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After Bitter Battle, Texas School Agrees to Drop Mandatory Student Drug Testing Policy (04/30/2001)
LOCKNEY, TX -The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lockney Independent School District today announced a settlement in the mandatory student drug testing dispute that has pitted one man's convictions against an entire town. 

New York High Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Case Charging Yeshiva University with Anti-Gay Housing Bias (04/24/2001)
NEW YORK - The first lawsuit in the nation challenging anti-gay policies in university housing goes before New York state's highest court today, as the Court of Appeals in Albany hears arguments in the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit against Yeshiva University. 

In Class-Action Lawsuit, NYCLU Seeks to Compel State Remedies for "Failing Schools" (03/28/2001)
NEW YORK--In a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of children in 150 schools around the state, the New York Civil Liberties Union today charged officials with failing to provide all students with "a sound basic education," as mandated by the state constitution. 

Continuing National Trend, Appeals Court Rejects Oklahoma School Drug Testing Policy (03/22/2001)
DENVER--In the latest in a series of federal and state court victories, an appeals court here struck down as unconstitutional an Oklahoma school district's urine drug testing policy, signaling a growing reluctance to permit such invasive searches of students. 

University of Illinois Students and Faculty Challenge Gag Rule Set by Chancellor (03/22/2001)
CHICAGO - In a federal lawsuit filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois charged that efforts by the University of Illinois Chancellor to limit faculty and students' public statements surrounding the school's controversial use of Native American Chief Illiniwek as a school mascot are an unconstitutional limitation upon free speech rights. 

ACLU Responds with Humor After Louisiana School Bars Girl From Class for Failing to Wear a Belt (03/20/2001)
CHALMETTE, LA - At a news conference today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana presented local high school officials with much needed uniform accessories -- belts inscribed with the ACLU logo -- in response to a complaint filed by a parent after his daughter was removed from class for violating the dress code by not wearing a belt. 

ACLU Challenges GA Prison's Claim that Cartoon Drawn By Student Could Incite Racial Violence (03/15/2001)
ATLANTA--The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia today filed a lawsuit challenging the censorship of a cartoon which officials at Calhoun State Prison in Morgan claimed might incite racial violence among prisoners.

Free Speech Victory For NJ University Alumni Group in Magazine Censorship Case (03/13/2001)
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Superior Court Judge Joseph Messina ruled today that Rutgers University Magazine violated the free speech rights of the Rutgers 1000 Alumni Council by refusing to publish their advertisement. 

Texas Court Strikes Down First-Ever Mandatory School Drug Testing Policy (03/02/2001)
LUBBOCK, TX--A federal judge here has struck down a school district's mandatory drug testing policy -- the first of its kind in the nation to apply to every student -- in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a father and his 12-year-old son.

ACLU of Colorado Challenges School Censorship of 8-Year-Old's Science Project on Racism (02/28/2001)
BOULDER, CO--In a letter sent to local school officials, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is demanding that an unconstitutional policy that resulted in banning a third- grader's project from a science fair be changed.

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Maine High School Student Expelled for Taking Pain Reliever (02/01/2001)
PORTLAND, ME - In yet another case of zero tolerance school policy gone awry, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine filed a lawsuit today on behalf of ninth-grader Tracy Jannicelli, who was denied her right to due process when she was expelled by school officials for violating her school's zero tolerance drug policy, which bans possession or use of Tylenol. 

ACLU Protests Cameras in Colorado Schools (01/25/2001)
BOULDER, CO -- The Boulder County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union doesn't want "Big Brother" watching high school students, The Daily Camera reported.

ACLU Sues Rural California School for Anti-Gay Climate; Case Highlights National Epidemic in Rural Schools (01/24/2001)
VISALIA, CA -- Breaking new ground in the ongoing struggle against anti-gay harassment and violence in rural schools nationwide, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed an expanded federal lawsuit against a school district in California's Central Valley, seeking to eliminate a hostile, homophobic climate and enact systematic school reform.

ACLU of Kentucky Hails Two Free Speech Victories (01/05/2001)
Ruling en banc in what is being called a landmark case, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said that Kentucky State University officials violated the First Amendment when they confiscated and banned distribution of the school's student-produced yearbook.