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ACLU, NAACP Object To Discriminatory Election Enforcement In Wisconsin (09/17/2008)
The formation of a voter fraud task force only in Milwaukee County reinforces an unsubstantiated perception that City of Milwaukee residents are more prone to commit election fraud. And, regardless of intent, a racial subtext is barely below the surface, given the fact that Milwaukee is the only majority-minority city in the state.

Wisconsin Court Upholds Discipline of Pharmacist Who Refused to Refill Birth Control Pill Prescription (03/25/2008)
MADISON - The American Civil Liberties Union said today's decision by a Wisconsin court allowing the state's discipline of a pharmacist who refused to refill a prescription for birth control pills strikes an important balance between religious liberty and women's health.

Judge Rejects Government Efforts to Block Details of Deficient Medical Care in Wisconsin’s Largest Women’s Prison (03/15/2007)
MILWAUKEE — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that a federal judge has ruled that claims of grossly deficient medical and mental health care for Wisconsin’s women prisoners must be heard. Judge Rudolph Randa denied efforts by prison officials to dismiss these claims of inadequate health care at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI), Wisconsin’s largest women’s prison.

ACLU Urges Wisconsin Court to Uphold Decision Allowing Discipline of Pharmacist Who Refused to Refill a Prescription for Birth Control Pills (02/05/2007)
MADISON – The American Civil Liberties Union today urged a Wisconsin court to affirm a lower court decision upholding the state’s discipline of a pharmacist who refused to refill a prescription for birth control pills without ensuring that the patient would be able to get her medication.

ACLU of Wisconsin Wins Health Insurance Coverage of Birth Control for County Employees (09/12/2006)
MILWAUKEE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin announced today that three Marathon County employees have won the right to health insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives. The decision highlights the ways in which the county’s refusal to pay for contraception was illegal sex discrimination.

ACLU of Wisconsin Says Taser Death Demonstrates Need to Restrict Police Use of Potentially Lethal Weapons (07/17/2006)
MILWAUKEE, WI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today demanded that the Town of Mukwonago police and other Wisconsin police agencies adhere to professional standards when deploying and using stun guns

Women at Wisconsin’s Taycheedah Prison Suffer Medical Neglect and Receive Worse Mental Health Care Than Men (05/02/2006)
MILWAUKEE -- In the first class action lawsuit on behalf of women prisoners in Wisconsin, the American Civil Liberties Union is charging that the state prison system puts the lives of women prisoners at risk through grossly deficient health care and provides far inferior mental health treatment as compared to men.

ACLU of Wisconsin Seeks Further Court Action to Remedy "Appalling" Jail Conditions (01/31/2006)
MILWAUKEE, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee today asked a court to levy fines against Milwaukee County for failing to correct what experts described as “unacceptable, if not appalling” conditions at the Milwaukee County Jail.

ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Law Barring Transgender People Access to Medical Treatment in Prison (01/24/2006)
MILWAUKEE, WI – Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of two transgender women challenging a Wisconsin law that bars them from access to appropriate medical treatment while they are incarcerated.

ACLU Sets Record Straight on Costs of Domestic Partner Benefits (07/14/2005)
MADISON, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal papers today urging a Madison judge to exclude the state legislature from interfering in a lawsuit seeking domestic partner benefits for lesbian and gay employees of the state. The ACLU charges that the legislators behind the move are misrepresenting the costs of the benefits to disguise their real motives for aligning themselves with the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund.

ACLU Sets Record Straight on Costs of Domestic Partner Benefits (07/14/2005)
MADISON, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal papers today urging a Madison judge to exclude the state legislature from interfering in a lawsuit seeking domestic partner benefits for lesbian and gay employees of the state. The ACLU charges that the legislators behind the move are misrepresenting the costs of the benefits to disguise their real motives for aligning themselves with the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund.

ACLU Defends Peace Activists Facing Fines Over Iraq Travel Ban (05/26/2005)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed lawsuits this week on behalf of two peace activists accused of going to Iraq as ""human shields"" prior to the beginning of the war in 2003. Both are fighting an effort by the federal Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) to impose large fines on them without allowing them to contest the charges.

