News & Commentary

Dec 01, 2020

Support for Repealing the Death Penalty in Wyoming Continues to Grow

With your help, the death penalty’s days are numbered in our great state. Will you sign the pledge and join the movement to end the death penalty?

By Sabrina King

Stop the death penalty
Nov 17, 2020

THE FIGHT AHEAD FOR TRANSGENDER WYOMINGITES

This week is a reminder of the work we can accomplish toward building a better, gender-affirming Wyoming – one free from discrimination and attacks at the social, political, and legal level.

"Don't roll back our rights" protest sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 17, 2020

The ACLU of Wyoming Recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) occurs annually on November 20 and serves as a time to honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives have been taken from acts of anti-transgender violence that year.

TDOR Candle
Nov 12, 2020

President-Elect Biden’s Reproductive Freedom To-Do List

After four years of attacks on our reproductive rights and health by the Trump administration and the anti-abortion legislators it has emboldened around the country, there is much to repair. When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make it a top priority to not just undo the damage, but to take bold, visionary steps to make reproductive health care — including abortion — accessible to all, regardless of their income or ZIP code. Congress, too, has a key role to play in ensuring that everyone is afforded the dignity to make our own decisions about our lives.Here are just a few of the many items that should top our elected officials’ to-do list:Reverse dangerous Trump administration regulations targeting reproductive health care, including:

Supporters of abortion-rights attend a reproductive freedom rally at state capitol in Nebraska, holding ACLU signs that read "We will be heard" and "abortion is healthcare."
Nov 09, 2020

The Affordable Care Act — and With It, Our Civil Rights — Are Under Attack

Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director and Director of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Center for Liberty, ACLU Ask

Affordable Care Act Supporter waves sign that reads "ACA is here to stay" outside of the Supreme Court.
Oct 31, 2020

Patience is a Democratic Virtue

Our democracy is strongest when all voices are heard. Let’s prepare for an extended election process to make sure that happens.

By Antonio Serrano, Antonio Serrano

Vote here signage
Oct 27, 2020

We’re Ready for the Election

Sarah Brannon, she/her/hers, Managing Attorney, ACLU Voting Rights Project

Boxes of vote-by-mail ballot envelopes with workers counting ballots in the background.
Oct 19, 2020

Eye on Civil Liberties: Where You Can Have an Impact in Elections Closer to Home

Ronald Newman, Former National Political Director, ACLU The intense f

Photo of multiple voting stations set up in the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot.
Oct 07, 2020

At the Polls, Episode 4: What Does it Take to Get Younger Voters to the Polls?

The younger you are, the less likely you are to vote. At least, that’s been the enduring trend in American politics for decades. But that trend is beginning to shift — today’s young voters are more engaged than ever before, and if they turn out in 2020 like they did in 2018, they could significantly impact the outcome of the election.

ACLU At the Polls.