The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. Founded in 1955 as the state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, we are a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with 2,000 members, more than 10,000 e-activists, and thousands of supporters across the commonwealth and over 500,000 nationwide.

The ACLU of Kentucky is currently working with our allies and members to organize and lobby during the current 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Download our 2016 Legislative Priorities. Our advocacy efforts are focused on reproductive rights, fairness protections for LGBT Kentuckians, common sense criminal justice reform, and many other civil liberties concerns.

Get involved to support our efforts! Visit our legislation page to learn more and TAKE ACTION now on all of our priority areas. Sign up to receive our action alerts to stay informed throughout the legislative session.