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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 5d

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WEST VIRGINIA

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 15d

Tens of thousands of West Virginians lack access to clean drinking water. We continue to call on the State to prioritize the needs of people in our state, not the wants of religious institutions, in future decision-making.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 15d

This is a win for church-state separation. The First Amendment isn't a suggestion; it's the law.

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After Court declares that grant to Ohio religious school was unconstitutional, no funds to be spent on religious education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 26, 2025 ACLU-WV CONTACT: Billy Wolfe [email protected] AHA CONTACT: Court Beyer [email protected]

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 15d

The case challenging a $5 million WV Water Development Authority grant to an out-of-state religious school is coming to an end, with a Court declaring the original grant unconstitutional and the Authority agreeing that public funds will not be spent on religious education or advocacy.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 23d

The ACLU of West Virginia is aware of efforts made by a local college to intimidate protestors participating in an anti-ICE demonstration today off campus.

Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 24d

The Trump administration is removing exhibits that reference slavery from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, according to news reports.

This government-mandated historical amnesia is the work of racist propagandists, not public servants.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: A court denied a motion to dismiss our lawsuit challenging the state’s unlawful granting of vaccine exemptions.

We won’t stop saying it: The political whims of a governor don’t outweigh the law.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 26

We applaud the Ohio County Board of Education for rejecting a proposal that would have allowed students to leave during school hours to undergo “biblical education” by an anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion religious organization.

The constitution is clear: Our public schools are not Sunday schools.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 21

Community advocates file suit to halt National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 21, 2025 CONTACT: [email protected]

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sending West Virginia troops to support President Trump’s attempt to sow fear in D.C. communities is unnecessary and inflammatory. It’s also an unlawful misuse of our state’s Guard members.

We’ll see the governor in court.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 21

Militarization will not make the nation’s capital safer (crime is already at a 30-year low) and more police will not solve homelessness; they will only make the problem worse.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 21

After the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain – which saw troops weaponized against U.S. citizens – legal battles shaped West Virginia’s laws to restrict governors’ abilities to deploy the Guard.

Deployments outside our borders can only be for specific, enumerated purposes — none of which exist here.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: We won’t stand by while the governor sends vital National Guard resources out of state to participate in a political stunt by President Trump.

We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of WV Citizen Action Group to halt deployment of the Guard to Washington, D.C.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Aug 18

Along with Mountain State Justice, we have filed a new lawsuit to halt enforcement of the governor’s executive order on vaccine exemptions.

Our previous lawsuit was dismissed on technical grounds, but we will keep making the case that governors do not legislate by decree.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 30

BREAKING: We’ve reached a final agreement on behalf of our client, a Marshall University student whose legal status was unlawfully revoked by the Trump administration.

Under the agreement, the administration is reversing the actions it took against our client, S.V., and will not repeat them.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 24

"My hope in writing 'American Teenager' was to illustrate what should already be self-evident: Trans kids are just kids, no different than any other kid ... deserving of the same respect afforded to everyone else on this planet."

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Listen to trans kids, not hateful propaganda • West Virginia Watch

West Virginia has banned trans kids from accessing necessary medical care and will now force teachers to out them to their families

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 23

A Court has dismissed our lawsuit challenging Gov. Morrisey's vaccine executive order on a technicality that does not address the merits of our case.

Governors cannot be allowed to legislate by decree. We will continue to pursue this issue.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join us with author Nico Lang at the South Charleston Public Library 1-3 p.m. this Saturday!

Author Of New Book Profiling Trans Teens Visiting Charleston This Month - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The ACLU and Plot Twist Books have invited journalist and author Nico Lang to the South Charleston Public Library on July 26. Lang recently wrote "American Teenager," a book following the lives of eig...

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 9

VICTORY: A court has ruled the WV Water Development Authority unconstitutionally granted funds to an out-of-state religious school.

We’ve said all along it's inappropriate for public infrastructure money to fund religious education and advocacy. This is a big win for church-state separation.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jul 3

BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it will hear our case challenging the state law banning trans students from participating in school sports.

Lower courts were right to block this discriminatory law and others like it, and we will continue to defend the freedom of all kids to play.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jun 23

Breaking: Our case challenging a $5 million grant in water development funds to a “radically Catholic” school in Ohio can move forward.

Thousands in West Virginia lack clean water. Forcing them to fund this school’s religious mission with money meant for infrastructure is wholly inappropriate.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jun 11

This is the correct move by the Board of Education. The Constitution doesn't allow the governor to ignore laws he doesn't like.

Defying Morrisey executive order, WV board of ed directs schools to follow existing vaccines law • West Virginia Watch

School officials will instruct public schools to follow the state’s existing vaccine laws, going against Gov. Morrisey's executive order.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jun 11

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join us as we head to D.C. to meet with Sens Capito and Justice to tell them how important Medicaid is to our state.

Congress is moving on the "One Big Beautiful Bill" act, an ugly bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid and deny coverage to some 65,000 West Virginians.

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ACLU of West Virginia @acluwv.bsky.social · May 29

There’s no time to wait: Send a message to your Senators and tell them to protect Medicaid at all costs.

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Congress: Save Medicaid Now

Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.

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