News & Commentary

Maybe the tech industry tiger is changing its stripes. Or maybe the tech industry devil just glued a fake halo on top of its horns. The answer to that question all depends on whether they will insist on undermining students’ privacy as a condition of helping them.

We teamed up the Coalition for Smart Justice and the Campaign to End Debtor's Prisons to ask the courts to halt fines and fees through the COVID-19 public health emergency. Read the letter in full here.

Check out this series about the work we’re (still) doing outside of our COVID-19 response. We’re still here, and we’ve still got your back.

All of us, even the young and healthy, are at risk of serious complications from COVID-19. But people in government custody are especially vulnerable to the devastating effects of an outbreak.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware and the Delaware Coalition for Smart Justice sent a letter to Governor John Carney today urging immediate action to protect one of Delaware’s most vulnerable populations: those living and working in correctional facilities.

It is essential that all government officials follow public health experts’ recommendations to help ensure a response plan that protects the health, safety, and civil liberties of all.

Due to COVID-19 precautions, the ACLU of Delaware office is closed effective Monday, March 16, 2020 until  it is safe for the office to reopen. Our operations continue unhindered.

In light of the emergence of the coronavirus threat and the institution of a state of emergency, we need to make sure that officials are doing everything they can to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.

We look to the fight and the pioneers of the past to inspire our efforts toward a more equitable future. To that end, we have assembled a list of state-wide events celebrating Black History this month, and we encourage you to attend as many as you can.