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Senate Panel Must Rebuff Discriminatory Amendment to Constitution, ACLU Says Measure Must be Stopped Again (11/09/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today called upon a key Senate panel to reject attempts to amend the Constitution to deny marriage protections to gay and lesbian couples and their children. An identical proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by both houses of Congress last year.

ACLU, NCLR, and Lambda Legal Urge California Appeals Court to Affirm Decision Ending Unfairness Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage (11/09/2005)
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Lambda Legal are filing a brief before a California appeals court today urging the court to affirm a lower court decision saying it is unconstitutional to deny same-sex couples the ability to marry.

As a Result of Lawsuit, School Agrees to Allow Publication of Articles on Sexual Orientation (11/04/2005)
LOS ANGELES - East Bakersfield High School students will publish a series of articles about sexual orientation in the November edition of the award-winning school newspaper, The Kernal, editors announced today.

ACLU Argues Challenge to Missouri's Anti-Gay Foster Care Ban (11/03/2005)
KANSAS CITY, MO - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a Jackson County Circuit Court judge to overturn the Missouri Department of Social Services decision that denied a woman's application to become a foster parent because she is a lesbian. The denial came in spite of an administrative judge's opinion that she was ""exceptionally"" qualified.

ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Striking Down Extreme Nebraska Law Banning All Protections for Same-Sex Couples (11/01/2005)
LINCOLN, NE -- Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a brief before a federal appeals court urging the court to let stand an earlier decision striking down Nebraska's extreme anti-gay relationship law that bans all protections for same-sex couples, including civil unions and domestic partnership.

Unanimous Alaska Supreme Court Says It Is Unconstitutional to Deny Equal Benefits to Lesbian and Gay State Employees (10/28/2005)
ANCHORAGE - In a unanimous decision today, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the state to continue to deny lesbian and gay state employees and retirees access to equal benefits for their domestic partners. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alaska, which brought the challenge, cheered the decision as an important victory for same-sex couples and their families.

ACLU Applauds Unanimous Kansas Supreme Court Decision Reversing Conviction of Gay Teen Unfairly Punished under "Romeo and Juliet" Law (10/21/2005)
ACLU Applauds Unanimous Kansas Supreme Court Decision Reversing Conviction of Gay Teen Unfairly Punished under ""Romeo and Juliet"" Law

ACLU Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Discriminatory Marriage Amendment Again, Says Measure Would Only Hurt American Families (10/20/2005)
WASHINGTON - Despite a resounding rejection of similar legislation last year, some lawmakers are pushing a constitutional amendment that would deny marriage protections to loving, committed, gay and lesbian families. The American Civil Liberties Union today denounced the proposal, and called upon lawmakers to reject-yet again - this assault on gay and lesbian Americans.

ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Strike Down Law Barring Same-Sex Couples from Marriage Protections (10/17/2005)
ALBANY - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a New York appeals court to strike down a state law that bars same-sex couples from marriage and the hundreds of family protections afforded to married couples.

Proponents of Anti-Gay Initiative Concede It Would Ban Civil Unions and Domestic Partnership Laws (10/12/2005)
TALLAHASSEE -In a reply brief filed today with the Florida Supreme Court, legal groups representing six same-sex couples and the nationwide union of government employees note that the backers of the anti-gay relationship initiative concede that it would ban both marriage and civil unions. The brief also notes that Liberty Counsel, the legal group behind the initiative, has already tried to strip domestic partner health benefits from lesbian and gay employees of the City of Gainesville.