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ACLU of Florida Asks Court to Strike Down Ban on Residential Housing for Recovering Addicts (03/07/2003)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL--Saying that a law here blatantly discriminates against people in addiction recovery, the Palm Beach Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging a zoning ordinance that effectively bans former substance abusers from living in the city's residential areas.

CT Town's Denial of Zoning Permit Discriminated Against Persons with Disabilities, Court Rules (01/24/2003)
NEW LONDON, CT -- In a case brought by the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union, a federal district court today ruled that city officials had intentionally discriminated against a non-profit agency that serves persons with psychiatric disabilities when it denied the group a zoning permit to move to a new location.

ACLU Applauds Federal Court Decision Upholding Oregon's Death with Dignity Law (04/17/2002)
PORTLAND, OR--The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon today applauded a federal court decision upholding Oregon's landmark Death with Dignity law. 

ACLU Requests Transfer of Mentally-Ill Prisoners from Supermax (08/10/2001)
MADISON, WI - - The American Civil Liberties Union in coalition with other prisoner advocacy groups today asked a federal court to order the immediate transfer of six seriously mentally ill prisoners from Wisconsin's Supermax Correctional Institution to an inpatient psychiatric facility. The ACLU is also asking the court for an order allowing an independent psychiatric assessment of all prisoners housed at the Supermax Correctional Institution (SMCI). 

ACLU Announces Model Settlement in Maryland Disability Rights Challenge (12/19/2000)
BALTIMORE, MD--The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and the Maryland Disability Law Center today announced their settlement of a federal court lawsuit filed last April on behalf of a disability rights advocate against the city of Cambridge.

ACLU and Disability Rights Group File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Los Angeles County Transit Authority Over Poor Service to People with Disabilities (11/16/2000)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, Protection and Advocacy Inc., filed a major class action lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its provider of paratransit services, Access Services, Inc. here in federal court today.

In Landmark Settlement, ACLU Wins New Guarantees For Mobility Impaired Bus Passengers in Los Angeles (08/10/2000)
LOS ANGELES -- The ACLU of Southern California today announced a landmark settlement with county transit officials in a legal fight to guarantee access to city bus lines for passengers who use wheelchairs or other assistive devices.

Important Anti-Discrimination Bill for People with Disabilities Enacted (07/26/2000)
RHODE ISLAND -- Garnering high-praise from the American Civil Liberties Union, the General Assembly of Rhode Island today enacted a new law to protect its disabled citizens from last years' Supreme Court decision that limited the effectiveness of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

ACLU and Disability Rights Groups Urge Congress to Reject Attempt to Gut Law that Ensures Accessible Housing (10/28/1999)
WASHINGTON--Housing developers requested today that Congress pass a bill that would lift accessibility requirements for recently constructed housing. The move was harshly criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and disability rights activists.

ACLU Sues Arkansas Judge for Denying Man in Wheelchair Access to Courthouse (10/12/1999)
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas today announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against a county judge on behalf of a man who could not attend court proceedings because he is in a wheelchair.