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ACLU Settles Lawsuit Brought By MA Needle Exchange Worker (10/08/1999)
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts today settled a lawsuit against the City of Cambridge and several police officers on behalf of a man who was arrested for possession of hypodermic needles, held for more than two days, and denied his epilepsy medications, even though he showed the police evidence that he was an outreach worker for Boston's needle exchange program.

ACLU Announces Settlement in Hmong Family's Lawsuit Against Yuba County Sheriff's Dept. (10/04/1999)
SACRAMENTO -- The settlement of a 1997 police misconduct lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and others on behalf of Yuba County family has resulted in new policies aimed at preventing future abuses by local authorities, the ACLU said today.

ACLU Condemns CA Governor's Stunning Veto of Racial Profiling Bill (09/28/1999)
SACRAMENTO -- The ACLU affiliates in California today condemned Governor Gray Davis's veto of a bill requiring law enforcement to collect data regarding the race and ethnicity of all drivers stopped by the police.

ACLU of Southern California Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Police Corruption Scandal (09/23/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today called on Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti to name a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute those involved in unlawful activities at LAPD's Rampart Division.

ACLU of Southern California Responds to Police Corruption Probe (09/17/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The uncovering of a pattern of deception, perjury and evidence-planting by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department is shocking, but sadly not surprising. In the same manner in which the videotaped beating of Rodney King shed light on police brutality, this investigation is certain to illuminate a terrible, but not so secret fact: that the LAPD cannot be trusted to investigate itself.

Judge Rejects Efforts to Halt Civil Rights Suit of Man Imprisoned for 27 Years (09/13/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- A California judge today agreed to permit former Black Panther party leader Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt to proceed with his civil rights lawsuit against federal and local law enforcement officials for conspiring to convict him of a 1968 murder.

ACLU of Colorado Praises Swift Investigation in Car-Chase Beating (08/26/1999)
DENVER--One week after news channels aired video footage of Denver police beating suspects in a car chase, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado praised the swift response by city officials.

ACLU Urges CA Appeals Court to Declare Use of Pepper Spray Dangerous and Cruel (08/12/1999)
SAN FRANCISCO--Non-violent environmental protestors who sued Humboldt County authorities over the use of pepper spray are entitled to a jury trial, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California told a federal appeals court today.

ACLU of Ohio Blasts Police for Harassing Teens Wearing "Insane Clown Posse" T-Shirts (08/12/1999)
CLEVELAND -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today said it may take legal action against Northwood officials after police officers harassed two 8th-graders because of their T-shirt choice, confiscating one of the shirts.

ACLU Moves to End Chicago Mayor's 'Spying' on Reporters and City Officials (07/20/1999)
CHICAGO, IL -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today said it will ask a federal judge to order an end to using employees of the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to conduct surveillance on conversations between news reporters and members of the City Council and other city officials.