Press Releases

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.

Statement: State Police Assault on Delaware Teens Continues to Highlight Urgent Need for Accountability

In the wake of another brutal assault at the hands of Delaware State Police, we yet again renew our call for true reform to Delaware’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBOR).

ACLU-DE Files Federal Complaint Declaring Soliciting and Loitering Statutes Unconstitutional

The ACLU of Delaware has filed a federal complaint today against Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the City of Wilmington in response to unconstitutional soliciting and loitering statutes.