News & Commentary

The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly concluded its long, 60-day session at 8:49pm on April 15. 

As the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly comes to a close, we're asking Gov. Beshear to veto three bills that are unconstitutional or erode Kentuckians' civil liberties.

Anti-DEI bills like Senate Bill 6 are attempts to suppress free speech and deny students the right to an accurate, complete, and inclusive learning environment.

Once again, the only “divisive” or “discriminatory” concepts in the Commonwealth are those being promoted by the Kentucky General Assembly. 

On days with freezing temperatures, Louisville Metro Government proceeded to sweep houseless encampments, despite White Flag warnings.

When the government chooses to incarcerate a person, it also takes on the responsibility of caring for them. Read this op-ed from ACLU-KY Executive Director Amber Duke about the deadly conditions in the LMDC and what must be done to fix them.

Last year, we received several reports from voters across the state that poll workers and clerks were unclear about wether people could vote in person after requesting an absentee ballot.

Our executive director, Amber Duke, shares her own memories of September 11, 2001, and the attacks on civil liberties that followed.

The ACLU-KY legal team requested the Department of Justice investigate the Adair Regional Detention Center, citing multiple issues that put children there at risk of physical and mental harm.