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ACLU Obtains Judgment Against NYC for Gender Discrimination Against Correction Officer Who Reported Sexual Assault (08/21/2007)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union obtained a judgment late yesterday against the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) on behalf of 27-year-old Danielle Simmonds, a New York City correction officer who claimed that the DOC discriminated against her and subjected her to a hostile work environment after she reported an on-duty sexual assault by a co-worker. The $95,001 judgment resolves a lawsuit filed by the ACLU in federal district court.

Rhode Island Groups Sharply Criticize Governor for Attack on Divorce Laws (07/30/2007)
PROVIDENCE, RI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the favorable settlement of its lawsuit on behalf of a Christian prisoner who has been barred since 2003 from preaching during Christian religious services at the state prison.

ACLU Praises Senate Introduction of Pay Equity Legislation (07/20/2007)
Washington, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the Senate introduction of the Fair Pay Restoration Act, companion to H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. This bipartisan legislation would restore protections against pay discrimination that were undermined by the May 29, 2007 Supreme Court decision Ledbetter v. Goodyear.

ACLU Welcomes Pay Equity Legislation in the House of Representatives (06/22/2007)
Washington, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union applauded today’s introduction in the House of Representatives of the “Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007,” legislation aimed at clarifying the law regarding wage discrimination. On May 29, the Supreme Court ruled in Ledbetter v. Goodyear that workers cannot sue for wage discrimination that occurred years earlier. According to the 5-4 decision, the majority held that the plaintiff had no claim because she had not filed a complaint within 180 days of the initial discrimination.

Court Rules in Favor of Woman Who Was Denied Membership in All Male Club (02/28/2007)
HARTFORD, CT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut today hailed an important victory in a lawsuit brought by a woman who was denied membership in the German Social Society because of her gender. The Connecticut Court of Appeals ruled that the lower court committed a legal error when it incorrectly applied a narrow federal standard to the club’s requirement to be open to the public rather than the broader state standard.

ACLU Fights Eviction of Domestic Abuse Victim in Michigan (01/17/2007)
DETROIT - In a letter sent to an apartment management company today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan urged a Detroit landlord to revise a policy that evicts all tenants whose "guests" create a disturbance or damage the property, including tenants who are victims of domestic violence.

Undocumented Workers Bring Plea for Non-Discrimination to Human Rights Body (11/01/2006)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Employment Law Project and the Transnational Legal Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law today filed a petition urging the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to find the United States in violation of its universal human rights obligations by failing to protect millions of undocumented workers from exploitation and discrimination in the workplace.

Female and Minority Custodians in New York Can Keep Benefits Won in Discrimination Case, Judge Rules (09/12/2006)
NEW YORK -- A federal judge in Brooklyn has upheld job benefits for female and minority school custodians in a case that has been in the courts for the past ten years. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents 22 of 59 custodians who were awarded benefits in 1999, called the decision an important victory against discrimination in the workplace.

ACLU Settles Case of Sexual Harassment and Labor Law Violations Against Manhattan Hotel (08/29/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today settled a sexual harassment and wage and hour violation case brought in federal district court on behalf of four Latina employees of the Broadway Plaza Hotel.

ACLU Challenges Denial of Housing Permit to Unmarried Couple in Black Jack, Missouri (08/10/2006)
ST. LOUIS, MO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project filed a lawsuit today on behalf of a family that was denied a permit to live in the city of Black Jack because of a law that prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by “blood, marriage or adoption.”

ACLU Wins Challenge to North Carolina's Cohabitation Ban (07/20/2006)
BURGAW, NC - The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina today applauded a state court decision declaring the state's 201-year-old ban on cohabitation to be unconstitutional.

Suffolk County Police Department Discriminates Against Pregnant Officers, NYCLU and ACLU Tell Court (06/05/2006)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union today began a jury trial in federal court arguing that the Suffolk County Police Department discriminates against women officers by denying them access to limited duty positions, like working the precinct desk, during their pregnancies.

Michigan Women Allowed to Join Fraternal Order of Eagles (07/12/2005)
DETROIT -- In a victory for women's equality, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced that they have reached an agreement with the National Fraternal Order of Eagles under which they will change their ""men-only"" policy and allow women to become full and equal members. A similar agreement was reached with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights regarding gender discrimination charges that were filed against a chapter of the FOE in 2002.

Elks Lodge Settles ACLU Lawsuit, Agrees to Admit Women as Members (06/01/2005)
ROME, NY -- The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the settlement of a lawsuit brought by a local woman who was denied admission to an Elks Lodge here solely because of her gender. Bonnie Orendorff has agreed to drop her lawsuit on the condition that the Benevolent and Protective Order Elks Lodge No.96 admit women members on the exact basis that they admit men.

ACLU Hails Ruling That Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence (04/18/2005)
BRATTLEBORO, VT -- In an important victory for battered women, the first case ever to hold that the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination against domestic violence victims settled this week. The American Civil Liberties Union was co-counsel with Vermont Legal Aid in the domestic violence and housing discrimination case Bouley v. Young-Sabourin.

NYCLU and ACLU Urge NY City Council to Adopt Innovative Law to Eliminate Discriminatory City Policies (04/08/2005)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union testified today at the New York City Council's first hearing on ground-breaking local human rights legislation: the Human Rights Government Audit Law (HUMAN RIGHTS-GOAL).

ACLU of New Mexico Joins Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Local Hockey Team (05/11/2004)
ALBUQUERQUE--The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico today announced its representation of five former employees of the New Mexico Scorpions hockey team in their pending lawsuit over hostile and discriminatory working conditions during the 2001-2002 season.

ACLU Says Single-Sex Education Proposal Gets Failing Grade (03/03/2004)
WASHINGTON - Responding to the announcement of a new federal proposal encouraging single-sex public schooling, the American Civil Liberties Union today noted that, by the Secretary of Education's own admission, the research is incomplete on how such sex-separation impacts the quality of education.

A League - and a Field - of their Own: ACLU Wins Equality for Girls' Softball League in Oregon (11/20/2003)
GRANTS PASS, OR- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the settlement of a groundbreaking lawsuit that allows a girls' community softball team to have equal access to city playing fields. The agreement will provide a dedicated playing field for senior girls' softball in the city's main outdoor sports complex and enable the girls' league to host at least two tournaments annually.

ACLU Defends NYC School Custodians After Justice Department Dumps Their Discrimination Case (10/23/2002)
NEW YORK-The American Civil Liberties Union today said that it is defending 20 New York City school custodians whose discrimination lawsuit was recently abandoned by the U.S. Department of Justice and who as a result now stand to lose their seniority, their benefits and their jobs.