| ACLU
Declares 10 Commandments Case Successful; Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Against City of Frederick (12/03/2002) |
| BALTIMORE-Declaring that its court challenge to a Ten Commandments monument successfully established the principle that religious monuments may not be located on government property, the ACLU of Maryland today dismissed its suit against the City and County of Frederick. |
| Alabama’s
Chief Judge Ordered to Remove Ten Commandments Monument from Courthouse (11/18/2002) |
| MONTGOMERY, AL -- A monument to the Ten Commandments displayed on the grounds of the state judicial building here was ordered removed today by a federal district judge who said the display "crossed the line." |
| ACLU
of San Diego Hails Appeals Court Decision on Sale of Soledad Cross (10/22/2002) |
| SAN DIEGO-The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego today
hailed a ruling by an 11-judge appeals court panel that denied four separate
requests by the city of San Diego to reconsider a June 2002 finding that the
city violated the California Constitution when it gave unfair advantage to
a religiously oriented organization in the sale of a city-owned park. |
| Federal
Appeals Court Rejects KY’s Ten Commandments Monument as Government-Endorsed Religion (10/09/2002) |
| CINCINNATI - A government plan to erect a Ten Commandments monument
on the grounds of Kentucky’s state capitol “impermissibly endorses
religion,” a federal appeals court ruled today in a lawsuit brought by
the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky on behalf of a diverse coalition
of religious leaders and citizens. |
| Federal
Court Order Ends Dispute Over Religious Display in Georgia City Hall (09/17/2002) |
| RINGGOLD, GA-- Rejecting city officials’ assertion that
a religious display in city hall was meant to endorse patriotism and not religion,
a federal court today issued a final order in a lawsuit which settles the dispute
and orders the city to refrain from erecting future religious displays |
| West
VA School District Ends Graduation Prayer Policy; Student's Lawsuit "Educated" Officials (08/14/2002) |
| CHARLESTON, WV - In response to a lawsuit brought by the American
Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Americans United for Separation
of Church and State, school board officials in Kanawha Valley today rescinded
a policy allowing school-sponsored prayer at graduation ceremonies and agreed
to promote respect for religious freedom. |
| ACLU
of NE Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Removal of Ten Commandments Monument from Public Park (08/13/2002) |
| LINCOLN, NE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska
today asked a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling ordering
government officials to remove a Ten Commandments monument from a public park
in Plattsmouth. |
| As
Graduation Approaches, Colorado Family Asks Court to End School-Sponsored Religious Exercises (05/23/2002) |
| DENVER--An Eastern Colorado family that has asked the American
Civil Liberties Union of Colorado for help in ending religious exercises in
a Kiowa County public school is expected to testify in federal district court
this Friday, the ACLU said today. Sean Shields and his family are asking
a school to end its endorsement of religion at graduation and other events. |
| Louisiana
Family Seeks ACLU Help in Ending Sponsored Prayers in Public Schools (05/17/2002) |
| BATON ROUGE, LA--Acting on behalf of a family that declined
to be identified for fear of retaliation, the American Civil Liberties Union
of Louisiana today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to end public school
endorsement of prayer during graduation and award ceremonies. |
| ICLU
Brings Lawsuit On Behalf of Students Required to Sing Lord’s Prayer at Graduation (04/01/2002) |
| DES MOINES--Acting on behalf of 14-year-old twins and their
parents, the Iowa Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the Woodbine
Community School District in west central Iowa challenging the district's practice
of having the school choir sing the Lord's Prayer at school graduation ceremonies
scheduled for May 19. |
| High
Court Again Refuses to Review Ban on Government Endorsement of Ten Commandments (02/25/2002) |
| WASHINGTON--For the second time in less than a year, the United
States Supreme Court today refused to review a ban on the placement of Ten
Commandments monuments on government property, a practice the American Civil
Liberties Union has successfully challenged as an illegal entanglement of government
with religion. |
| ACLU
Challenges Virginia's 'Minute of Silence' Law (06/22/2000) |
| "Every Virginia legislator knows the purpose of this law," said
ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Kent Willis. "It is an attempt to
put state-sanctioned prayer back in our public schools, and that is both shameful
and unconstitutional." |
| ACLU
Hails "Total Victory" for Religious Liberty In High Court's Rejection of School Stadium Prayers (06/19/2000) |
| WASHINGTON -- In a triumph for religious liberty, the Supreme
Court today ruled 6 to 3 that public schools cannot let students lead stadium
crowds in prayer over the public address system before high school football
games. |
| Ohio
Appeals Court Strikes Down Christian State Motto as Unconstitutional (04/25/2000) |
| CLEVELAND, OH -- In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties
Union of Ohio, a federal appeals court today agreed that the state motto, "With
God All Things Are Possible," is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. |
| The
Fish Must Go: Court Rules Missouri Must Remove Religious Symbol from City Logo (07/09/1999) |
| SPRINGFIELD, MO -- A federal judge today ruled that the city
of Republic must remove the ichthus, a Christian symbol, from its city logo. |
| ACLU
Urges Kansas Public Schools to Reject Religion-Based Evolution Teachings
in Science Classes (08/13/1999) |
| TOPEKA, KA -- In a letter it is sending to public school districts
across the state, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western
Missouri today warned officials that the teaching of so-called "creation
science" could lead to legal action on religious liberty grounds. |
| ACLU
Defends Church's Right to Run "Anti-Santa" Ads in Boston Subways (Free Speech) (01/08/2002) |
| BOSTON--The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
and a local attorney today filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for removing subway advertisements promoting
the views of a local church and refusing to sell additional advertising space
to the church. |
| ACLU
of Montana Challenges County Creche Display (Religious Liberty) (12/21/1999) |
| BILLINGS, MT -- The ACLU of Montana today filed suit against Custer County and its commissioners in a long-running dispute over the County's insistence on displaying a nativity scene on the courthouse lawn next to a large tablet engraved with the Ten Commandments. |
