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Family Research Council News Conference Highlights Split on Right Over Constitutional Amendment Barring Rights For Unmarried Couples (10/02/2003)
WASHINGTON - Pointing to recent conservative critiques of the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would bar unmarried couples from enjoying any of the legal benefits of marriage, the American Civil Liberties Union said that today's news conference hosted by the hard-right Family Research Council in support of the amendment suggests a growing split in conservative circles over the controversial provision.

ACLU Says Senate Hearing Marks Buildup To New Attack on Gay and Lesbian Families (09/04/2003)
WASHINGTON - As a Senate subcommittee convened a hearing on federal legislation that permitted states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, the American Civil Liberties Union today strongly urged Congress not to amend the Constitution to further deprive millions of gay and lesbian families of their most fundamental rights.

ACLU Cautions President Against Taking A More Extreme Anti-Gay Stance (07/30/2003)
WASHINGTON - Responding to President Bush's support for a discriminatory new law restricting marriage to a man and woman, expressed this morning at a rare Rose Garden news conference, the American Civil Liberties Union cautioned the President against supporting a constitutional amendment that would forever ban same-sex marriages.

Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board to Reconsider Denial of Benefits to Lesbian Who Relocated With Partner (06/04/2003)
ALBANY- Following a request from New York Governor George Pataki, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board has agreed to reconsider its decision denying unemployment benefits to Jeanne Newland, a lesbian who left her job in Rochester to relocate with her life partner, a move applauded by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Lesbian's Former Employer Backs Her ACLU Lawsuit for Equal Treatment in Unemployment Benefits (05/21/2003)
ALBANY-- In an unusual move, the former employer of a lesbian who was denied unemployment benefits after she left her job in Rochester to relocate with her life partner filed a brief today in support of her American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against the state for equal treatment of same-sex couples.

ACLU and Lambda Legal File Federal Lawsuit To Strike Down Nebraska's Extreme Law Banning Any Recognition of Gay Couples (04/30/2003)
LINCOLN, NE - Charging that Nebraska's constitutional amendment banning any kind of same-sex relationship recognition blocks gay people from advocating for even the most basic protections for their families, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to strike down the law.

ACLU to Ask Montana Supreme Court for Equal Benefits for Gay Employees of the University of Montana System (03/10/2003)
MISSOULA, MT -Today the American Civil Liberties Union filed its appeal to the Montana Supreme Court to require the University of Montana System to provide lesbian and gay employees an equal opportunity to purchase health insurance and other employee benefits for their partners.

ACLU Applauds Decision of Two PA Universities to Offer Domestic Partnership Benefits to Lesbian and Gay Employees (02/14/2003)
PHILADELPHIA- The American Civil Liberties Union today praised Temple and Drexel Universities for deciding to provide domestic partnership benefits to their lesbian and gay employees and urged other employers to follow their leadership.

ACLU Urges Alaska Supreme Court to Grant Lesbian and Gay Employees Partnership Benefits (12/16/2002)
ANCHORAGE -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Alaska Supreme Court to grant lesbian and gay employees of the state and of Anchorage the option of obtaining health, pension and life insurance benefits for their partners. The lawsuit highlights the "Catch-22" of a law which denies lesbians and gay men the option to marry but guarantees special employment benefits only to married employees.

ACLU of IN Challenges Ban on Gay Marriage (08/22/2002)
INDIANAPOLIS--In the first of case of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana today filed a lawsuit challenging Indiana's refusal to recognize the civil unions of three same-gender couples married in another state.

Univ. of Montana System's 'Desperate and Cynical' Effort To Deny Gay Employees' Day in Court Should Be Rejected, ACLU Says (06/06/2002)
MISSOULA, MT -- The Montana University System is engaged in a "desperate and cynical" attempt to keep a state court from hearing a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of lesbian and gay university employees who can't get health insurance and other benefits for their families, the American Civil Liberties Union said today. 

As Gay Partner Benefits Case Goes To Alaska High Court, Uninsured Woman Comes Forward Illustrating 'Catch-22' (05/22/2002)
ANCHORAGE, AK - The American Civil Liberties Union filed an appeal today in the Alaska Supreme Court in a case challenging the ""Catch-22" of the state banning gay marriage and then saying marriage is the only way its employees can get benefits for their partners.  

ACLU Denounces Proposed Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment That Would Deny Millions of American Families Their Fundamental Rights (05/15/2002)
WASHINGTON - Saying it would deprive millions of families of their most fundamental rights, the American Civil Liberties Union today denounced a new proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution as an unwarranted attempt to limit liberty in the United States. 

Lesbian Denied Unemployment Benefits Because She Isn't Married Appeals To State Unemployment Board (04/01/2002)
NEW YORK - For the first time ever, New York State's unemployment review board will consider whether benefits that are available to heterosexual spouses should also be available to same-sex partners. A lesbian who was denied unemployment benefits because she isn't married to her partner filed an appeal today to the statewide board with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union. 

ACLU Sues Montana Universities for Gay Partner Benefits (02/05/2002)
MISSOULA, MT -- The Montana University System is violating the state constitution by not offering health and other benefits to same-sex partners of lesbian and gay employees, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the American Civil Liberties Union. A comprehensive national survey released today by the ACLU shows that nearly one-third of state-funded universities nationwide provide benefits for employees' domestic partners.

State Agency Hears Appeal Friday from Lesbian Who Was Denied Unemployment Benefits Because She Isn't Married (01/24/2002)
NEW YORK - A lesbian who was denied unemployment benefits by the State of New York because she isn't married to her same-sex partner will ask a state agency to reconsider its decision tomorrow with backing from the American Civil Liberties Union. 

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. 

Washington Supreme Court Upholds Fairness for Gay Couples (11/01/2001)
OLYMPIA, WA--In a victory for equal treatment under the law, the Washington Supreme Court today upheld the right of gay partners to an equitable share of property jointly acquired while they were a couple. 

ACLU Says Domestic Partner Rights Expansion Places California at Forefront of National Movement (10/15/2001)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California hailed yesterday's expansion of domestic partners' rights, as Governor Gray Davis signed into law AB 25, Assembly member Carole Migden's proposal to build the rights and responsibilities the state confers on those who register as domestic partners. 

In Milestone Vote, House Rejects Attack on Lesbian and Gay Relationships (09/25/2001)
WASHINGTON -- In a victory for basic fairness, the House of Representatives today defeated an effort to block implementation of Washington, D.C.'s domestic partnership law.