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ACLU Hails Victory as Federal Appeals Court Declares Cleveland School Vouchers Unconstitutional (12/11/2000)
CLEVELAND, OH-- A federal appeals court held today that Cleveland's school voucher program is unconstitutional, in a decision the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio hailed as a hard-fought victory for the First Amendment.

ACLU Calls On Providence Police Department To Halt Faith-Based "Prayer" Program (11/28/2000)
In response to an announcement yesterday by representatives of the Providence Police Department about the establishment of a new program called PRAYER, designed to improve police-community relations, ACLU executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement today:

ACLU of Michigan Celebrates Sound Defeat of Voucher Program (11/08/2000)
DETROIT -- An effort to amend the Michigan Constitution to allow the use of public tax dollars for private and religious school tuition ended in a resounding defeat yesterday in our statewide election. 

New ACLU Report Says CA's Proposed Voucher Program Leaves Neediest Behind (10/11/2000)
LOS ANGELES--In a new report debunking the promises of a proposed ballot initiative authorizing private and religious school vouchers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today said that the program will not address serious inequalities in California schools.

Kansas County Official Abused Position By Mailing Bible Tracts, Attacking Citizens's Beliefs, ACLU Says (08/30/2000)
TOPEKA, KS - The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri entered court today to stop a local official from using her government position to abuse and intimidate citizens who do not share her religious viewpoints.

ACLU Challenges Sectarian Invocation at San Diego County Board of Supervisors Meetings (06/29/2000)
SAN DIEGO -- For the second time in three months, the American Civil Liberties Union has lodged a complaint on behalf of a citizen who objected to the opening of a governmental meeting with a prayer to Jesus Christ, in direct violation of the First Amendment.

Ohio Appeals Court Strikes Down Christian State Motto as Unconstitutional (04/25/2000)
CLEVELAND, OH -- In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, a federal appeals court today agreed that the state motto, "With God All Things Are Possible," is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

Florida Court Rejects School Vouchers, ACLU Hails Victory for Children (03/14/2000)
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Ruling in a legal challenge to the nation's first-ever statewide private and parochial school voucher program, a judge here said that it violates Florida's constitutional guarantee of a free, high quality public education for all.

Florida Citizens Unite to Warn Against School Vouchers (02/16/2000)
Miami, FL -- A newly formed Florida citizens committee, devoted to educating the public about the true impact of school vouchers, yesterday launched a new public information campaign warning that vouchers will do irreparable harm to Florida's public schools.

House Rebuffs Republican Leaders on Vouchers (10/21/1999)
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly rebuffed the efforts of Republican leaders to divert tax dollars from schools that serve poor communities to school vouchers for private and religious schools.

ACLU Criticizes Republican Leadership as Voucher Battle Erupts On House Floor (10/20/1999)

High Court Rejects Sales Tax Appeal on Religious Goods (10/12/1999)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court today declined to review a decision barring Pennsylvania from including religious publications and other items in the materials it exempts from sales taxes, the Associated Press reported.

Republican Leadership Introduces New Voucher Scheme (09/29/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Representative Armey can try to dress this up anyway he pleases, but in the end his proposal represents nothing more than another voucher scheme designed to divert public funds to religious and private schools. He can call it whatever he wants, but the reality is that this is just the Republican leadership's latest attempt to impose voucher schemes on our children.

Voucher Battle Returns to Capitol Hill (09/23/1999)
WASHINGTON -- The battle over a school voucher scheme that would funnel taxpayers' money to religious and private schools returned to the nation's capital today as a congressional panel considered creation of a federal vouchers program.

San Diego Ends Nine-Year Effort To Keep Christian Cross in a Public Park (09/03/1999)
SAN DIEGO--After nearly a decade and reviews by more than 30 federal judges, the County of San Diego has finally conceded defeat in its effort to mount a Christian cross in a public park, the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties said today.

Arizona ACLU Warns Against "Character Cities" (09/02/1999)
GILBERT, AZ -- Gilbert Mayor Cynthia Dunham got another sermon this week from the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona about separation of church and state, the Arizona Republic reported today.

Judge Says Regent University is Pervasively Religious, Cannot Receive State Support for Bonds (07/30/1999)
RICHMOND, VA -- A Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled this afternoon that the Virginia College Building Authority may not issue low-interest bonds for construction projects at Regent University.

Round 2 in Ohio School Voucher Fight (07/21/1999)
COLUMBUS, OH -- A group of parents and educators filed a federal lawsuit yesterday seeking to have the newly revised Cleveland-based school voucher program declared unconstitutional and blocked from continuing this fall, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported.

ACLU and Virginia Taxpayers Oppose State Funding For Christian University Founded by Pat Robertson (07/19/1999)
RICHMOND, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today took legal action against the state approval of $55 million in bonds for construction projects at Regent University, a Christian graduate school founded by Pat Robertson.

Pro-Voucher Ad Targets ACLU (06/30/1999)
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Featuring a photograph of an African American pigtailed girl and her mother, the newspaper advertisement condemning a lawsuit filed against Gov. Jeb Bush's school voucher plan is blunt: