Whether human genes can be patented.

Whether organizations can be required to submit a pledge to oppose prostitution in order to participate in a federal program designed to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria internationally.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law banning pre-viability abortions. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Georgia obstetrician-gynecologists whose patients include women in need of this essential medical care.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of West Virginia have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mother and her daughters who attend Van Devender Middle School, claiming that the school’s practice of separating boys and girls into different classes is unlawful, based on discredited theories, and has impaired the girls’ education.