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ACLU Sues to Enforce Equal Access for Gay-Straight Alliance at Okeechobee High School (11/15/2006)
OKEECHOBEE, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today filed a lawsuit against the School Board of Okeechobee County after school district administrators unlawfully prevented students who formed the Gay-Straight Alliance of Okeechobee High School (GSA) to meet on high school grounds. School officials denied official recognition to the GSA even though many other extracurricular clubs – including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Key Club, and the Rodeo team – are officially recognized and meet regularly on school grounds.

Federal Court Says White County, Georgia School District Must Allow Gay-Straight Alliance to Meet (07/14/2006)
ATLANTA, GA — Today a federal judge issued a decision requiring White County High School to allow students in the gay-straight alliance club (GSA) to meet on campus. The decision was cheered by the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the case on behalf of the students in the club.

Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility to Pay Over Half a Million Dollars for "Relentless Campaign of Harassment" of Gay and Transgender Youth (06/15/2006)
HONOLULU - The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a $625,000 dollar settlement in the first case in the country to specifically address the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in juvenile facilities. The settlement ends an ACLU federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of three young people who faced anti-gay and anti-transgender abuse and harassment at the facility by staff and their peers.

ACLU Asks Federal Court to Force White County, Georgia School District to Stop Illegally Blocking Gay-Straight Alliance Club (06/12/2006)
ATLANTA, GA – Trial was held today in an American Civil Liberties Union federal lawsuit asking for a permanent injunction requiring officials at White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia to recognize a gay-straight alliance club (GSA). Administrators at White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia have been blocking the GSA from meeting since the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year while allowing other clubs to meet, a clear violation of the Federal Equal Access Act.

ACLU of Virginia Commends Proposed Policy Providing Equal Treatment for All School Clubs (03/10/2006)
CHESTERFIELD, VA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today commended the Chesterfield County School Board for a proposed policy that would guarantee equal treatment for all student clubs. Conversely, the civil liberties group also warned county officials against approving an anticipated amendment to the policy that would ban Gay-Straight Alliances and similar student organizations.

ACLU Expresses Disappointment Over Supreme Court Ruling in Military Recruitment Case (03/06/2006)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed disappointment over a Supreme Court ruling that upholds a federal law requiring colleges to allow military recruiters on campus or else lose out on federal funding. The ACLU filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case, Rumsfeld v. FAIR, arguing that it is unconstitutional for Congress to force law schools that object to discrimination against gay people to give the military access to their recruitment programs.

ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Against White County, Georgia School District for Illegally Blocking Gay-Straight Alliance Club (02/27/2006)
ATLANTA, GA – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit in federal court against officials at White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia for illegally banning a gay-straight alliance club (GSA).

ACLU Hails Federal Court Ruling on School Trainings Aimed at Reducing Anti-Gay Harassment (02/18/2006)
ASHLAND, KY – In a strongly-worded opinion, a federal judge ruled late Friday that there is no religious right to stay out of school trainings aimed at reducing anti-gay harassment. The American Civil Liberties Union entered the case when a national conservative legal organization filed a lawsuit seeking to exempt students from an anti-harassment training implemented in response to an earlier ACLU case.

Judge Blasts Hawai’i Juvenile Detention Facility for Pervasive Harassment of Gay and Transgender Youth (02/08/2006)
HONOLULU – In the first case in the country to specifically address the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in juvenile facilities, a federal judge has agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union that conditions at the Hawai’i Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) are dangerous, that harassment is pervasive, and that the facility is “in a state of chaos.”

ACLU of Florida Warns School Board Not to Deny Students' Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliances (02/06/2006)
TAMPA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today issued a stern warning to the Hillsborough County School Board and the Extracurricular Clubs Task Force that denying students' right to form Gay-Straight Alliances violates federal law.

ACLU Asks Court to Uphold Kentucky School’s Training Aimed at Reducing Anti-Gay Harassment (12/20/2005)
ASHLAND, KY – The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to dismiss the parts of a lawsuit aimed at shutting down a court-ordered anti-harassment training at a Kentucky school district, but agreed with the plaintiffs that the district’s earlier policy violated student free speech rights.

Law Schools Shouldn't Be Forced to Accommodate Military Recruiters, Says ACLU (12/06/2005)
WASHINGTON – In a case being argued today, the American Civil Liberties Union urges the Supreme Court to rule that it is unconstitutional for Congress to force law schools that object to discrimination against gay people to give the military access to their recruitment programs. The ACLU filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.

Federal Judge Rules That High Schools Cannot Out Lesbian and Gay Students (12/01/2005)
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has ruled that an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit filed on behalf of Charlene Nguon, an Orange County high school senior, and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network can proceed, rejecting the school’s motion that it was within its rights to reveal the student’s sexual orientation without her permission.

Civil Rights Groups in New Mexico Denounce High School Contest Soliciting Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Student Essays (11/22/2005)
FARMINGTON, NM – The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups are protesting an essay contest at Farmington's Piedra Vista High School that asked students to explain why preserving marriage between men and women is vital society and why unborn children merit respect and protection.

Following ACLU Lawsuit, Colorado Springs High School Ends Second-Class Status for Gay-Straight Alliance (11/22/2005)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today announced a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit it had filed against Colorado Springs School District 11 on behalf of the Palmer High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) in 2003. The school board approved the settlement at its meeting Monday evening.

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.