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Redding v. Safford - Affidavit of Savana Redding (11/03/2004)
A sworn statement from Savana Redding, a 13-year-old honor student, describing her experience of being strip searched by school officials based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation of ibuprofen possession.

Opinion in ACLU, et al. v. Mineta, et al. (06/02/2004)

Order in ACLU, et al. v. Mineta, et al. (06/02/2004)

Complaint for Violation of First Amendment Rights in ACLU, et al. v. Mineta, et al. (02/18/2004)

Memorandum of Plaintiffs in Support of Their Motion for Preliminary Injunction in ACLU, et al. v. Mineta, et al. (02/18/2004)

Motion of Plaintiffs for Preliminary Injunction in ACLU, et al. v. Mineta, et al. (02/18/2004)

Alexander v. Goose Creek - Complaint (12/15/2003)

Walters v. Conant, 03-40 (10/14/2003)

Selected Exhibit: Correspondence Between Dr. ElSohly and Federal Agencies (09/08/2003)

Opposition to Cert Petition in Walters, et al v. Conant, et al (09/05/2003)

Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint in Kelly v. Paschall (05/13/2003)

U.S. v. Stepney (02/11/2003)
In this case involving a joint defense agreement, the court discusses several questions at length: (1) a court’s power to inquire into – and dictate the terms of – joint defense agreements; (2) whether there could be an enforceable general duty of loyalty in a joint defense agreement; and (3) the kind of waiver of confidentiality which was required to be included in a joint defense agreement.

ACLU Letter to Racine City Attorney on Rave Citations (11/25/2002)

Conant v. Walters, Appellate Court Decision (10/29/2002)

McClure v. Ashcroft, ACLU Appellate Court Brief (09/30/2002)

Banks v. Wagner School Board, ACLU Complaint (07/25/2002)

Massachusetts v. Landry, ACLU Brief (04/24/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from American Academy of Pediatrics et al. (02/06/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from Juvenile Law Center et al. (02/06/2002)

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