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For the first time in the history of the ACLU of Kentucky, our board has contested elections! It is time to make your voice heard; please review the thirteen candidates and cast your vote. You can either mail in your ballot (which you will receive shortly) or cast a vote at the Annual Gathering on April 10. For more info or questions please contact Nancy at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 502-581-9746.

View all the candidates' bios by clicking here (PDF).

Arizona established itself over the past year as the most aggressive state in cracking down on illegal immigrants, gaining so much momentum with its efforts that several other states vowed to follow suit. But now the harsh realities of economics appear to have intruded, and Arizona may be looking to shed the image of hard-line anti-immigration pioneer.

Read the Full New York Times story here.

The ACLU of Kentucky applauds both Governor Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly in passing a bill banning the death penalty. They now become the fourth state in the last five years to recognize that the death penalty is a system too broken and expensive to maintain.

Like Illinois, Kentucky’s record on the death penalty is error ridden and fatally flawed. Of the 92 inmates sentenced to death in Kentucky, 30 have had their sentences reduced with one inmate completely exonerated, demonstrating sweeping flaws at the trial level.  Despite these appeals Gregory Wilson remains on death row, a man with an IQ of only 62 who represented himself because the attorneys he was assigned were woefully inadequate.

Read the ACLU of Kentucky's Press Release Here.