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ACLU of MA Sues Holliston School Officials for Punishing Students Over Protest Signs (05/02/2002)
BOSTON--The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts today filed a lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court on behalf of Amanda Melanson and Elizabeth Cooper, two seniors at Holliston High School who were suspended them from school for two days and banned -- for the rest of the school year --- from all extracurricular activities, including the senior prom and graduation, because they held signs protesting the expulsion of two classmates. 

ACLU Challenges GA Prison's Claim that Cartoon Drawn By Student Could Incite Racial Violence (03/15/2001)
ATLANTA--The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia today filed a lawsuit challenging the censorship of a cartoon which officials at Calhoun State Prison in Morgan claimed might incite racial violence among prisoners.

Free Speech Victory For NJ University Alumni Group in Magazine Censorship Case (03/13/2001)
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Superior Court Judge Joseph Messina ruled today that Rutgers University Magazine violated the free speech rights of the Rutgers 1000 Alumni Council by refusing to publish their advertisement. 

Lawmakers Threaten University Funding Over Women's Festival and Safer Sex Events at Penn State (03/12/2001)
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA --The Penn State Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union spoke out today against lawmakers' threats to withdraw university funding because of objections to recent campus activities aimed at promoting safer sex and feminist themes.

ACLU's Penn State Chapter Launches Action Website in Response to Campus Censorship Threats (03/12/2001)
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA -- Responding to recent attacks on students' free speech rights by a few state legislators, the Pennsylvania State University chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has launched a web site which allows students to urge their elected officials to fight censorship at Penn State.

ACLU Wins $10,000 in Damages For High School Student In Web Parody Case (02/20/2001)
SEATTLE--A former high school student who was suspended for creating a parody on the Internet is getting damages from the school district that wrongfully punished him, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

In Football Controversy, ACLU of MN Sues School District on Behalf of 10-Year-Old Packers Fan (12/15/2000)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the New Prague School District on behalf of Roy Sonkowsky and his son Rocky, who was excluded by school officials from participating in school activities because of his allegiance to the Green Bay Packers football team.

Salt Lake City Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Charlotte Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
RALEIGH, NC -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Local Theater Bans Teen's Prize-Winning Play Because Main Characters Are Lesbians (03/05/1999)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- A high school junior who won a playwriting contest is staging the play with the help of local activists after a theater refused to produce it because the two main characters are lesbians.