Wisconsin Affiliate, American Civil Liberties Union

News Releases

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* all documents are PDFs unless otherwise noted

8/5/2011 - Federal Court Upholds Transgender People’s Right to Access Medical Treatment in Prison; Court Decision: read the full text

7/19/2011 - ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Legislators to Slow Down on Redistricting

6/27/2011 - Fair Housing Lawsuit Against City of South Milwaukee Settled

6/22/2011 – Racial Profiling Law Could Have Helped Cops End Biased Policing

6/20/2011 – Court Dismisses Challenge to Wisconsin’s Domestic Partner Law; Court Decision and Order

6/7/2011 – Civil Rights Advocates Allege Voucher Program Discriminates on Basis of Disability: Groups Request Federal Investigation; cover letter; full complaint; exhibits

5/27/2011 – Circuit Court Decision on Open Meetings Law Violations Checks Abuse of Power

5/25/2011 – Testimony: ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Senate Public Health Committee to Reject the Proposed Ban on Private Health Insurance for Abortion Services

5/20/2011 – ACLU Opposes Discriminatory Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin's Domestic Partner Law Brief:Brief of Amici Curiae

5/20/2011 – ACLU Urges Wisconsin Senate to Reject Unnecessary Photo ID Bill Without Reasonable Improvements

5/6/2011 – ACLU of WI Applauds Milwaukee City Attorney for Protecting PETA’s First Amendment Rights

5/5/2011 – Cleaner Valley Coalition: We Energies Takes a Big Step in the Right Direction

5/4/2011 – ACLU of Wisconsin Calls on Legislators to Stop Wasting Precious Tax Dollars on Failed School Voucher Program Letter: Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs Senator Darling and Representative Vos

4/20/2011 – Recounts Shed Light on Elections Process: A recount in a close election is the legal right of candidates

4/5/2011 - Environmental Justice Groups Object to WisDOT’s Discriminatory Failure to Include Transit in Zoo Interchange Plans, Comments to William Mohr, Mega Project Manager, WI DOT SE Transportation Region, Waukesha

4/01/2011 - Yard Signs Promoting or Opposing Recalls Are Free Speech, Decision and Order Granting Plaintiffs Summary Judgement

3/17/2011- ACLU of WI Calls Governor Walker’s Fantastic Math Part of National Attempt to Privatize Public Education

2/28/2011 - ACLU of WI Insists Wisconsin Department of Administration Give Citizens Fair Access to Capitol Building, Letter: RE: Rules for protesters and members of the public in Capitol Building

2/18/2011 – ACLU of WI Legal Observers Protect Right to Assemble and Speak

2/17/2011 – ACLU Opposes Restrictions on Public Employees’ First Amendment Rights

2/7/2011 - Federal Court Hears Arguments In Case Defending Transgender People’s Right To Access Medical Treatment in Prison

1/26/2011 – ACLU of WI Opposes Voter ID Proposal (SB 6): Restrictive Photo ID Requirements for Voting Will Disenfranchisement Eligible Voters, Not Fix Illegal Votes

1/24/2011 - ACLU of WI Applauds Belleville Book Decision: School Board Votes Unanimously to Keep Challenged Book in English Curriculum

10/1/2010 - Couples Seek To Help Defend Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Domestic Partner Law

8/26/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Responds to Partial Release of Report on UW Milwaukee Police Actions During March 4th Incident

8/20/2010 - ACLU Settles Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Wisconsin Women’s Prison

8/20/2010 - ACLU of WI Will Support State’s Domestic Partner Registry: Same-sex Couples Will Show Registry is Not Marriage

8/11/2010 – Advocates Request Wisconsin Public Service Commission to Address Environmental Justice Impacts of Power Plants; Comments of American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation, Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc., and Midwest Environmental Advocates

8/10/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Calls Ald. Donovan’s Ill-Conceived Surveillance Scheme Amateurish

7/27/2010 - New Berlin Plan Commission Censorship Violates Free Speech

7/20/2010 - Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About GPS Tracking; ACLU Seeks Legislative Response

7/15/2010 - Lawsuit Over Police Censorship of Gay-Themed Play Settled: City Pays Milwaukee Gay Arts Center and Clarifies Theater License Requirements

7/2/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Travel Advisory for State of Arizona

6/30/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on McConkey Decision

6/18/2010 – Wisconsin Students Have Free Expression Rights

6/17/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Juvenile Facilities

4/6/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Responds to Ill-Advised Attack on New Comprehensive Sex Education Law in Juneau County

04/01/2010 – Wisconsin Federal Court Says Transgender People Must Be Allowed Medical Treatment in Prison

