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Settlement Reached in Case of Oregon Domestic Abuse Victim Who Faced Eviction; Important Precedent Set for Battered Women Nationwide (11/05/2001)
PORTLAND, OR--In a victory for victims of domestic violence everywhere, a property management company has agreed to end housing discrimination against battered women.

ACLU Pursues Discrimination Charges Over NY Woman's Exclusion from Elks Lodge Chapter (10/16/2001)
NEW YORK-A woman's repeated denial of membership in a local Elks Lodge is discriminatory and her case was wrongly dismissed by the state, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union said in legal papers today.

ACLU Applauds Appeals Court Decision Upholding Minors' Right to Confidential Abortions (08/24/2001)
CINCINNATI--In a victory for both minors and doctors, a federal appeals court ruled today that a doctor cannot be punished for providing an abortion to a minor without parental consent when the minor had no confidential and expeditious alternative to obtaining that consent. 

Civil Rights Groups Fight Eviction of Battered Women Under "Zero Tolerance" Housing Policy (07/10/2001)
PORTLAND, OR--In the first legal challenge of its kind, Legal Aid Services of Oregon and the Oregon Law Center, in coalition with national women's rights advocates, today joined a federal sex discrimination lawsuit challenging a property management company's policy of evicting victims of domestic violence from their homes.

LaShawn Warren Joins ACLU National Washington Office As Legislative Counsel Responsible for Civil Rights (06/11/2001)
WASHINGTON -- LaShawn Warren has joined the American Civil Liberties Union as a Legislative Counsel in its Washington National Office, where she will focus on civil rights, specifically voting rights, affirmative action and women's rights. 

ACLU Files Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Suburban New York Police Department (06/07/2001)
NEW YORK--Acting on behalf of three female officers who were forced off the job because they were pregnant, the New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against the Suffolk County Police Department of Long Island. 

Equal Rights Amendment Re-Introduced in Congress; ACLU Says Measure Necessary to Protect Women (03/22/2001)
WASHINGTON - Renewing a commitment to equal rights for women first made more than 70 years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union once again endorsed the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and urged Congress to once again adopt the historic measure. 

Lenora Lapidus Named Director of ACLU's Women's Rights Project (03/15/2001)
NEW YORK--The ACLU today announced the appointment of Lenora Lapidus as director of its Women's Rights Project, which was founded in 1971 by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

Appeals Court Hears Arguments Today in Case of MD 'Trooper Dad' Denied Family Leave (01/26/2001)
RICHMOND, VA --The American Civil Liberties Union will appear before a federal appeals court here today to argue against the Maryland State Police Department's appeal of a $375,000 jury award to Kevin Knussman, the state trooper who was illegally denied leave from work to care for his newborn daughter because he is male.

Sex Discrimination Complaint Against East Providence School District Settled (12/26/2000)
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination dispute against the East Providence School District for advertising a position at a high school as being for men only.

Women's Rights and Reproductive Health Care Suffers as the Michigan Legislative Session Ends (12/15/2000)
DETROIT--The fight for women's rights and reproductive health care suffered severe setbacks in the recently concluded legislative session, the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood said today.