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Clean Slate DE Celebrates the Beginning of Delaware’s Clean Slate Law Implementation, Calls for Continued Accountability
Today, the state of Delaware is set to go live with Delaware’s Clean Slate Law. This legislation automates the mandatory expungement process — one of three ways to clear a record in Delaware and the pathway with the most stringent eligibility requirements.
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Early and Permanent Absentee Voting Protects Voters in 2024, But May Allow Future Challenges, Says ACLU of Delaware
Today, June 28, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Delaware Superior Court that had found Delaware's early and permanent absentee voting laws unconstitutional.
ACLU of Delaware Praises the Passage of HS 2 for HB 110 Allowing for Medicaid-Funded Abortion
Today, the Delaware General Assembly passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 110 (HS 2 for HB 110), legislation that ensures that people on Medicaid, private, and state insurance plans can access abortion care without financial burden.
ACLU-DE Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Religious Discrimination Against Muslim Funeral Practices
ACLU-DE has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Delaware on behalf of a Muslim Imam, alleging that the Delaware Board of Funeral Services (DBFS) unconstitutionally denies his access to download and file death certificates and body transfer paperwork.
Proposed Wilmington Ordinance Will Curtail Free Speech, Says ACLU-DE
Today, the ACLU of Delaware sent a letter to members of the Wilmington City Council urging them to reject an ordinance that would make it more difficult for residents to express their constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly.