American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation

Our legal team worked on three cases in federal court challenging unconstitutional restrictions to abortion care. We also investigated and challenged a free speech violation from the state prohibiting an allied organization from mounting a billboard in support of abortion access.in spring of 2021 we launched the breaking barriers council, our council of black birth workers, doulas, and reproductive justice advocates to do public education and programming around the maternal health crisis in the commonwealth.

As part of our continued work to operationalize equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our work, we updated our internship program to diversify candidate pools and fairly compensate interns for their contributions. We implemented an edib vendor survey and accessibility guidelines to ensure we are investing organizational funds in the communities that we serve and that everyone can participate in our events and activities without barriers. The organization also named its first black leader when amber duke became interim executive director in january 2022.

Our legal team launched a case against the Kentucky department of corrections for illegally confiscating and copying legal mail addressed to incarcerated kentuckians.we launched a statewide expansion of our smart justice advocates, a group of volunteers who have direct experience with the criminal justice system. As we worked to engage directly impacted kentuckians across the state, we continued our meetings in jefferson county to build their political power. Sjas launched a monthly incarcerated working group meeting for family members of those currently incarcerated to share resources and information about visitation and other services.

Voter's rights and immigrants' rights