The ACLU of Delaware has sent an open letter to Delaware colleges and universities, urging them to reject the Trump administration’s attempted censorship of students and faculty, and stand firm against any attempt to punish international and immigrant members of their communities.

The ACLU of Delaware sent a letter to members of the 153rd General Assembly yesterday, announcing the organization’s legislative priorities for 2025 and asking legislators to support the outlined efforts. 

ACLU-DE has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of incarcerated individuals at Vaughan Correctional Center in response to severe constitutional violations during a coordinated, unprovoked September 2024 raid by prison officials, including DOC's Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT).

The EPA and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have entered into an Informal Resolution Agreement following the Title VI complaint filed by the ACLU of Delaware and partners in December 2022.

Superior Court of Delaware rules that in accordance with the Delaware Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Delaware State Police will be required to disclose the names, ranks, and salary information of its officers.

The ACLU of Delaware has filed a complaint challenging the City of Wilmington and the Wilmington Police Department for restricting the First Amendment rights of Haneef Salaam, a local community organizer, during a public event earlier this year.

Delaware’s Loitering Statute (11 Del. C. § 1321) and Solicitation Statute (21 Del. C. § 4147) will no longer be enforced, following the ACLU of Delaware’s complaint filed against Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and the City of Wilmington last year.

In response to challenges faced by community organizers last summer, ACLU-DE has successfully petitioned the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) to modify policies that blocked the use of one of its public parks for protest activities with a new exemption request form.

The new report released by the Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), shows that Delaware must take steps to end the practice of solitary confinement and ensure all people with mental illness in the state prison system are treated humanely.