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ACLU Challenges "No Free Speech Zone" at San Diego Welfare Offices (01/04/2001)
""The constitution protects everyone's right to communicate with others in a lawful and non-disruptive manner,"" said Guylyn Cummins, an ACLU volunteer attorney. "County welfare offices may not select certain groups to express their ideas on government property while silencing others just because they may not like what that group has to say." 

ACLU Seeks Permanent Court Order on Issue of Online Voter Matching (11/27/2000)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed an amended complaint today in its defense of "vote-swapping" website creators and participants who were threatened with criminal prosecution for their activities.

ACLU Disappointed With Court Decision Regarding CA Shutdown of Voteswap 2000 (11/06/2000)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California is sorely disappointed by the court's decision to deny a temporary restraining order against California Secretary of State Bill Jones, who threatened criminal prosecution against Voteswap 2000, a voter discussion and strategizing web site. 

ACLU Praises Clinton Veto of Government Secrecy Measure (11/04/2000)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded President Clinton for vetoing an intelligence bill because of a badly flawed provision that would have made it extremely difficult for the media to meet its First Amendment obligation to expose governmental misdeeds. 

ACLU Charges Political Censorship, Challenges CA's Shutdown of Votexchange.com (11/02/2000)
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU affiliates of Southern California and San Diego announced today that they will seek a temporary restraining order against California Secretary of State Bill Jones, who threatened criminal prosecution against a voter discussion and strategizing web site called Voteswap 2000.

ACLU of Ohio Challenges Election Sign Bans Across the State (10/27/2000)
CLEVELAND, OH--Seeking to defend the free speech rights of voters in the crucial days before local and national elections, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today filed three federal lawsuits, and will file a fourth on Monday, all growing out of municipal bans on political yard signs.

ACLU Asks Court to Lift Gag Order in California Murder Case (10/25/2000)
LOS ANGELES--The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed a friend of the court brief today on behalf of attorney Tony Capozzola, who is under a gag order that prevents him from discussing a client's case or any related issues, such as mental health, with the media.

Massachusetts Tattooing Ban Declared Unconstitutional (10/23/2000)
BOSTON, MA - Tattoos are expression protected by the First Amendment, just as much as paintings, drawings, engravings, and printed works, a Superior Court judge here today declared in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.

Los Angeles' Ban On "For Sale" Signs Is Suspended By Court (10/16/2000)
LOS ANGELES - In a ringing endorsement of free speech, a federal court judge today made clear that he would halt the enforcement of Los Angeles Municipal Code, which prohibits placing "For Sale" signs in cars parked on Los Angeles city streets.

ACLU of Colorado Seeks Details on Secret Agreement to Ban Reference to Christopher Columbus at Parade (09/29/2000)
While the ACLU recognizes that private parties can bargain away constitutional rights, and even ask the government to enforce such agreements, it must be determined in the light of full information that the government has not coerced parties into the agreement. 

ACLU Lends Support to Challenge of Pennsylvania's Lobbying Disclosure Act (09/25/2000)
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and other public interest legal organizations joined forces today to challenge the state's Lobbying Disclosure Act.

ACLU Forces CA Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control Out of Censorship Business (09/25/2000)
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today reached a settlement in a case where city officials in Palm Springs took a back-door route to censoring an erotic arts exhibition during late July and early August of 1997.

ACLU Sees Political Opportunism, Not Science, In Report Linking Pop Culture and Youth Violence (09/13/2000)
WASHINGTON -- Politics and punditry, not scientific research, is driving the supposed link between youth violence and popular culture, the American Civil Liberties Union said today, as a Senate committee convened hearings triggered by a government report on the issue.

ACLU Sues LAPD For Attacks on Press, Saying Police Targeted Media (08/16/2000)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the Los Angeles Police Department for its attacks Monday night on members of the media.

In Local Controversy, ACLU of Hawai'i Supports Public Official's Free Speech Rights (07/12/2000)
HONOLULU, HI -- Citizens who serve on public boards and commissions have a right to free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed on behalf of a local official.

Judge to Bar Miami-Dade County from Enforcing Culture Ban on Cuba (07/11/2000)
MIAMI, FL -- Vindicating the free expression rights of the arts community here, a federal court today said it would permanently block Miami-Dade County from barring artists connected with Communist-ruled Cuba from performing in Miami.

Federal Judge Approves Georgia County's Agreement Not to Enforce Challenged Sign Ordinance (07/10/2000)
ATLANTA, GA -- Under an agreement reached today between the American Civil Liberties Union and DeKalb County officials, residents will be allowed to display signs and flags in their yards indefinitely without the threat of government sanction.

ACLU Says Louisiana Sheriff Can't Censor 'The Hokey Pokey' at Skating Rink; Britney Spears CD Seized as 'Evidence of a Crime' (07/07/2000)
NEW IBERIA, LA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today filed a lawsuit asking whether playing the "Hokey Pokey" can be considered a criminal act.

Statement of Tricia Boudoin (07/07/2000)
As a mother of a six-year old in a Baptist School and a thirteen-year-old teenager, I am particularly concerned about and aware of the music that children hear on the radio, talk about at school, and buy at the local music store. Everything that we play at the Skate Zone is played on the radio and I wouldn't play anything at the rink that I wouldn't be comfortable with my six-year-old hearing.

ACLU of MD Asks Court to Throw Out Annapolis 'Anti-Loitering' Law (07/06/2000)
BALTIMORE, MD -- In a motion filed today on behalf of the local NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland asked a federal judge to rule Annapolis' anti-loitering law unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates free speech rights and is enforced mainly against African Americans, Hispanics and public housing residents.