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ACLU Survey Reveals Massive Civil Rights Violations Against People With HIV/AIDS (11/13/2003)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today released a survey, HIV & Civil Rights: A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, which details widespread civil rights violations throughout the U.S. against people with HIV/AIDS. The survey was compiled from interviews over the past two years with community-based AIDS service providers from across the country.

ACLU of Florida Demands Recall of State Health Department's Religious AIDS Brochure (04/03/2003)
MIAMI--Saying that it is inappropriate for a public health agency to distribute religious material, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today called upon Florida health department officials to immediately recall AIDS education brochures that contain Biblical references and ask readers to "answer Jesus' call" by reaching out to people with HIV and AIDS.

ACLU Urges Calm and Caution, Warns Against Witch-Hunt In Escalating South Dakota HIV Transmission Investigations (05/03/2002)
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- As 18-year university student Nikko Biteramos of Huron faces several counts of having sex without disclosing that he has HIV -- and with an Aberdeen man set to appear in court today facing similar charges -- the American Civil Liberties Union today said state officials and the public should proceed with concern, calm and caution. 

ACLU Testifies Against Controversial HIV Regulations Proposed by Puerto Rico Health Department (02/20/2002)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Saying it will violate individual privacy and endanger public health, the American Civil Liberties Union today testified against a raft of new HIV regulations proposed by the Puerto Rico Health Department that would, among other things, require people to disclose the names of their sexual partners to the government.

Senate Recognizes Domestic Partnerships, Allows Needle Exchange in DC; ACLU Applauds Victory for Local Control and Civil Rights (11/07/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the Senate's decision today to allow the District of Columbia to finally implement its long-awaited domestic partnership law and to spend local funds on a needle exchange program, calling the vote a victory for the democratic and civil rights of District residents. 

Bush Administration's Own Survey Shows Little Need for Faith-Based Plan; Charities Want More Resources, But Not Right to Discriminate (08/07/2001)
WASHINGTON - Religious organizations responding to an Administration-ordered survey expressed little support for President Bush's faith-based plan, a development that the American Civil Liberties Union today said further discredits the current push for an expansion of government-funded religion.

ACLU Says Changes to Bush Faith-Based Bill Make Government-Funded Discrimination More Likely (06/28/2001)
"It may be hard to believe, but the Administration has actually made this bill even worse," said Terri Schroeder, an ACLU Legislative Counsel. "If this new version were to become law, faith-based discrimination against people in need would become the norm. The changes can in no way be called a compromise." 

ACLU Helps Launch Campaign to Oppose Government Censorship of Sexuality Education (06/12/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Joining with 34 other prominent national organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union today said that abstinence-only sexuality education dangerously limits students' access to information about human sexuality and results in widespread government-sponsored censorship. 

As Senate Convenes Hearings, ACLU Says Bush Initiative Represent Faith-Based Prescription for Discrimination (06/06/2001)
WASHINGTON - As a Senate panel convened its first hearings on President Bush's faith-based initiative, the American Civil Liberties Union today said that the Administration's proposal would give federally funded religious organizations carte blanche to discriminate based on religion. 

Federal Court Victory Sets New Precedent on HIV Discrimination Against Health Care Workers (05/14/2001)
NEW YORK -- A federal court decision reinstating an Oregon ski patroller who was fired for refusing an HIV test will strengthen legal protections for health care workers and others whose employers overreact to remote risks of HIV infection, the American Civil Liberties Union said today. 

ACLU Says Watts Charitable Choice Bill Would Give Government-Funded Religious Organizations Carte Blanche to Discriminate (04/26/2001)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today told a House subcommittee that a bill designed to implement President Bush's faith-based initiative would give federally funded religious organizations carte blanche to discriminate based on religion. 

ACLU Urges House to Reject Watts Faith-Based Bill; Says It Represents Broad Assault on Civil Rights Protections (03/20/2001)
WASHINGTON - Calling it a broad assault on core civil rights protections, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House of Representatives to reject the faith-based initiative to be introduced tomorrow morning by Rep. J.C. Watts, a Republican from Oklahoma. 

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Foster Care Policy That Discriminates Based on HIV/AIDS Status (03/06/2001)
PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania county children's agency cannot disqualify prospective foster parents because one of their children has AIDS -- and cannot force them to disclose their children's health status -- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled, in a decision hailed today by the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the parents. 

In Disappointing Decision, Justices Limit Disability Law (02/21/2001)
WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court today ruled that state employees who have suffered job discrimination because of their disabilities may not sue for money damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The decision, the American Civil Liberties Union said, once again elevated states rights over individual rights.

ACLU Says Bush Initiative Represents Faith-Based Prescription for Discrimination (01/29/2001)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today said that President George Bush's new initiative to give tax dollars to religious organizations would lead to government-funded discrimination in employment and services and a dangerous loosening of licensing and standards for providers of social services. 

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.