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ACLU filed a lawsuit to allow two trans women to change their birth certificates. They were denied because their reassignment surgeries were performed abroad in Thailand.

Teaching boys separately from girls is becoming very popular. But, the ACLU is claiming discrimination by providing "separate but equal" education.

A Minneapolis woman. Melissa Hill, says that police engaged in misconduct toward her when she covered recent protests in Pittsburgh. The ACLU is also investigating.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether or not a cross, erected as a tribute to fallen vets in the Mojave Desert, will be allowed to stand.

The Combined DNA Index System, CODIS, combines computer and DNA technologies into an effective tool for fighting violent crime and finding missing persons.

Should close relatives of criminals be DNA profiled or is it a violation of civil liberties? Will kinship analysis aid the criminal justice system or abuse human rights?

ACLU is still detested by many Americans despite helping to win more than 100 cases involving individual freedoms and rights.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center warn of the potential for privacy abuses stemming from new systems and proposed methods.

As the World Health Organization raises the Swine Flu pandemic threat to Level 5, discussions prohibiting group assemblies, like going to the movies, may be considered.

Should cell phones be allowed in school? They could be used for safety reasons but they are also being used for harassment and drug deals.

For anyone unfamiliar with the practice, being asked by a bank teller to provide a thumbprint may be a strange experience.

A group of black students in Monroeville, Alabama are accusing their school of racist treatment towards them. This town is the same depicted in Harper Lee's famous novel.

Prescription insurance companies have access to a powerful new database tool that provides a "credit" report of pharmacy records on more than 200 million Americans.

This article explores the challenges of same-sex schooling as a breech of civil liberties. Research indicates that girls thrive in same-sex classrooms.

A message appearing on bumper stickers, t-shirts, in print and online is not a message of support as it appears on the surface. Is U.S. President Barrack Obama in danger?

Virginity pledges are a popular tool used in abstinence-only sex education. Are they effective in preventing teens from having sex before marriage?

Drug and alcohol use in the workplace costs employers. Implementing a drug screening program for employees can reduce both risk and cost to the employer.

In the words of Founding Father Ben Franklin: "They, who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."

For years, Christian prayer has been banned in public schools. Now, Muslims are demanding prayer time and getting it.

NCLB allowed same-sex schools. The numbers of these schools have grown tremendously. How are they doing?

What would you think if you saw your child's teacher on MySpace saying and doing questionable things? It is not happening in school. Should this matter?

While the legalization of gay marriage is hardly universal, there are a growing number of countries offering same-sex rights.

Some are against the cameras and some support them. Find out which individuals support or oppose.

While HIV becomes more manageable for those living with it and detecting it, there are governmental policies that remain, discriminating against the afflicted.

There are several holidays on the American calendar bearing religious origins. Thanksgiving is the only one that specifically calls us to pray.

Frey proposes a new system of presenting information and verifying the accuracy of courseware.

Polygraphs or lie detectors are most often associated with criminal investigations, but they are also used in the private sector under strict guidelines.

Since 2000, the definition of marriage has gone back and forth in the state of California. On March 5, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear three cases on Proposition 8.

In the wrong hands, a sext can be easily uploaded to any website, including personal or school pages, or social networking.

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was organized in 1905 and soon became involved in Free Speech fights in several western cities, including Spokane, Washington

It's that time of year again - the buildup to the holiday whose name so many people are afraid to say.

Although unpopular in Congress when she voted against U.S. entry into war, Rankin worked for peace, women's rights and to end child labor.

For all you 'spy hard' fans out there, the devices that were once used by fictional spy agents James Bond and Inspector Gadget are now avaliable for everyone.

Isaac Newton once wrote: "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being..."

In 2007, the ACLU and other groups pushed against censorship of religious books in American prisons; but, does religious censorship still linger today?