American Civil Liberties Union

Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.

Drug Policy : Youth : Legal Documents

SSDP v. Spellings - ACLU Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (04/16/2007)
ACLU's appeal asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to order the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota to consider the legislative history behind enactment of the Aid Elimination Penalty, a provision of the federal Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to any person convicted of a drug offense. The District Court upheld the Penalty as constitutional, but refused to consider significant historical evidence that shows the provision to violate the U.S. Constitution's Double Jeopardy Clause.

SSDP v. Spellings - ACLU Motion for Preliminary Injunction (05/26/2006)
The ACLU's motion seeking a preliminary injunction barring the Department of Education from enforcing a provision of the Higher Education Act that denies financial aid to students with drug convictions.

Alexander v. Goose Creek - Essential Terms of Settlement (04/07/2006)
Negotiated settlement in Alexander v. Goose Creek, a case where Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina, experienced a SWAT-style drug raid.

Judge Kimball's Order Denying TRO in Uprock v. Tracy (09/23/2005)

Affidavit of Brandon Fullmer in Uprock v. Tracy (09/23/2005)

Affidavit of Trudy Childs in Uprock v. Tracy (09/23/2005)

Alexander v. Goose Creek - Complaint (12/15/2003)

ACLU Letter to Racine City Attorney on Rave Citations (11/25/2002)

McClure v. Ashcroft, ACLU Appellate Court Brief (09/30/2002)

Banks v. Wagner School Board, ACLU Complaint (07/25/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from Rutherford Institute (02/06/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from NORML, CATO, et al. (02/06/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from Parents (02/06/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, Supreme Court Amicus Brief from American Academy of Pediatrics et al. (02/06/2002)

Board of Education v. Earls, ACLU Supreme Court Brief (02/06/2002)