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ACLU Sues City of Greenacres on Behalf of Disabled Resident (04/30/2008)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a lawsuit today against the City of Greenacres in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, State Court. Filed on behalf of Peter W. Ballance, 63, the lawsuit alleges that the City denied him reasonable accommodation services and treated him differently due to communication issues associated with Asperger's Syndrome, from which Ballance suffers.

ACLU of Rhode Island and Community Groups Denounce Rules Denying Compensation to Certain Crime Victims (07/27/2006)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Seven organizations that service people with substance abuse problems today sharply criticized as “discriminatory and mean-spirited” regulations approved earlier this week by General Treasurer Paul Tavares, allowing the state to deny compensation to victims of violent crimes based solely on their past drug-related criminal history.

CT Town's Denial of Zoning Permit Discriminated Against Persons with Disabilities, Court Rules (01/24/2003)
NEW LONDON, CT -- In a case brought by the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, a federal district court today ruled that city officials had intentionally discriminated against a non-profit agency that serves persons with psychiatric disabilities when it denied the group a zoning permit to move to a new location.

ACLU Announces Model Settlement in Maryland Disability Rights Challenge (12/19/2000)
BALTIMORE, MD--The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and the Maryland Disability Law Center today announced their settlement of a federal court lawsuit filed last April on behalf of a disability rights advocate against the city of Cambridge.

Important Anti-Discrimination Bill for People with Disabilities Enacted (07/26/2000)
RHODE ISLAND -- Garnering high-praise from the American Civil Liberties Union, the General Assembly of Rhode Island today enacted a new law to protect its disabled citizens from last years' Supreme Court decision that limited the effectiveness of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

ACLU Defends Disabled Schoolteacher Denied Right to Serve on Jury (09/14/1999)
ATLANTA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia this week filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was denied the right to serve on a jury because she is in a wheelchair.