Press Releases

OCR Complaint Amended to Address Community Needs

We are currently reviewing feedback related to our recently filed complaint with the U.S. Dept of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.

Delaware Supreme Court ruling removes out-of-state records as a barrier to record clearance

On Friday, December 8, the Supreme Court of Delaware ruled that out-of-state conviction records should not bar individuals from seeking expungement of their otherwise eligible Delaware records.

Statement: New Education Funding Study Confirms Need to Address Inequities

The recently released assessment of Delaware public school funding reaffirms much of what we originally understood in 2018 as primary contributing factors to education disparities in Delaware.

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Delaware Pretrial Voter Disenfranchisement

The ACLU of Delaware, American Civil Liberties Union, Shaw Keller LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP filed a lawsuit challenging Delaware’s failure to provide eligible incarcerated voters any constitutionally guaranteed method of voting, which violates their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights guaranteed
Court Cases: Prison Voting

Clean Slate Delaware Campaign Launches New Resource Website for Automatic Record Expungements Starting in August 2024

The Clean Slate Delaware Campaign announced the launch of its Clean Slate hub site, CleanSlateDE.org—a comprehensive digital tool for expungement related information, events, and resources. The launch begins the countdown to Delaware’s Clean Slate law implementation set to begin in August 2024.

ACLU-DE Files Lawsuit Against the City of Wilmington for Unconstitutional Policing Practices

The ACLU of Delaware filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two individuals and the NAACP-DE in federal district court against the City of Wilmington to address patterns and practices of unconstitutional policing conducted by the Wilmington Police Department.

Health and Education Advocates Urge the Dept of Education to “Filter First” to Address Lead Contamination in School Water, Following New Report

Our new report indicates that while recent lead water testing conducted across all Delaware school districts found lead in every sample of every school that was tested.

Delaware Supreme Court Ruling Expands Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Right to Challenge Their Convictions

The Supreme Court of Delaware unanimously decided that individuals challenging the legality of their criminal convictions can continue pursuing their challenges even if they are released from custody while their cases are pending.

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Delaware Prisons, Healthcare Providers

Today, ACLU of Delaware and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLC filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court of Delaware on behalf of incarcerated people who have been denied their basic right to health care and humane conditions of confinement.