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Brown vs. Board
A legal battle for equal education. The supreme court decided that racially segregated schools were in violation of the fourteenth ammenfment -
Reproductive Rights
This encompesses the right for a women to continue a pregnancy or end it. The fight still continues and the ACLU is struggling to protect womens rights. -
Creationism in Arkansas
Requiring that the biblical story must be a "scientific alternative" to the theory of evolution. A federal court found this unconstitutional. -
Internet Free Speech
The 1996 Communications Decency Act was struck down. This censored the internet of indecent speech.But since then, congress has passed many versions of the COPA Act. -
Keeping America Safe and Free
2001-Present: The ACLU has been working to oppose policies that sacrifice our fundemental freedoms. Our advocates are still working to restore fundemental freedoms. -
Equal Treatment for Lesbians and Gay Men
The right to privacy did not cover lesbian and gay relationships. It struck down a Texas law that made same sex intimacy a crime. -
Exposing Torture
2003-2009
Wanted information about the waterboarding and other abuses during the Bush administration. The ACLU is leading the demand for full accountability for those who authorized or condoned torture. -
Protecting your right to privacy
In a safford unified school district the court ruled that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-years old arizona girl when they strip searched her based on a classmates uncorroborated accusation.
