for extraordinary efforts, and the ACLU of Delaware staff and supporters are rising to the occasion. Learn how by watching the replay of our Annual Meeting here.

Despite the announcement of over 300 positive COVID-19 cases in DOC facilities this week, it’s not too late for Delaware to change course and proactively confront the public health crisis in our state’s prisons. But they need to take action immediately.