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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. 

ACLU of New Mexico Sues School District Over Use of Drug Sniffing Dogs to Search Students (05/02/2001)
ALBUQUERQUE --The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico today filed a lawsuit against Lordsburg school officials to stop them from using drug-detecting dogs to randomly sweep students for illicit substances in Lordsburg elementary, middle and high schools.

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. 

Latest ACLU Advertisement Targets Asset Forfeiture Laws (04/27/2001)
NEW YORK - Saying asset forfeiture laws provide the police with a license to steal, the American Civil Liberties Union has launched a new attack against this form of unfettered law enforcement abuse with its latest national advertisement.

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. 

In Victory for Privacy, Supreme Court Rejects State's Drug Testing of Pregnant Women (03/21/2001)
WASHINGTON--The American Civil Liberties Union hailed today's 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court holding that pregnant women cannot be subject to warrantless, suspicionless searches simply because they are pregnant.

Black State Lawmakers and FL ACLU Challenge State's Failure to Help Ex-Felons Regain Voting Rights (03/14/2001)
MIAMI - The ACLU of Florida's Equal Voting Rights Project today filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of black lawmakers, several ex-offenders and a number of community groups, challenging the state's failure to assist ex-felons in applying for the restoration of their civil rights, including the right to vote. 

Censorship is Latest Drug War Tactic as Government Seeks to Put "Rave" Dance Music Promoters in Prison (03/07/2001)
NEW ORLEANS, LA--A local music promoter and a concert hall manager who face up to 20 years in prison and $500,000 in fines simply for staging the electronic dance music events known as "raves" said today that the charges against them amount to censorship and have asked a federal court here to dismiss the case.

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.

In Joint Effort, ACLU and Community Groups Help Ex-Offenders Restore Their Voting Rights (01/24/2001)
MIAMI, FL-- In an effort to help ex-offenders navigate through the lengthy and complicated application process of restoring their voting rights, a coalition of community groups is sponsoring a town hall meeting here this Saturday to educate former offenders on how to regain their right to vote.