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As Medical Marijuana Battle Moves to Appeals Court, ACLU Urges Protection of Doctors and their Patients (08/31/2001)
SAN FRANCISCO--In a legal brief filed with a federal appeals court here today, the American Civil Liberties Union is urging the court to uphold a ruling that the federal authorities cannot revoke the licenses of California doctors who recommend the medical use of marijuana to their patients. 

Government's War on Raves Went Too Far, Louisiana Court Rules (08/24/2001)
NEW ORLEANS--The American Civil Liberties Union scored a victory today when U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous ruled that prosecutors cannot force the organizers of a rave dance party to ban pacifiers or glow sticks. 

ACLU Lawsuit Fights Government's Extremist Tactics In Culture War Against Raves (08/21/2001)
NEW ORLEANS-- Saying the government's war on drugs has reached bizarre new extremes, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to prohibit the government from banning the use of glow sticks, pacifiers and masks at a rave here this weekend. 

Rave Attendees Claim Rights Violations (07/17/2001)
ST. LOUIS -- Organizers of a weekend rave near Potosi, Missouri that was shut down by police have contacted the local American Civil Liberties Union about alleged civil rights violations and are encouraging those who attended the party to file complaints against the law enforcement agencies involved, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. 

ACLU Says Proposed Student Drug Testing Policy Puts Students At Risk (07/12/2001)
MONTGOMERY, AL--The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama has serious concerns about a proposed drug testing policy at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science. The policy would require that all students provide samples of their hair for drug testing. 

Buyers of Medicine to Be Fingerprinted (07/11/2001)
PULASKI, VA -- Patients in the small, southwest Virginia town of Pulaski will have to provide fingerprints at the area's six pharmacies to get OxyContin, as part of a novel law enforcement effort to curb widespread abuse of the prescription painkiller, The Washington Post reported. 

Michigan Court Asked to Strike Down High School's Urine Testing Policy (06/05/2001)
FLINT, MI--The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today asked a Circuit Court to rule Grand Blanc High School's drug testing policy a violation of the state Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. 

MO's Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Closes $32 Million Loophole That Let Police Divert Education Funds (05/17/2001)
ST. LOUIS--A measure to reform Missouri's Civil Asset Forfeiture Act (CAFA) to ensure that police departments deposit seized assets into a public education fund, as required by the Missouri Constitution, will be signed into law today by Governor Bob Holden in Jefferson City. 

Feds Seek to Shut Music Clubs (05/03/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The federal government is seeking to shut down "rave" music and dance clubs in an effort to wipe out the drug MDMA, which is known as ecstasy, Reuters reported.