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 : Resources

Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Report on the State-by-State Impact of the HEA's Aid Elimination Penalty (04/17/2006)
A report released by the national student organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The first-of-its-kind report details the results of the group's Freedom of Information Act request to determine the state-by-state impact of the aid elimination penalty of the Higher Education Act, which denies financial aid to students convicted of a drug offense. The ACLU is challenging the penalty in federal court.

State Law Challenges to Student Drug Testing (11/01/2005)

DEA Must Not Be Allowed to Chill Speech or Shut Down Electronic Music Events (09/11/2003)

Racine "Rave Raid" (01/17/2003)

Stories from the Racine "Rave Raid" (01/17/2003)

Report Incidents of Electronic Music Profiling by Law Enforcement (11/04/2002)

A Test You Can't Study For - Special Web Feature on Student Drug Testing (10/21/2002)

Injustice 101: Higher Education Act Denies Financial Aid to Students with Drug Convictions (06/14/2002)
The ACLU is bringing a legal challenge to the "Aid Elimination Provision" of the Higher Education Act. Please contact the ACLU if you have been denied financial aid due to a drug conviction and want to help challenge this unjust law.

Why Student Drug Testing Does Not Work (03/15/2002)

ACLU Op-Ed Against Student Drug Testing (01/02/2001)

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