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In Victory for Free Speech, Court Strikes Down Rhode Island’s Restrictions on Campaigning Over Ballot Questions (04/27/2006)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Ruling on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island in 2004, U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres has struck down various aspects of Rhode Island’s campaign finance law that the ACLU argued impermissibly restricted the rights of individuals and entities to campaign for and against ballot questions.

In New Alliance, ACLU and Public Campaign Urge Support for Full Public Financing (10/26/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to end years of political deadlock, the American Civil Liberties Union and Public Campaign today announced a "common ground" effort to shift the focus of campaign finance reform to full public financing for all federal elections.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.com: How a Small-Town Internet Speaker Tripped Over Campaign Finance Regulations (10/13/1999)

ACLU to Challenge Maine Campaign Finance Law (09/29/1999)
PORTLAND, ME -- A state court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine's challenge to the campaign finance reform initiative passed by state voters in November 1996.

ACLU Urges House to Oppose Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Legislation (09/14/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Saying that it would violate free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House of Representatives to reject a high-profile campaign finance proposal.

ACLU to File Constitutional Challenge to Vermont's Campaign Finance Restrictions (08/12/1999)
MONTPELIER, VT -- New campaign finance restrictions on contributions and spending cut to the heart of the First Amendment's protection of political freedom, according to a lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in U.S. District Court by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.

With Campaign Finance Votes Increasingly Likely, ACLU Says Leading Proposals Are Doomed to Failure (07/22/1999)
WASHINGTON -- With floor votes looking increasingly likely this year, the American Civil Liberties Union today warned a House committee that current campaign finance proposals are doomed to failure in the courts. Agreeing that the political finance system badly needs reform, however, the ACLU said that Congress should focus instead on full public financing for federal elections.