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High Court Weighs Government Right to Interfere with Parents' Child Rearing Decisions (01/12/2000)
NEW YORK - The Supreme Court today is hearing arguments in a case that will decide whether the government can overrule parents' decisions about how to raise their children, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

ACLU Supports Ohio Mother Prosecuted For Nude Photos of Her Daughter (01/03/2000)
COLUMBUS, OH -- Saying that parents across the state could be arrested for taking innocent photographs of their children, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today filed court papers supporting a mother who is being prosecuted for photos of her eight-year-old daughter.

Settlement of CA Lawsuit Brings Equality, Victory for Girls' and Women's Sports, ACLU Says (10/27/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today announced the settlement of a highly publicized lawsuit that exposed the institutional inequities facing girls' sports in Los Angeles and the lack of access that women have to local municipal recreation programs.

ACLU Settles Kentucky Case of Pregnant Teens Denied Entry to Honor Society (10/22/1999)
COVINGTON, KY - A settlement between two teen mothers and the school district that denied them membership in the National Honor Society will pay the women $999 plus attorney's fees, the Associated Press reported today.

"Saddle Tramps" Booster Club Denies Excluding Woman (09/24/1999)
LUBBOCK, TX -- They hoot when the Red Raiders win and holler like maniacs after a loss. For 64 years, the rowdy and raucous Texas Tech Saddle Tramps have been known across West Texas as a famed and exclusive spirit club. And as far back as anyone can remember, the Tramps have only been men, the Associated Press reports.