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Court Rejects Justice Department's Attempt to Enter San Diego Boy Scout Lease Case (03/17/2004)
SAN DIEGO-- The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties today applauded a ruling that the United States Department of Justice cannot intervene in its challenge to the constitutionality of subsidized leases for the San Diego Boy Scouts.

NYCLU Sues Salvation Army for Religious Discrimination Against Employees in Government-Funded Social Services for Children (02/24/2004)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit in federal court charging The Salvation Army with religious discrimination against employees in its government-funded social services in New York City and on Long Island.

Citing Religious Freedom, Appeals Court Bars Government Placement of Ten Commandments Monument in Nebraska Park (02/18/2004)
LINCOLN, NE - Saying that the city of Plattsmouth ""abandoned its duty to religious neutrality and acted with the intent of promoting a particular point of view in religious matters,"" a federal appeals court today ruled that the town's Ten Commandments monument violates the religious freedom provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

As House Passes Taxpayer Funded Religious Discrimination, ACLU Calls on Senate to Restore Civil Rights Protections (02/04/2004)
WASHINGTON - In the latest move for President Bush's scheme for government-funded religion, the American Civil Liberties Union today expressed its disappointment with the failure of an amendment to a community services funding measure that would have stopped government funded religious discrimination and religious activities.

ACLU Joins Civil Rights and Education Leaders to Express Disappointment With Inclusion of Controversial Vouchers Program in Appropriations Bill (01/22/2004)
WASHINGTON - With the Senate adoption today of an omnibus appropriations measure for 2004, the American Civil Liberties Union joined with a broad coalition of national and local civil rights and education groups to express disappointment with the inclusion of controversial language in the District of Columbia Appropriations bill that will create the nation's first federally funded school voucher program.

Before State of the Union, ACLU Notes Conservative Opposition to Marriage Amendment, Political Unpopularity of Faith-Based Initiative (01/20/2004)
WASHINGTON - Responding to media previews of President Bush's 2004 State of the Union address tonight, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the President to leave the issue of marriage out of the Constitution and noted the lingering lack of popularity in Congress for legislation to permit employment discrimination by taxpayer-funded religious social service providers.

ACLU of Louisiana Opposes Renewed White House Push for Taxpayer Funded Religious Discrimination (01/15/2004)
NEW ORLEANS -- Responding to President Bush's renewed lobbying for his controversial faith-based initiative in New Orleans yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today reiterated its concern at the unilateral way in which the White House is pushing its agenda -- which was rejected by Congress -- and warned that the new approach would permit religious organizations to use taxpayer funds to discriminate in employment and the provision of services based on religion.

NYCLU Calls on State Officials to Audit Salvation Army Employment Practices (01/14/2004)
NEW YORK -- In letters sent today to New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi and New York City Comptroller William G. Thompson Jr., the New York Civil Liberties Union raised concerns about possible religious discrimination against employees in state- and city-funded social services programs run by the Salvation Army.

ACLU of San Diego Secures Landmark Settlement in Boy Scout Lease Case (01/08/2004)
SAN DIEGO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties today announced a settlement with the City Council here in its 2000 lawsuit challenging the city's subsidy of the Desert Pacific Boy Scout Council through preferential leases for public land in Balboa Park and Fiesta Island Aquatic Park.

ACLU of Rhode Island Sues On Behalf of Town Resident's Objection to City Hall Religious Display (12/22/2003)
PROVIDENCE, RI - Acting on behalf of a lifelong resident of Cranston, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the life-sized nativity scene and menorah in front of Cranston City Hall, as well as the policy that Mayor Stephen Laffey recently implemented to authorize those displays.