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Censorship is Latest Drug War Tactic as Government Seeks to Put "Rave" Dance Music Promoters in Prison (03/07/2001)
NEW ORLEANS, LA--A local music promoter and a concert hall manager who face up to 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines simply for staging the electronic dance music events known as "raves" said today that the charges against them amount to censorship and have asked a federal court here to dismiss the case.

Texas Court Strikes Down First-Ever Mandatory School Drug Testing Policy (03/02/2001)
LUBBOCK, TX--A federal judge here has struck down a school district's mandatory drug testing policy -- the first of its kind in the nation to apply to every student -- in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a father and his 12-year-old son.

In Joint Effort, ACLU and Community Groups Help Ex-Offenders Restore Their Voting Rights (01/24/2001)
MIAMI, FL-- In an effort to help ex-offenders navigate through the lengthy and complicated application process of restoring their voting rights, a coalition of community groups is sponsoring a town hall meeting here this Saturday to educate former offenders on how to regain their right to vote.

CT Court is First in Nation to Protect Needle Exchange Program from Police Harassment (01/19/2001)
BRIDGEPORT, CT--In a national test case challenging the illegal harassment and arrest of participants in a Needle Exchange Program, a federal court in Connecticut has ruled that police may not interfere with a public health initiative that effectively combats disease through education and prevention.

Citing Student Privacy, Court Blocks Random Drug Testing at New Jersey High School (01/04/2001)
NEWARK--Saying that "students should not have to surrender their right to privacy," a New Jersey judge today blocked a local high school's random drug testing policy in a challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey on behalf of three area families.

High School Volleyball Player Fights Urine Testing With Aid of Oregon ACLU (10/31/2000)
EUGENE -- A 15-year-old high school student and her parents are going to court today to challenge her removal from the Oakridge High School volleyball team for refusing to consent to random urinalysis drug testing, in case filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon.

Measure to Deny Voting Rights for Prisoners Is a Step Back for Massachusetts, ACLU Warns (10/02/2000)
BOSTON, MA--The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts spoke out today against Measure Number Two, a ballot initiative that would amend the Massachusetts Constitution to prohibit incarcerated felons from voting in elections for numerous state and federal offices.

Racial Discrimination Charged by ACLU in Notorious Drug Bust Scandal (09/29/2000)
AUSTIN, TX--The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today filed a lawsuit charging racial discrimination and conspiracy in an undercover drug bust that led to the arrest of almost 10 percent of the African American population of Tulia, a rural farming and ranching community of about 5,000.

Government Cannot Punish Doctors Who Recommend Medical Marijuana, CA Court Says (09/08/2000)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed a federal court ruling saying that federal authorities cannot revoke the licenses of California doctors who recommend the medical use of marijuana to their patients.

Citing "Dangerous Precedent," Federal Judge Blocks MI's Plan to Drug Test Welfare Recipients (09/05/2000)
DETROIT, MI -- A federal district judge today blocked the country's first-ever law requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug testing, saying that the policy, enacted by Michigan last year, sets a "dangerous precedent" under the Constitution.