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U.S. v. Ross - ACLU Opening Brief (11/21/2008)
The ACLU's opening brief to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asserting a constitutional right to legal counsel for those seeking resentencing based on the recent reduction to the federal sentencing guideline range for crack-cocaine offenses.

San Diego v. NORML - ACLU Brief to California Supreme Court (09/24/2008)
The ACLU's brief to the California Supreme Court urging that the Court reject the appeal of two California counties challenging the validity of the State's medical marijuana laws. San Diego and San Bernardino Counties are appealing the July 31, 2008 ruling of the California Court of Appeal, which held that California’s medical marijuana laws are entirely legitimate.

Santa Cruz v. Mukasey - Order Denying Government Motion to Dismiss (08/20/2008)
A ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, denying the federal government's motion to dismiss the case and holding that the U.S. Constitution bars deliberate subversion by the federal government of state medical marijuana laws.

Redding v. Safford - Opinion of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (07/11/2008)
A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which found that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old Arizona girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate’s accusation of ibuprofen possession.

Redding v. Safford - ACLU Supplemental Brief (02/29/2008)
The ACLU's supplemental brief filed with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation of ibuprofen possession.

Redding v. Safford - National Association of Social Workers Brief (02/21/2008)
A friend of the court brief filed with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation of ibuprofen possession.

Redding v. Safford - Rutherford Institute Brief (02/21/2008)
A friend of the court brief from the Rutherford Institute filed with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation of ibuprofen possession.

French v. County of Eddy, et al. - Affidavit of David Edmondson (02/14/2008)
An affidavit submitted by a local law enforcement official that states that the seizure of medical marijuana from a local paraplegic man, “was done at the direction of and under the guidance and control of the [Drug Enforcement Administration] DEA.” The affidavit, submitted by David Edmondson, Commander of the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force, which conducted the seizure on September 4, 2007, makes clear that the federal government directed local law enforcement to seize the medical marijuana of a patient fully authorized to use the medicine under state law.

Letter to HI Gov. Lingle Regarding Her Threats to Teachers' Salaries Following Demise of Random Drug Testing Program (02/01/2008)
A letter delivered to Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle by a group of legal and labor experts and public school teachers demanding that she retract unfounded threats to withhold a pay raise promised to educators. In response to the Hawaii Board of Education’s decision not to divert money from Hawaii’s classrooms to fund a random teacher drug testing program, Governor Lingle threatened to deny teachers a pay raise included in their current contract.

San Diego v. CA - City of San Diego Amicus Brief (12/06/2007)
A friend of the court brief submitted by the City of San Diego opposing the County of San Diego's attempt to overturn California's medical marijuana laws due to their conflict with federal law.