Press Releases

As the leading civil rights organization in our state, the ACLU of Wyoming believes in keeping the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged. For media inquiries, email [email protected]

Oct 17, 2022

Know Your Rights: Local Organizations to Provide Community with Civil Rights Information During Free Day-Long Workshop

By knowing your rights, you’ll better prepared to advocate for yourself, your family and your neighbors. Don’t allow anyone to take advantage of your uncertainty and anxiety.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Smart Justice, Racial Justice
Oct 12, 2022

ACLU of Wyoming Urges Counties to Continue Use of Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes

Absentee ballot drop boxes have proven to be an accessible, secure and easy way for voters across the country and here in Wyoming to cast their ballots, and they have been widely used by people of all backgrounds and political affiliations without issue.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Aug 30, 2022

ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Heed UN Racial Justice Committee Recommendations

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged the United States government to implement broader policies to address systemic racism and structural racial discrimination at the federal, state, local, and tribal level..
Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Indigenous Justice
Aug 18, 2022

ACLU Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act

If the Indian Child Welfare Act is overturned, tribes will again be stripped of their right to keep their families together. This is a tragedy as we know that having connection to our cultures, languages and identities is in the best interest of Native children.
Issue Areas: Indigenous Justice
Jul 22, 2022

Abortion Trigger Law Certified in Wyoming, ACLU Responds

Wyoming’s ban will have an immediate and devastating impact on women and all people who can become pregnant, taking from them a right that has been central to their ability to plan their lives, families, and careers
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Jun 24, 2022

Supreme Court Issues Devastating Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Abortion Soon Will be Banned in Wyoming; Half the States are Expected to Follow
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Jun 07, 2022

Kali Pearson Joins ACLU as Legal Intern for North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming Chapter

As a legal intern, Pearson will work alongside ACLU lawyers to develop substantive skills and professional experience through trainings and on-the-job learning.
Apr 06, 2022

ACLU to Argue in U.S. District Court on Friday in Challenge to Wyoming’s 24/7 Sobriety Program

The ACLU is asking the court to block the state from enforcing the two unconstitutional program statues and the program’s administrative rules related to pretrial participants.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Mar 15, 2022

Gov. Gordon Signs ‘Trigger Ban’ Bill

The ACLU of Wyoming opposed House Bill 92, legislation that will ban abortion entirely in Wyoming if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom