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Judge Rules Connecticut Campaign Finance Law Unconstitutional (08/28/2009)
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A federal judge today struck down unconstitutional portions of Connecticut's campaign finance law because they unfairly discriminated against third party candidates. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Connecticut filed a lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of the Green and Libertarian Parties of Connecticut and several individuals in July 2006.

AMA, March Of Dimes And Others Support ACLU Challenge To Patents On Breast Cancer Genes (08/27/2009)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, filed a motion asking a federal court to rule that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid. Several major organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), the March of Dimes and the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG), are filing friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the motion for summary judgment. The groups charge that the patents stifle diagnostic testing and research that could lead to cures and that they limit women's options regarding their medical care.

New DHS Standards For Electronic Border Searches Not Adequate (08/27/2009)
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released new privacy standards for border searches of electronic devices today which, while a welcome first step, do not go far enough. The new standards fail to address the fundamental constitutional problems of suspicionless searches that have been occurring at the border.

ACLU Seeks Records About Laptop Searches At The Border (08/26/2009)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today demanding records about the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'s policy of searching travelers' laptops without suspicion of wrongdoing. The lawsuit was filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to learn how CBP's policy, issued last year, has impacted the civil liberties of travelers during the first year of its implementation.

American Civil Liberties Union Mourns Senator Edward Kennedy (08/26/2009)
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today mourned the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) who succumbed to brain cancer Tuesday night.

ACLU Applauds Police Apology to Protesters (08/24/2009)
ST. LOUIS, August 24, 2009--In settlement of an ACLU of Eastern Missouri lawsuit, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners has agreed to pay damages and send a letter of apology to four activists. St. Louis police officers violated their first and fourth amendment rights to prevent them from participating in protests at the World Agricultural Forum ("WAF") in St. Louis in May 2003.

Tennessee Schools And Students Reach Settlement In Internet Censorship Case (08/13/2009)
NASHVILLE, TN – As a result of a settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, two Tennessee school districts agreed to stop blocking access to online information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. A federal court dismissed the lawsuit against the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and Knox County Schools after the settlement was reached.

ACLU of North Carolina Announces Successful Settlement with Wilkes County Schools After 4-Year Struggle on Behalf of Local Peace Activist (08/12/2009)
WILKES COUNTY – The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) today announced the successful resolution of a four-year battle between Boomer resident and peace activist Sally Ferrell and the Wilkes County Board of Education regarding Ms. Ferrell's constitutional right to free speech in the Wilkes County high schools.

Thibodaux High Student's First Amendment Rights Secured (07/23/2009)
New Orleans, LA - Thibodaux High School student Brady Chiasson, who received a detention for following his conscience, has had his disciplinary record cleared of all charges, at the request of the ACLU of Louisiana.

Case Dismissed Against Roanoke Protestor Arrested for Watching Television on City Sidewalk (07/10/2009)
Roanoke, VA – A Roanoke General District Court judge today dismissed charges against Katherine Gwaltney, a Hollins University student who was arrested for participating in a public demonstration targeting the nation's obsession with television viewing. The May 14 protest, entitled "Must See TV," involved about 60 individuals taking television sets to the Roanoke City Market, a central plaza in the city's downtown area, and staring blankly at the screens.

ACLU and Amnesty International Settle Lawsuit Stemming From 2003 FTAA Protests (07/01/2009)
MIAMI – The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and Amnesty International USA today announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement with Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami and individual defendants, effectively ending the lawsuit filed on behalf of Amnesty International by the ACLU in 2006.