News Releases
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8/26/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Responds to Partial Release of Report on UW Milwaukee Police Actions During March 4th Incident (PDF)
8/20/2010 - ACLU Settles Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Wisconsin Women’s Prison (PDF)
8/20/2010 - ACLU of WI Will Support State’s Domestic Partner Registry: Same-sex Couples Will Show Registry is Not Marriage (PDF)
8/11/2010 – Advocates Request Wisconsin Public Service Commission to Address Environmental Justice Impacts of Power Plants (PDF); Comments of American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation, Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc., and Midwest Environmental Advocates (PDF)
8/10/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Calls Ald. Donovan’s Ill-Conceived Surveillance Scheme Amateurish (PDF)
7/27/2010 - New Berlin Plan Commission Censorship Violates Free Speech (PDF)
7/20/2010 - Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions About GPS Tracking; ACLU Seeks Legislative Response (PDF)
7/15/2010 - Lawsuit Over Police Censorship of Gay-Themed Play Settled: City Pays Milwaukee Gay Arts Center and Clarifies Theater License Requirements (PDF)
7/2/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Travel Advisory for State of Arizona (PDF)
6/30/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on McConkey Decision (PDF)
6/18/2010 – Wisconsin Students Have Free Expression Rights (PDF)
6/17/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Juvenile Facilities (PDF)
4/6/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Responds to Ill-Advised Attack on New Comprehensive Sex Education Law in Juneau County (PDF)
04/01/2010 – Wisconsin Federal Court Says Transgender People Must Be Allowed Medical Treatment in Prison (PDF)
03/09/2010 - Slow water flow to suburbs; Comments regarding the socioeconomic impact analysis for the water supply study (PDF)
03/05/2010 - ACLU of Wisconsin calls for public investigation of police confrontation at UW-Milwaukee (PDF)
03/1/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin asks Wisconsin Senate to vote favorably on bill to limit race-based school team names and mascots (PDF)
03/1/2010 – Letter: Sen. Decker RE Race-Based Mascot Bill (AB 35) (PDF)
02/16/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Recognizes Wisconsin Civil Liberties Defenders: National Social Media Journalist Ana Marie Cox Featured Speaker (PDF)
02/15/2010 – Big Brother Honadel’s Call to Fingerprint Poor Children Gives Businessmen a Bad Nam (PDF)
02/12/2010 – ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation Urge Wisconsin Supreme Court Require Warrants for GPS Tracking (PDF)
01/29/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin applauds the passage of the Healthy Youth Act (PDF)
01/06/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Support of Legislative Action on Public Schools Now (PDF)
01/05/2010 – Testimony: ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Senate Education Committee to Focus on Adequacy RE: MPS Mayoral takeover (PDF)
01/04/2010 – ACLU of Wisconsin Opposes Proposed Mayoral Takeover of MPS (PDF)
11/25/2009 – ACLU Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Women’s Prison to Proceed (PDF)
11/16/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Supports Progress in Medical Marijuana Reform (PDF)
11/04/2009 – Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Domestic Partnership Registry: Committed Couples Can Continue to Enjoy Limited Protections Offered by Registry (PDF)
11/02/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Assembly to Pass the Healthy Youth Act (PDF)
10/30/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Says Media Hype and Politician’s Criticism of H1N1 Vaccine for Prisoners Harms Public Health (PDF)
10/09/2009 – DNA Collection Expansion Too Costly, Too Invasive, and Too Distracting, ACLU of Wisconsin Says (PDF)
10/01/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Opposition to a Mayoral Takeover of the Milwaukee Public Schools (PDF)
08/12/2009 – ACLU Condemns Proposed Kenosha Ordinance Prohibiting Criticism of Police Officers (PDF)
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 (PDF)
06/17/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement in Support of Resident Tuition for the Undocumented Graduates of Wisconsin High Schools (PDF)
06/12/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Efforts to Exempt Some Employers from Contraceptive Equity Law (PDF)
05/01/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Statement on Governor Doyle’s Declaration of Public Health Emergency (PDF)
04/24/2009 – Judge Randa Orders Proper Administration of Medicine at Taycheedah Women’s Prison (PDF)
04/13/2009 – Letter to Representative Jason Fields on Racial Profiling and Seat Belt Enforcement (PDF)
04/13/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Legislators to Strengthen Budget’s Racial Profiling Provision While Evaluating Primary Seat Belt Enforcement (PDF)
04/09/2009 – Letter to Joint Finance Committee to Help Alleviate Prison Crisis (PDF)
04/09/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Urges Legislators to Support Early Inmate Release to Alleviate Serious Prison Overcrowding (PDF)
04/07/2009 – Letter to Joint Finance Committee to End Vouchers (PDF)
04/07/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Calls on Legislators to Begin Exit Strategy for Failed School Voucher Experiment (PDF)
03/16/2009 – SEWRPC Study: Slow Down Flood of Water to Suburbs, Community Groups Say (PDF)
03/05/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin: No to Censorship in West Bend Public Library (PDF)
02/16/2009 – ACLU Defends Affirmative Action Opponent’s Right to Speak at UW Milwaukee – Even Though He’s Dead Wrong (PDF)
02/12/2009 – ACLU Says Marshfield Police Chief’s Concerns Should Be Evaluated on Merit, Not Fear of Lawsuits (PDF)
02/09/2009 – Jail No Place for Tuberculosis Patient Say Legal Aid Society and ACLU (PDF)
02/05/2009 – ACLU Says School Should Allow Teacher to Pose with Rifle on Facebook (PDF)
02/04/2009 – ACLU Says Police Chief’s Taser Stunt Trivializes Potentially Lethal Weapon (PDF)
01/28/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Applauds Passing of Data Privacy Day Resolution (PDF)
01/20/2009 – ACLU of Wisconsin Response to Governor Doyle’s State of the State Address (PDF)
01/12/2009 – Letter to Governor Doyle on Stimulus and Mass Transit (PDF)
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