Press Releases - 2005

December 8, 2005 - Banned in Carroll County:  ACLU Calls for Acclaimed Books to be Returned to School Shelves

November 29, 2005 - ACLU Calls on Public Schools Across Maryland to “Pledge Allegiance” to Students’ First Amendment Rights

 November 3, 2005 - “Searching for Justice” – Students Challenge Investigative Drug Sweep at Kent County High School

September 16, 2005 – Report Misses Elephant in the Cell Block; Recommends Changes Without Acknowledging Problem of Illegal Arrests

August 30, 2005 - ACLU Urges Maryland Court to Strike Down Law Barring Same-Sex Couples from Marriage Protections

August 29, 2005 - Maryland Religious Leaders Come Together to Support Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

August 16, 2005 - Town of Emmitsburg Promises to “Review and Revise” Unconstitutional Political Sign Ordinance

August 9, 2005 - Equality Maryland, ACLU Host Forum on Same Sex Marriage for Clergy and Lay Leaders in Frederick on Wed, Aug. 10

August 4, 2005 - ACLU Honors 40th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965 by rallying for veto overrides of three voting bills

July 19, 2005 - Leading MD Physicians, Drug Treatment Providers, and Public Health Advocates Condemn Prosecution of Pregnant Woman

Jun 7, 2005 - ACLU goes to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to urge Marylanders to push for Patriot Act reform

June 7, 2005 - ACLU/Bradford Plaintiffs’ Statement on Court of Appeals 6-9-05 Ruling

June 2, 2005 - Ocean City lifts unconstitutional ban on strolling caricature artist from performing on the Boardwalk

May 9, 2005 - Press Statement – Baltimore City Video Camera Surveillance Systems

April 26, 2005 - Baltimore student awarded prestigious ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship

March 22, 2005 - Press Advisory -- ACLU Opposes Important Privacy Legislation

March 7, 2005 - Baltimore City Parents and Students Ask State’s Highest Court to Uphold Education Funding Decision

January 25, 2005 - Dr. Thornton, State, and National Groups Join City Parents in Court