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Doe v. Bridgeport - Order Expanding Protection to Include General Injection Equipment (05/31/2006)
A court order expanding a previous ruling to protect the possession of not only syringes, but general injection equipment.

Doe v. Bridgeport - Court Order Denying ACLU Motion for Contempt (05/31/2006)
A court order denying the ACLU's motion for contempt against the Bridgeport Police Department for failure to respect a previous court order barring harassment or arrest of individuals for possessing syringes. The court did, however, chastise the Department for failure to diligently adhere to the order.

SSDP v. Spellings - ACLU Motion for Preliminary Injunction (05/26/2006)
The ACLU's motion seeking a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Education from enforcing a provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to students with drug convictions.

U.S. v. Ricks - Brief in Support of Appellee (05/18/2006)
A friend-of-the-court brief submitted by the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project and a coalition of renowned law professors and sentencing experts in support of judges' right to depart from the 100-to-1 crack/powder sentencing disparity in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Booker v. U.S.

In the Matter of Lyle Craker: ACLU's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Argument (05/08/2006)
The ACLU's final filing summarizing arguments made on behalf of Professor Lyle Craker's application to the DEA to grow research grade marijuana for use by other scientists in FDA-approved studies of marijuana's medical value.

In the Matter of Lyle Craker: Government's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Argument (05/08/2006)
The government's final filing summarizing arguments made in opposition to Professor Lyle Craker's application to the DEA to grow research grade marijuana for use by other scientists in FDA-approved studies of marijuana's medical value.

ACLU of Alaska Letter to Alaska Attorney General David Marquez on State's Possible Recriminalization of Marijuana (05/01/2006)
On May 1, the ACLU of Alaska sent a letter to Alaska Attorney General David Marquez promising legal action should the state legislature pass HB 149, a measure which would recriminalize adult possession of small amounts of marijuana in the privacy of the home. The letter outlined the proposed legislation's conflict with the state courts' well established findings that such conduct is protected by the privacy provision of the state's constitution.

Alexander v. Goose Creek - Essential Terms of Settlement (04/07/2006)
Negotiated settlement in Alexander v. Goose Creek, a case where Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina, experienced a SWAT-style drug raid.

Motion for Dismissal in U.S. v. Patel (Operation Meth Merchant) (04/05/2006)

ACLU Complaint in SSDP v. Spellings (03/22/2006)