Press Releases

ACLU-DE Expands Free Speech Protections for Public Protestors in Wilmington

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.

Statement: New Report Shows Need for More Solitary Confinement Reforms; Rep. Morrison to Introduce Legislation in 153rd GA

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.

Delaware Voting Rights Coalition Statement on Automatic Voter Registration Errors 

The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition (DVRC) is urging voters who cast a ballot early or on Election Day in the September 10, 2024, primary election to be aware of an issue with political parties on some voters’ registrations.

Court Rejects Ballot Access Request for Eligible Incarcerated Voters in Delaware Ahead of Presidential Election

On Friday, August 23 a federal court declined to grant a preliminary injunction that would have ensured eligible incarcerated voters in Delaware would be able to cast a ballot this November.

Clean Slate DE Celebrates the Beginning of Delaware’s Clean Slate Law Implementation, Calls for Continued Accountability

Today, the state of Delaware is set to go live with Delaware’s Clean Slate Law. This legislation automates the mandatory expungement process — one of three ways to clear a record in Delaware and the pathway with the most stringent eligibility requirements.

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Early and Permanent Absentee Voting Protects Voters in 2024, But May Allow Future Challenges, Says ACLU of Delaware

Today, June 28, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Delaware Superior Court that had found Delaware's early and permanent absentee voting laws unconstitutional. 

ACLU of Delaware Praises the Passage of HS 2 for HB 110 Allowing for Medicaid-Funded Abortion

Today, the Delaware General Assembly passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 110 (HS 2 for HB 110), legislation that ensures that people on Medicaid, private, and state insurance plans can access abortion care without financial burden.

ACLU-DE Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Religious Discrimination Against Muslim Funeral Practices

ACLU-DE has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Delaware on behalf of a Muslim Imam, alleging that the Delaware Board of Funeral Services (DBFS) unconstitutionally denies his access to download and file death certificates and body transfer paperwork.