03/09/2010 - Slow water flow to suburbs; Comments regarding the socioeconomic impact analysis for the water supply study

03/05/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin calls for public investigation of police confrontation at UW-Milwaukee

03/1/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin asks Wisconsin Senate to vote favorably on bill to limit race-based school team names and mascots

03/1/2010 – Letter: Sen. Decker RE Race-Based Mascot Bill (AB 35)

02/17/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Support of Entering Into an Agreement Among the States to Elect the President of the United States by Means of a National Popular Vote (AB 751)

02/16/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Recognizes Wisconsin Civil Liberties Defenders: National Social Media Journalist Ana Marie Cox Featured Speaker

02/15/2010 – Big Brother Honadel’s Call to Fingerprint Poor Children Gives Businessmen a Bad Nam

02/12/2010 – ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation Urge Wisconsin Supreme Court Require Warrants for GPS Tracking

01/29/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin applauds the passage of the Healthy Youth Act

01/06/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Support of Legislative Action on Public Schools Now

01/05/2010 – Testimony: ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Senate Education Committee to Focus on Adequacy RE: MPS Mayoral takeover

01/04/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Opposes Proposed Mayoral Takeover of MPS

11/25/2009 – ACLU Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Women’s Prison to Proceed

11/16/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Supports Progress in Medical Marijuana Reform

11/04/2009 – Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Domestic Partnership Registry: Committed Couples Can Continue to Enjoy Limited Protections Offered by Registry

11/02/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Assembly to Pass the Healthy Youth Act

10/30/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Says Media Hype and Politician’s Criticism of H1N1 Vaccine for Prisoners Harms Public Health

10/09/2009 – DNA Collection Expansion Too Costly, Too Invasive, and Too Distracting, ACLU of Wisconsin Says

10/06/2009 – Raise Indigency Standards for Low-Income Defendants to Get a State Public Defender: Testimony of Christopher Ahmuty, Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin in support of AB395/SB263 before the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics and the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform and Housing

10/01/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Opposition to a Mayoral Takeover of the Milwaukee Public Schools

09/22/2009 – Domestic Partners Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Domestic Partner Law: ACLU Urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to Send Case to Trial Court so That Those Most Affected by the Lawsuit Can Be Heard

08/12/2009 – ACLU Condemns Proposed Kenosha Ordinance Prohibiting Criticism of Police Officers

08/07/2009 – ACLU Stands up for Right to Fly Flag Upside Down: Crivitz Police Violated Free Speech Rights and Unconstitutionally Seized Veteran’s Flag on the Fourth of July

06/17/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Support of Resident Tuition for the Undocumented Graduates of Wisconsin High Schools

06/12/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Efforts to Exempt Some Employers from Contraceptive Equity Law

05/01/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Governor Doyle’s Declaration of Public Health Emergency

04/24/2009 – Judge Randa Orders Proper Administration of Medicine at Taycheedah Women’s Prison

04/13/2009 – Letter to Representative Jason Fields on Racial Profiling and Seat Belt Enforcement

04/13/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Legislators to Strengthen Budget’s Racial Profiling Provision While Evaluating Primary Seat Belt Enforcement

04/09/2009 – Letter to Joint Finance Committee to Help Alleviate Prison Crisis

04/09/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Legislators to Support Early Inmate Release to Alleviate Serious Prison Overcrowding

04/07/2009 – Letter to Joint Finance Committee to End Vouchers

04/07/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Calls on Legislators to Begin Exit Strategy for Failed School Voucher Experiment

03/16/2009 – SEWRPC Study: Slow Down Flood of Water to Suburbs, Community Groups Say

03/05/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin: No to Censorship in West Bend Public Library

02/16/2009 – ACLU Defends Affirmative Action Opponent’s Right to Speak at UW Milwaukee – Even Though He’s Dead Wrong

02/12/2009 – ACLU Says Marshfield Police Chief’s Concerns Should Be Evaluated on Merit, Not Fear of Lawsuits

02/09/2009 – Jail No Place for Tuberculosis Patient Say Legal Aid Society and ACLU

02/05/2009 – ACLU Says School Should Allow Teacher to Pose with Rifle on Facebook

02/04/2009 – ACLU Says Police Chief’s Taser Stunt Trivializes Potentially Lethal Weapon

01/28/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Applauds Passing of Data Privacy Day Resolution

01/20/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Response to Governor Doyle’s State of the State Address

01/12/2009 – Letter to Governor Doyle on Stimulus and Mass Transit

06/02/2011 - Letter to JFC RE Statement of Economic Interest; GAB memo on Motion 360

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