On behalf of the Kentucky Resources Council, the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, and the ACLU of Kentucky, attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the national ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative filed an amicus brief asking the Court to strike down Senate Bill 126, a “change of venue” law.

Today the ACLU of Kentucky, with partner organization the National Center for Lesbian Rights and law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, filed a motion for preliminary injunctive relief from Section 4 of SB 150, the ban on essential healthcare for trans youth in 2023.

We're suing in state court to block a gender-affirming health care ban aimed at trans youth in Kentucky from becoming law.

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 ACLU of Kentucky applauds Governor Andy Beshear's veto of Senate Bill 150. By vetoing this hateful legislation, Governor Beshear has demonstrated his commitments to protect Kentucky parents’ rights to raise their children as they see fit.

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.