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In Wake of ACLU Civil Rights Lawsuit Settlement, African Americans Affected by Texas Drug Task Force Scandal Call for Reconciliation at Town Meeting (06/02/2005)
HEARNE, TX -- At a community meeting tonight, African American residents in this rural community of 5,000, where the American Civil Liberties Union recently settled a major civil rights lawsuit against agents of a federally funded regional narcotics task force, will meet with local and state officials to discuss ways to work together to reform drug law enforcement in Robertson County, where Hearne is located.

ACLU of Tennessee's "Campaign Against Racial Profiling" Achieves Another Success With Passage of Traffic Stops Bill (05/12/2005)
NASHVILLE, TN -- The recent resounding passage of a bill to study racial profiling bill is the latest achievement in the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee's ""Campaign Against Racial Profiling,"" the group announced today.

Civil Rights Lawsuit Settled by Robertson County, Texas and ACLU (05/11/2005)
HEARNE, TX -- Robertson County, the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr today announced the resolution and an end to a civil rights lawsuit which arose from the arrest of 27 African American residents in this Texas town. The charges against the plaintiffs in this case were ultimately dismissed. The details of the settlement are confidential. However, both Robertson County and the ACLU are satisfied with the resolution of this case.

ACLU Sues New Mexico Sheriff's Deputies for Beating Two Young Men (05/04/2005)
SANTA FE, NM -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Chaves County Sheriff's deputies for brutalizing two young men at a private home in Roswell two years ago.

Rhode Island Police Not Following Racial Profiling Law, ACLU Report Finds (05/03/2005)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- In a 42-page report released today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island charged that many police departments are failing to comply with provisions of the strict law against racial profiling passed last year by the General Assembly.

ACLU of New Mexico Files for Motion Against Local Police in Ongoing Discrimination Case (04/20/2005)
SANTA FE, NM -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico today asked federal court judge Martha Vasquez to declare Hobbs city officials in ""substantial non-compliance"" with a court-endorsed agreement requiring the police department to stop discriminating and to uphold the constitutional rights of African Americans. The motion also asks the court to initiate contempt proceedings for the city's failure to address a previous finding of non-compliance by Judge Vasquez under the terms of a 2001 settlement agreement.

Federal Appeals Court to Hear Two ACLU of Michigan Cases This Week (04/19/2005)
DETROIT -- An appeals court will hear two cases this week that were filed by the ACLU of Michigan. In the first case, the ACLU is arguing on behalf of the plaintiffs in a racial profiling lawsuit known as ""Bicycling While Black;"" the second case is a challenge to a city ordinance that makes it a crime to engage in a public protest unless a permit is obtained at least 30 days before the event.

Research Shows Racial Profiling Persists in Rhode Island Traffic Enforcement; ACLU Plans Response (03/31/2005)
PROVIDENCE, RI-The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today expressed concern over a Northeastern University study released this week showing that African American and Hispanic drivers in Rhode Island continue to be subjected to disparate treatment by law enforcement. The study suggests that little has changed since a 2003 report by the same researchers found widespread racial disparities in Rhode Island traffic enforcement.

New Report Shows Texas Police More Likely to Stop Blacks and Latinos (02/24/2005)
AUSTIN, TX -- A new study released today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other civil rights groups reveals that Texas police stop and search blacks and Latinos at significantly higher rates than whites, even though whites are at least as likely to be found with illegal drugs or weapons when stopped by police.

Rhode Island Police Settle ACLU Racial Profiling Lawsuit (02/03/2005)
PROVIDENCE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of its racial profiling lawsuit against the Scituate Police Department, which charged that an officer unlawfully stopped, questioned and ticketed a man of Cape Verdean descent because of his race.

In Landmark Racial Profiling Settlement, Arizona Law Enforcement Agents Agree to Major Reforms (02/02/2005)
PHOENIX-In response to a class action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and local attorneys, the Arizona Department of Public Safety has agreed to make sweeping reforms to prevent racial profiling by patrol officers along the state's highways and streets.

ACLU of Rhode Island Urges Governor to Reject Unconstitutional Roadblocks (01/05/2005)
PROVIDENCE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today urged Governor Donald Carcieri to reject calls to review a 1989 state Supreme Court ruling, which found that random sobriety roadblocks violate the state constitution's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Cincinnati Police Failed to Reform Discriminatory Practices, ACLU Charges (11/19/2004)
CINCINNATI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today asked a federal court to order city officials here to comply with agreements made in the ACLU's landmark 2001 police reform case, which charged the city with a pattern of racial profiling by police.

ACLU of Massachusetts Challenges Use of Behavioral Profiling at Logan Airport (11/10/2004)
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts today filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a so-called ""behavioral assessment"" program adopted by the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Massachusetts state police to stop and detain people for questioning at Logan Airport.

ACLU of New Jersey Sues Manalapan Police for Targeting African American Youths (08/25/2004)
NEWARK -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey today filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Manalapan Police Department on behalf of three African American teenagers who said that officers searched them without justification and called them names while the boys' three white friends were told to go home.

Rhode Island Judge Rejects Police Department's Attempt to Throw Out ACLU Racial Profiling Lawsuit (08/10/2004)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- A federal judge today rejected attempts by the Scituate Police Department to dismiss a racial profiling lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island on behalf of a Pawtucket resident, who is of Cape Verdean descent.

After Latest Data Release Controversy, ACLU Urges Census Bureau to Create Privacy Advisory Committee (08/05/2004)
NEW YORK--In a letter sent today to the Director of the Census Bureau, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) expressed consternation over the Bureau's provision of detailed data on individuals of Arab descent to the Department of Homeland Security, and urged the Bureau to create "a new outside body to advise the bureau on privacy and civil liberties issues."

ACLU of Southern California Plans to Represent Muslims and Others Targeted for New Round of FBI Questioning (07/27/2004)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today announced that it is offering free legal representation to all persons in the Southern California area who are questioned by the FBI in its latest dragnet interview program.

ACLU of Southern California Presses For Answers on Border Patrol Sweeps (07/20/2004)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection about recent immigration raids conducted across Southern California.

At ACLU Membership Conference, Legal, Law Enforcement Experts See "War on Drugs" Tactic Becoming Tool in War on Terror (07/07/2004)
SAN FRANCISCO - At a plenary luncheon at the ACLU's Annual Membership Conference today, legal and law enforcement experts will examine how the government's use of racial profiling in the war on drugs has become a key tool in the war on terror - with the result that even more innocent people are now being treated as suspects based on the color of their skin rather than actual suspicion.