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Ashland School District Reinstates Teacher suspended for Personal Facebook Post
Ashland School District Reinstates Teacher Suspended for Personal Facebook Post After ACLU Asserts First Amendment Rights
Update on Lincoln Hills Lawsuit
Today, Western District Judge Peterson found that the use of solitary confinement, pepper spray and restraints at two juvenile facilities in Wisconsin violate youths’ constitutional rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ordered the parties to propose the terms of a preliminary injunct
Preliminary Injunction Filed in Lincoln Hills Case
Civil Rights Groups File Preliminary Injunction in Case Against Wisconsin State Officials to Halt Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities
ACLU Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban
MILWAUKEE — The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.
ACLU Files Suit in Wisconsin Over Denial of Insurance Coverage for Transgender State Employees
MILWAUKEE – The national ACLU, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insurance board today over their refusal to provide gender-affirming health insurance coverage to state employees who are transgender.