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ACLU and Film Festival Sue Michigan Lawmakers Over Free Speech Violations (03/20/2007)
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today filed a federal lawsuit charging that state officials violated the First Amendment by punishing the Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) for screening films that the state deemed "objectionable."

ACLU Urges Supreme Court Not to Abandon Landmark Student Free Speech Ruling (03/19/2007)
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to abandon its famous 1969 ruling that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

ACLU Sues White House Staffers for Ejecting Denver Residents from Bush Event (03/15/2007)
DENVER, CO - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint against three White House staffers for illegally ejecting Denver residents from a taxpayer-funded town hall with President Bush, even though they had done nothing to disrupt the event. The residents, who have been dubbed the “Denver 3” by the media, were singled out because of an anti-war bumper sticker on their car

ACLU of Hawaii Victorious in Challenge to Honolulu Prosecutor’s Unlawful Use of Public Funds in Political Campaigning (03/14/2007)
HONOLULU - In a victory for voter fairness on election ballot measures, the state Supreme Court sided with the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii in ruling that a Honolulu prosecutor unlawfully used public funds and resources to urge voters to approve a proposed constitutional amendment.

NYCLU Says School District Cannot Suspend Students Who Fought Censorship by Reciting Vagina Monologues (03/13/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today expressed its strong support for three Westchester public high school students who were suspended for saying the word "vagina" during their performance last week of a passage from Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues.

ACLU Praises Protection of Freedom of Information Act, Says OPEN Government Act A Step in the Right Direction (03/13/2007)
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the Senate introduction of the OPEN Government Act of 2007. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the legislation, which will both protect and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act.

In Victory for Open Government, New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Videotaping of Public Meetings is a Basic Right (03/07/2007)
NEWARK, N.J. - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey praised a New Jersey Supreme Court decision released today that protects an individual's right to videotape public meetings.

ACLU Urges Lawmakers to Support Free Speech Rights of Servicemembers (03/06/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and Congressman John Tierney (D-MA), Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs for holding hearings to investigate the mistreatment of veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

MCLU Says Candidate’s Right to Exercise Political Speech Violated (03/02/2007)
PORTLAND, ME - On Monday, the Maine Civil Liberties Union will argue in Cumberland County Superior Court that a Maine law restricting political speech is unconstitutional.

Student in Supreme Court Free Speech Case Speaks About Suspension Over "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Banner (03/02/2007)
NEW YORK - In a teleconference with reporters today, 23-year-old Joseph Frederick spoke publicly for the first time in more than a year about his challenge to a 2002 high school suspension for displaying a sign saying "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" at an off-campus event not sponsored by the school.

ACLU of Arkansas Says Watson Chapel School Dress Code Violates Free Speech (02/22/2007)
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed papers in federal court today charging that the dress code policy of the Watson Chapel School District violates the free expression rights of students. The move comes in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of Watson Chapel students who were disciplined for wearing black armbands to protest the school dress code and its harsh, inconsistent enforcement.

ACLU Calls on New Jersey Supreme Court to Protect Reproductive Freedom and Free Speech (02/20/2007)
TRENTON, NJ - The American Civil Liberties Union today called on the New Jersey Supreme Court to protect women’s reproductive rights and physicians’ free speech rights. The ACLU urged the court to overturn a lower court medical malpractice decision that would have the effect of improperly forcing physicians to give a non-medical, value-laden speech to their patients before performing an abortion.

ACLU Lauds Senate Hearing on Science Saying, "Fund Research Not Ideology" (02/07/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union applauded the Senate Commerce Committee’s hearing today on oversight of government research on climate change, noting that recent government funded scientific studies have often put politics above facts.