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]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20327 at http://www.aclu.org Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/alabama-school-reverses-decision-bar-lesbian-student-attending-prom-her-girlfriend RUSSELLVILLE, AL – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend.


The School System’s about-face, permitting 17-year-old Tharptown High School junior Cynthia Stewart to bring her girlfriend to the upcoming March 25 prom, came after the ACLU sent a letter to the school on November 10 demanding that their initial decision be reversed.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 sam_ritchie 20329 at http://www.aclu.org Montana Mother Asks Court To Remedy Mistreatment Of Pregnant Inmates By Detention Facility http://www.aclu.org/reproductive-freedom/montana-mother-asks-court-remedy-mistreatment-pregnant-inmates-detention-facili FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           

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]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20318 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Seeks Data on Youth Held By Military Overseas http://www.aclu.org/human-rights/aclu-seeks-data-youth-held-military-overseas The ACLU sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Gates requesting data on juveniles in U.S. military custody in Iraq and Afghanistan and information on efforts to bring U.S. policy regarding the treatment, detention and trial of juveniles into compliance with international law.

]]> juvenile justice Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20312 at http://www.aclu.org President Obama Says Guantánamo Closure Will Miss Deadline http://www.aclu.org/national-security/president-obama-says-guantanamo-closure-will-miss-deadline Prison Should Be Closed As Soon As Possible While Upholding Rule Of Law, Says ACLU

]]> Close Gitmo obama Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20306 at http://www.aclu.org Texas Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Of Innocent Man On Death Row For 28 Years http://www.aclu.org/capital-punishment/texas-appeals-court-rejects-appeal-innocent-man-death-row-28-years Death Sentence Upheld Despite Overwelming Evidence Pointing To Innocence

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20304 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU And Americans United Demand Connecticut School District Stop Holding Graduation At Christian Church http://www.aclu.org/religion-belief/aclu-and-americans-united-demand-connecticut-school-district-stop-holding-graduation Choice Of Venue Constitutes Government Endorsement Of Religion

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:51:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20293 at http://www.aclu.org Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts http://www.aclu.org/national-security/senate-votes-down-amendment-obstructing-transfer-detainees-federal-criminal-courts Vote Bolsters Attorney General’s Plan To Try Detainees In Federal Courts
 

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WASHINGTON – The Senate today voted to table, thus defeating, an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 that would have undermined the Obama administration’s plan to prosecute Guantánamo
]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 amanda_simon 20279 at http://www.aclu.org Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates To Three Transgender Persons http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/reversing-two-restrictive-policies-illinois-issues-accurate-birth-certificates-three-tra FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500 sam_ritchie 20261 at http://www.aclu.org U.S. Supreme Court Denies ACLU's Petition to Hear Vamos a Cuba Book Censorship Case http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/us-supreme-court-denies-aclus-petition-hear-vamos-cuba-book-censorship-case Decision a Blow to the First Amendment; Clears Path for Removal of Books

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