LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The ACLU of Kentucky today announced Amber Duke as the next Executive Director for the organization. The announcement comes after ACLU-KY Board members performed an extensive nationwide search.
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-KY Angela Cooper regarding Governor Beshear's veto of Senate Bill 150, an omnibus anti-trans bill:
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Lawmakers today passed an amended version of Senate Bill 150, an omnibus anti-trans bill aimed at LGBTQ children and adolescents in Kentucky.
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded its years long investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that the LMPD has routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Kentucky Supreme Court once again denied our request to block two abortion bans that first went into effect on August 1. As a result, abortion remains banned in the state.
We're asking a federal appeals court to uphold Louisville’s LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections after a lower court allowed a photographer to discriminate based on sexual orientation.