Muslim Woman Sues Prison for Forcing Her to Remove Headscarf in Front of Male Guards and Prisoners (05/25/2005)
MADISON, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of Cynthia Rhouni, a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her religious headscarf, or hijab, in front of male guards and prisoners as a condition of visiting her son's father at Columbia Correctional Institution.

ACLU Seeks Health Insurance and Family Leave for Lesbian and Gay Wisconsin State Employees (04/20/2005)
MADISON, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today against the state of Wisconsin on behalf of six lesbian employees and their partners seeking domestic partner health insurance and family leave protections.

ACLU Seeks Health Insurance and Family Leave for Lesbian and Gay Wisconsin State Employees (04/20/2005)
MADISON, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today against the state of Wisconsin on behalf of six lesbian employees and their partners seeking domestic partner health insurance and family leave protections.

Legal Aid Society and ACLU Charge Milwaukee County With 13,000 Violations of Court Order to Run Jail Safely and Humanely (09/14/2004)
MILWAUKEE, WI - The Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today announced that they are seeking a contempt order against the Milwaukee County and the Sheriff's Department for holding people for days at a time in crowded, degrading and dangerous conditions in the county jail's booking room, in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement.

ACLU Urges Wisconsin Police Chief to Work with Protesters to Protect Safety and Freedom (09/01/2004)
MILWAUKEE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin said today that it has sent a letter to Chief Edward Kondracki of the La Crosse Police Department criticizing police conduct that may have chilled protesters' free speech at a campaign rally for President George W. Bush in May.

ACLU of Wisconsin Defends Oshkosh Man Fined for Displaying a Political Sign Near a Highway (08/25/2004)
MILWAUKEE WI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin entered Winnebago County Circuit Court today on behalf of Oshkosh resident Jacob Burns to contest a ticket he received for displaying a political sign on a bridge over a highway.

ACLU of Wisconsin Defends Local Man Accused of Travel to Iraq as "Human Shield" (08/23/2004)
MILWAUKEE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today filed papers in defense of peace activist and Milwaukee-area businessman Ryan Clancy contesting the imposition of a $10,000 fine by the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control because Clancy allegedly traveled to Iraq prior to the beginning of the war last year to act as a ""human shield.""

ACLU of Wisconsin Applauds Attorney General's Decision to Drop Out of Controversial MATRIX Data-mining Program (03/11/2004)
MILWAUKEE-The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today commended Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager on her reported decision to end the state's short-lived participation in the controversial Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange known as MATRIX.

After ACLU Action, Police Dismiss Citations Against Hundreds of Electronic Music Concertgoers in Wisconsin (01/16/2003)
MILWAUKEE -- The City of Racine today agreed to drop all charges against 442 people who were ticketed at a benefit electronic music concert simply for being in proximity to a drug arrest on the premises -- a prosecution the American Civil Liberties Union called a first in the "war on drugs."

District Court Approves ACLU Settlement, Orders Improvements at Wisconsin's "Supermax" (03/08/2002)
MADISON, WI -- Remedying some of the country's most deplorable prison conditions, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb today approved a settlement agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and prisoners incarcerated at the Supermax Correctional Institution in Boscobel, Wisconsin. 

New ACLU Lawsuit Details Horrors at Wisconsin "Supermax" Prison (06/29/2001)
MILWAUKEE--Wisconsin's super maximum prison in Boscobel is even more inhumane than originally claimed, according to an amended class action lawsuit filed today in Madison by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and a group of concerned attorneys. 

Milwaukee Students Win Right to Form Anti-Homophobic Club (04/02/2000)
Milwaukee, WI -- After being denied access to school facilities, Safe Haven, a student group promoting gay tolerance, won the same status at Kettle Moraine High School as Bible study clubs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The local ACLU handled the case.

ACLU of Wisconsin Files Free Speech Lawsuit Over School's Censorship of Gay-Themed Books (02/16/1999)
MILWAUKEE, WI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a group of parents and students, challenging the removal of books with gay themes from a high school library.