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ACLU of West Virginia Praises Government Reinstatement of Iranian Couple (12/18/2006)
MORGANTOWN, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today announced that is has reached an agreement with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to reinstate an Iranian Muslim couple who had been unjustly terminated from their positions at NIOSH for undefined “security” reasons. Aliakbar and Shahla Afshari will receive back pay and benefits as well as damages to compensate them for the loss of income, humiliation, and emotional distress they suffered as a result of the terminations.

ACLU Opposes State-Ordered Practice of Religion, Challenges West Virginia's Anti-Cohabitation Law (09/18/2006)
CHARLESTON, WV - In a lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union asked a court to overturn West Virginia's prohibition on cohabitation by unmarried couples and challenged a parolee's forced participation in a religious program.

ACLU of West Virginia and Americans United Seek Removal of High School Portrait of Jesus (06/28/2006)
CHARLESTON, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Americans United for Separation of Church and State today asked a court to order the removal of a large portrait of Jesus prominently displayed outside the principal's office at Bridgeport High School, saying that the display is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

ACLU Sues West Virginia Police Chief Who Blocked Life-Saving Measures for Gay Heart Attack Victim Assumed to Be HIV Positive (03/02/2006)
CHARLESTON, WV – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal discrimination lawsuit on behalf of the surviving family members of a Welch man who died of a heart attack after the police chief physically prevented his friend from performing CPR. The police chief blocked the CPR because he falsely assumed that the man, who was gay, was HIV positive and therefore a health risk.

ACLU Applauds Child Custody Award For Surviving Lesbian Mom in West Virginia (06/17/2005)
CHARLESTON, WV -- The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the decision of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals not to separate a five-year-old boy from his lesbian mother following the tragic death of her partner, the child's biological mother.

West Virginia School Officials Violated Student's Rights By Punishing Him Over a T-Shirt, Court Rules (06/01/2005)
CHARLESTON, WV -- A federal court today found that school officials violated a high school student's rights when they disciplined him for wearing a t-shirt bearing an image of the Confederate flag. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia.

ACLU Urges West Virginia High Court Not to Take Four-Year-Old From His Surviving Lesbian Mom (12/06/2004)
CHARLESTON, WV - In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the West Virginia Supreme Court not to separate a four-year-old boy from his surviving mother following the unexpected death of his biological mother.

Secret Service and White House Charged with Violating Free Speech Rights in ACLU Lawsuit (09/14/2004)
CHARLESTON, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the United States Secret Service and Greg Jenkins, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of White House Advance, on behalf of a West Virginia couple who were arrested at a Fourth of July presidential appearance at the state Capitol because they were wearing t-shirts critical of the president.

ACLU Applauds Court Decision to Dismiss Charges Against Couple Wearing Anti-Bush T-Shirts at a July 4th Presidential Rally (07/15/2004)
CHARLESTON, WV - In a victory for free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia applauded a court decision today dismissing trespassing charges against a couple who wore anti-Bush t-shirts to a July 4th rally for the president at the state Capitol.

ACLU of West Virginia Sues Brooke County Sheriff for Conducting Intrusive Strip Search of Woman (04/26/2004)
CHARLESTON, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of a woman who says local police demanded that she pull down her pants so they could photograph her tattoo.

West Virginia High Court Rules for Fundamental Fairness in Implementing State Prisons' 'Good Behavior' Policy (06/19/2003)
CHARLESTON, WV--In a victory for the due process rights of prison inmates, the state Supreme Court today ruled that prison officials here could not deny an inmate the possibility of earning "good time" credit that could reduce their sentences, the American Civil Liberties of West Virginia announced.

ACLU of West Virginia Marks One Year Anniversary of Racial Profiling Incident by Filing Lawsuit Against Charleston Police (04/30/2003)
CHARLESTON, WV -- The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today filed a lawsuit against city and law enforcement officials here charging that three African American college students were racially profiled last year as they drove home from a leadership development program.

ACLU of West Virginia Calls for Fundamental Fairness in Implementing State Prisons' 'Good Behavior' Policy (04/09/2003)
CHARLESTON, WV--The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today argued before the state Supreme Court that prison officials here violated the due process rights of an inmate when they denied him the possibility of earning "good time" credit that could reduce his sentence.

ACLU Sues West Virginia Police For Conducting Illegal Drug Stop (12/19/2002)
CHARLESTON, WV - Saying that participants at a political rally were unfairly harassed by law enforcement, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today filed a lawsuit against two West Virginia law enforcement agencies for operating a roadblock near a drug law reform rally last year.

ACLU Hails Removal of West Virginia Hospital Employee Gag Order as Free Speech Victory (12/17/2002)
HUNTINGTON, WV - The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today applauded a federal judge's decision to end a local state-run hospital's gag order on its employees, which it says imposes an impermissible chilling effect on free speech.

West VA School District Ends Graduation Prayer Policy; Student's Lawsuit "Educated" Officials (08/14/2002)
CHARLESTON, WV - In response to a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, school board officials in Kanawha Valley today rescinded a policy allowing school-sponsored prayer at graduation ceremonies and agreed to promote respect for religious freedom.

Saying "Show Me the Money," ACLU of West Virginia Calls For an End to Lawmakers' Closed-Door Budget Meetings (06/21/2000)
CHARLESTON, WV -- The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, together with advocacy groups and a local delegate, today filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court of Appeals challenging the State Legislature's secretive "Budget Digest" process.

ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to End West Virginia Judge's Courtroom Prayer Sessions (05/11/2000)
CHARLESTON, WV -- The ACLU of West Virginia today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end a state court judge's unconstitutional practice of leading prayer sessions before grand jury proceedings.

Commandments Come Down In West Virginia School (08/27/1999)
LOGAN, WV -- One day after being posted in Logan County schools, the Ten Commandments are coming down, the Associated Press reported today.

ACLU Defends Religious Freedom Of West Virginia Minister (07/20/1999)