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ACLU of Southern California Challenges Developer Trying to Evade City Rules (06/06/2007)
LOS ANGELES — With L. A. in a housing crisis, a downtown developer sued the city in February to evade its affordable-housing rules. Today groups filed papers in L.A. Superior Court to prevent G.H. Palmer Associates from shutting downtown’s doors to low- and middle-income Angelenos.

ACLU of Hawaii Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Peaceful Protesters (08/08/2006)
HONOLULU -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of advocates for the homeless who were arrested while peacefully protesting at Honolulu City Hall.

ACLU of Southern California Wins Historic Victory in Homeless Rights Case (04/14/2006)
LOS ANGELES -- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a historic decision today in a case filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the National Lawyers Guild seeking an end to the criminalization of people who sleep on the streets when no shelter is available.

ACLU of Florida Challenges Brevard County's Denial of Federal Energy Conservation Funding to Former Felons (01/26/2006)
MIAMI - Brevard County violated federal law by preventing a low-income resident from participating in an energy conservation program solely because he had a prior felony conviction, charged the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida in a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court in Orlando.

Compelling ACLU Report Exposes Deeply Compromised Lead Testing of Vulnerable Children in New Jersey (10/25/2005)
IRVINGTON, NJ - Thousands of New Jersey children are at risk of lead poisoning, according to a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Association for Children of New Jersey and a coalition of advocates, and blame for the tragic state of affairs rests solidly with the lack of leadership exhibited by the state government. Yet a groundbreaking pilot study shows that there are things that can be done to increase testing and treatment.

Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in New Jersey (10/24/2005)
During the last five years, the number of New Jersey children enrolled in Medicaid who have been tested for childhood lead poisoning has increased significantly. Working together, advocates and New Jersey's Medicaid agency have shown that targeted outreach and education to parents and medical professionals can have a meaningful impact on the identification and treatment of lead poisoned children.

ACLU Complaint in Langi v. Honolulu (08/08/2006)
ACLU Complaint in Langi v. Honolulu

ACLU Complaint in Community Housing Development v. City of Pasco (01/16/2003)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S. 274, the Class Action Fairness Act in order to Protect the Rights of Victims of Discrimination, Consumer Fraud and Toxic Pollution (01/26/2004)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems) (09/09/2003)
Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems)

ACLU Letter to the Department of Agriculture Expressing Concerns regarding Rural Development Regulations (USDA Proposed Rule 68 Fed. Reg. 3560) (08/01/2003)

ACLU Statement on the Unconstitutional or Otherwise Illegal Conduct Authorized by the Proposed Rule on Faith-Based Organizations Participation in HUD Housing Programs, Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (03/25/2003)

ACLU Comments on Participation in HUD Programs by Faith-Based Organizations; Providing for Equal Treatment of All HUD Program Participants; Proposed Rule (Doc. No. FR-4782-P-01; FR Doc. 03-133; RIN 2501-AC89) (03/07/2003)