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ACLU Asks Court to Find RI Police in Contempt for Failing to Comply with State's "Driving While Black" Law (09/23/2002)
PROVIDENCE, RI --The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today asked a Superior Court judge to hold the police department in contempt for failing to comply with the state's ""Driving while Black"" law aimed at preventing racial profiling.

ACLU of PA Secures Settlement for NJ Turnpike Racial Profiling Victims (08/20/2002)
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and cooperating law firms today ended a three-year racial profiling legal battle with the New Jersey State Police by securing a $250,000 settlement for three African-American motorists.

Trade Bill Lets Customs Service Use Racial Profiling; Makes it Next to Impossible to Sue Agents Who Abuse Traveling Public (08/01/2002)
""The Customs Service has a notoriously bad history of racially biased law enforcement,"" said Rachel King, an ACLU Legislative Counsel. ""Yet Congress, in a remarkable feat of irrationality, seems to think it wise to pass legislation that would allow Customs agents to operate illegally and engage in racial profiling with impunity."" 

ACLU, ADC and Relman Law Firm Sue Four Major Airlines Over Discrimination Against Passengers (06/04/2002)
NEW YORK--Five sweeping civil rights lawsuits filed across the country today accuse American, Continental, Northwest and United Airlines of blatant discrimination against five men who were ejected from flights based on the prejudices of airline employees and passengers and for reasons wholly unrelated to security.

ACLU Sues Four Major Airlines Over Discrimination Against Passengers (06/04/2002)
NEW YORK--Today's five lawsuits against four major airlines challenge the removal of five men from their respective flights. The lawsuits allege that the removals constituted illegal discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Three Students Charge Illinois State Police with Racial Profiling in Vehicle Stop (05/08/2002)
PEORIA, IL--What should have been a routine traffic stop in November 2000 degenerated into an unlawful detention and search of three African American high school students in which a state trooper uttered a racial slur, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today. 

ACLU Calls Voinovich-DeWine Racial Profiling Bill A Small Gesture, Not Legislative Solution (04/11/2002)
"The legislation is a small gesture. It concedes that racial profiling is unconstitutional and ineffective , but does little to end it," said Rachel King, an ACLU Legislative Counsel. "Concrete and bold solutions are required to stop this shameful practice." 

ACLU of Ohio Praises Settlement in Landmark Police Abuse Case as "Best in the Nation" (04/09/2002)
CINCINNATI--The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today announced a settlement agreement in its landmark racial profiling and police practices class action lawsuit against Cincinnati, calling it a national model for police-community relations. 

ACLU Sues Rhode Island Police Department for Failing to Comply with State's Racial Profiling Law (03/04/2002)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Woonsocket Police Department for failing to comply with the state's so-called "Driving While Black or Brown" law. 

ACLU Warns Airline Passenger Profiling Ineffective, Discriminatory; Launches Web Complaint Form (02/27/2002)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today told a House subcommittee that airline passenger profiling would be a dangerously ineffective, invasive and potentially discriminatory practice and announced that it is launching a web-based complaint form to track and document profiling abuses. 

ACLU Launches National Racial Profiling Book Tour With Focus on Post-Sept. 11 Issues (02/19/2002)
NEW YORK -- A 13-city book tour co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union launches here tomorrow with a panel discussion on the racial, ethnic and religious profiling of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians, groups that until Sept. 11 were not traditionally seen as victims of racial profiling. 

ACLU of Illinois Challenges Ethnic and Religious Bias in Strip Search of Muslim Woman at O'Hare International Airport (01/16/2002)
CHICAGO--An Illinois National Guardsman and three private security personnel at O'Hare International Airport engaged in an unnecessary, unjustified, illegal and degrading search of a 22-year-old United States citizen of Pakistani descent last November, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal district court by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. 

With Highway Shooting Case Settled, ACLU of NJ Calls Upon State to Make Amends in Racial Profiling (01/15/2002)
NEWARK, NJ--Despite settling the highway shooting case that brought racial profiling to the nation's attention -- and an admission by state troopers that they had been directed to profile -- New Jersey officials have yet to make restitution to all victims of the state-sponsored practice, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey said today.

ACLU of NJ Expresses Concerns Over Reported Plea Bargain in Police Highway Shooting Case (01/11/2002)
NEWARK, NJ--The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey today expressed concern that the reported plea bargain for state troopers John Hogan and James Kenna may represent another instance in which New Jersey is refusing to hold police officers responsible for excessive use of force. 

Court Says ACLU NJ Racial Profiling Case Can Include Claims that Officials Acted with "Deliberate Indifference" to Discrimination (01/10/2002)
CAMDEN, NJ--The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey today scored a significant victory in its legal efforts to end racial profiling when a court refused to dismiss a claim that state officials acted with deliberate indifference to evidence of discrimination against minority motorists. 

ACLU of Montana Hails $50,000 Settlement in First Racial Profiling Case Brought Under State Human Rights Law (12/18/2001)
BILLINGS, MT--The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana today announced the settlement of a racial profiling case filed against the police department here on behalf of a Mexican-American couple who were repeatedly stopped on the highway and searched with police dogs. 

Rhode Island Judge Orders Providence Police to Comply with State Racial Profiling Law (12/04/2001)
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, a state court today issued a detailed order designed to ensure that the Providence Police Department begins complying with a law that requires them to collect data on the traffic stops they conduct in order to determine if racial profiling may be occurring. 

ACLU Applauds Local Police Departments for Refusing to Join in Justice Department "Dragnet" (11/30/2001)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded local police departments that have refused to cooperate with a Justice Department dragnet investigation of 5,000 immigrants, saying that the police should not be asked to ignore basic legal procedures or to use ethnic and racial origin as the basis for suspicion. 

Former Cop Falls Victim to Police Misconduct; ACLU of Nebraska Claims Discrimination (11/14/2001)
LINCOLN, NE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a former police officer who alleges he's fallen victim to police misconduct at the hands of a county sheriff's department. 

ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Providence Police For Violating "Racial Profiling" Law (11/06/2001)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a lawsuit against the Providence Police Department for failing to comply with the state's ""Driving While Black"" law.