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ACLU of Oregon and its Southern Oregon Chapter Ask Ashland to Amend Harsh Laws Targeting People Who Are Homeless (10/13/2008)
The Southern Oregon Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon calls upon the City of Ashland to amend its "Prohibited Camping" ordinance from one that punishes poverty and homelessness into one that prods the city to provide housing for the homeless.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Orlando Homeless Feeding Ban (09/26/2008)
ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida won an overwhelming victory today in First Vagabonds Church of God vs. City of Orlando, the highly publicized "homeless feeding" case in Orlando. The 14-page opinion issued by Federal Judge Gregory A. Presnell hinged on the plaintiffs' right to Free Exercise of Religion and Freedom of Speech.

ACLU Of Louisiana Opposes Rep. Labruzzo (09/24/2008)
NEW ORLEANS - The ACLU of Louisiana condemns State Rep. John LaBruzzo for suggesting that poor people, or those who use government services, should be sterilized to save taxpayer expense.

ACLU Releases Crack Cocaine Report, Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 Deepened Racial Inequity in Sentencing (10/26/2006)
WASHINGTON – To mark the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the American Civil Liberties Union today issued the report, “Cracks in the System: Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law.” The report details discriminatory effects of the drug law that devastated African American and low-income communities.

On Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, ACLU Sees America's Reputation as Human Rights Leader Diminished (08/29/2006)

Letter Regarding the Re-Opening of the Orleans Parish Prison (10/21/2005)
The city-owned Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) was engulfed by Hurricane Katrina, abandoned by correctional staff, and then haphazardly evacuated in the five days after the storm struck. Since the evacuation, the 6500 prisoners previously confined at OPP have been housed in a number of other prisons and makeshift shelters. However, at least some of these prisoners may soon be returning to OPP.

Settlement in Sager, et al v. Pittsburgh (05/13/2003)

Memo in Support of Motion for Injunction in Sager, et al v. City of Pittsburgh (05/05/2003)

Motion for Injunction in Sager, et al v. City of Pittsburgh (05/05/2003)

Complaint in Sager, et al v. City of Pittsburgh (05/05/2003)

Sign On Letter to House of Representatives Urging Members to Vote Against the Class Action Fairness Act (02/23/2005)

Coalition Sign-On Letter Urging Exemption of Civil Rights and Wage Hour Cases from S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act (02/02/2005)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 2282, the Equal Access to Justice Reform Act (03/11/2004)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S. 274, the Class Action Fairness Act in order to Protect the Rights of Victims of Discrimination, Consumer Fraud and Toxic Pollution (01/26/2004)

ACLU Letter to the House Urging Support for H.R. 1155, the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (12/15/2003)

Summaries of 400 Testimonials From Inmates Incarcerated at Orleans Parish Prison During Hurricane Katrina (01/11/2006)
This document contains summaries of 400 testimonials obtained since mid-October 2005 from inmates who were incarcerated at Orleans Parish Prison during Hurricane Katrina. The ACLU National Prison Project has received more than 1,000 testimonials to date.

Anthony D. Romero on Civil Liberties in the Wake of Katrina (09/24/2005)

Testimonials of Six Inmates Incarcerated at New Orleans Old Parish Prison during Hurricane Katrina (11/18/2005)
Testimonials of Six Inmates Incarcerated at New Orleans Old Parish Prison during Hurricane Katrina

ACLU of Oregon and its Southern Oregon Chapter Ask Ashland to Amend Harsh Laws Targeting People Who Are Homeless (10/13/2008)
The Southern Oregon Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon calls upon the City of Ashland to amend its "Prohibited Camping" ordinance from one that punishes poverty and homelessness into one that prods the city to provide housing for the homeless.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Orlando Homeless Feeding Ban (09/26/2008)
ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida won an overwhelming victory today in First Vagabonds Church of God vs. City of Orlando, the highly publicized "homeless feeding" case in Orlando. The 14-page opinion issued by Federal Judge Gregory A. Presnell hinged on the plaintiffs' right to Free Exercise of Religion and Freedom of Speech.

ACLU Of Louisiana Opposes Rep. Labruzzo (09/24/2008)
NEW ORLEANS - The ACLU of Louisiana condemns State Rep. John LaBruzzo for suggesting that poor people, or those who use government services, should be sterilized to save taxpayer expense.

ACLU Releases Crack Cocaine Report, Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 Deepened Racial Inequity in Sentencing (10/26/2006)
WASHINGTON – To mark the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the American Civil Liberties Union today issued the report, “Cracks in the System: Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law.” The report details discriminatory effects of the drug law that devastated African American and low-income communities.

On Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, ACLU Sees America's Reputation as Human Rights Leader Diminished (08/29/2006)