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Articles and Press Releases


Families

Professional Right-wing Activist Comes to Helena to Divide Community Over Sex-Ed 9/1/2010 Joint Press Release

- Miriam Grossman: Rhetoric vs. Reality

Montana Same-Sex Couples Sue State for Legal Protections For Their Families 7/22/2010 Press Release

ACLU of Montana Defends Parents' and Children's Rights 4/17/2009 Press Release

ACLU of Montana in Court Friday to Defend Parental Rights 4/14/2009 Media Advisory

Kulstad v. Maniaci 4/14/2009 background information

"Lawmaker tries to get nursing mothers out of jury duty" Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 2/11/2009

"Decision issued in same-sex parental rights case" Billings Gazette - 9/30/2008

Montana District Court Affirms Parenting Rights - 8/29/2008 press release

First Amendment

MSU Northern Graduation Prayers Violated Rights 5/25/2010 release
Read the letter.

ACLU Appeals Ruling Against Independent Candidates 2/22/2010 Press Release

Prisons and jails

ACLU Asks U.N. to Intervene on Behalf of Montana Juvenile Prisoner 2/17/2010 Press Release

-      Letter to U.N.

ACLU Sues State Over Inhumane, Illegal Treatment of Teenage Prisoner 12/16/2009 Press Release

"ACLU says youth tortured at state prison" Helena Independent Record 12/17/2009

Montana Mother Asks Court to Remedy Mistreatment of Pregnant Inmates By Detention Facility

11/19/2009 Press Release

Adding Prison Beds Is Not the Solution 8/17/2009 Press Release

DOC Investigation Confirms Inmates' Allegations of Mistreatment 5/20/2009 Press Release

ACLU of Montana Files Prison Discrimination Complaint 4/22/2009 Press Release

Death with Dignity

Humanities Montana Awards Grant for End of Life Conference 2/8/2010 Press Release

High Court Upholds Patients' Rights 12/31/2009 Press Release

Choice

Constitutional Amendment Misleading and Dangerous 9/2/2009 Press Release

Proposed Anti-Choice Initiative Is Dangerous and Unclear 8/24/2009 Press release


"Abortion issue again in front of the Legislature
" Associated Press - 2/12/2009

The story ran in the Helena Independent Record, Missoulian, Billings Gazette and Great Falls Tribune.

Montana Public Radio coverage of the abortion issue - 2/11/2009
The story about Sen. McGee's anti-choice bill is the first story in the news show.

Privacy

"City requires Facebook passwords from job applicants" Bozeman Daily Chronicle- 6/19/2009

"Bozeman demands Internet passwords" Associated Press - 6/19/2009


Death Penalty

"ACLU: Executioners' training should be public info" Associated Press - 4/2/2009

Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure of Executioner Qualifications - 4/2/2009 press release

Libraries

"Libraries no place for censorship!" Helena Independent Record - 9/18/2008