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Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity
Posted 6/24/09 - A report from the ACLU shows how U.S. terrorism finance laws hurt legitimate charities helping Muslims in need. Muslim Americans are intimidated from donating, which restricts their ability to freely practice their faith: one of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat, the practice of charitable giving that is a religious obligation.

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5/29/08 - A Chronological History of the ACLU Response to the Texas FLDS Raid

Press Releases

ACLU files Main Street Plaza appeal (5/21/04)

Plaza guards bounce students (and ACLU director) (3/25/04)

ACLU returns to court in controversy over free speech in Salt Lake City’s “Main Street Plaza” (8/7/03)

Tenth Circuit ruling remains: Main Street Plaza easement is a public forum and church’s restrictions on speech are unconstitutional (6/23/03)

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses District Court Decision on Main Street (10/9/02)

Tenth Circuit Court to Hear Arguments Regarding the Constitutionality of the Main Street Plaza Restrictions (3/14/02)

ACLU Targets Religious Discounts as Religious Discrimination; Sends Letters Urging that Unlawful Practice be Stopped (9/5/01)

ACLU of Utah Files Brief in Case Challenging Constitutionality of Main Street Plaza Restrictions; Relies on Recent Federal Appeals Court Decision (8/13/01)

ACLU of Utah Asks the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to Review the Constitutionality of the Main Street Plaza Restrictions (6/4/01)

ACLU of Utah Cautions Utah Cities and State About National Bible Week (11/20/98)

Utah Gospel Mission v. Salt Lake City Corporation

Nathan Clark v. Iron County

First Unitarian Church v. Salt Lake City Corporation

Van Gorden v. Utah State Fair

Larson v. Provo School District

Silvermans v. State of Utah

5/29/08 - A Chronological History of the ACLU Response to the Texas FLDS Raid

ACLU of Utah advises Eastmont Middle School of inappropriate religious material in its school yearbook; and applauds principal’s positive response (8/27/07)

ACLU of Utah asks the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to clarify whether it gives religious preferences in hiring (10/11/06)

Letter to the U.S. Army Recruiting Office regarding a sign at an army recruiting booth implying the army will pay for religious missions (12/20/04)

Letter to Salem City regarding the use of government resources to sponsor and promote LDS Church activities (3/7/04)

Letter to Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA)

SB 111 “Free Exercise of Religion Without Government Interference” fails (2007)

Lawmakers pass comprehensive school vouchers law (2007)

Anti-evolution bill fails (2006)

Resolution misstates the law regarding students’ right to voluntarily pray and engage in other religious expression in public school (2006)

“In God We Trust” is now in Utah public schools (2002)

Plural marriage bill amended to avoid serious First Amendment problems (2001)

Why the ACLU of Utah Opposes H.B. 148, “Education Vouchers” (August 2007)

LDS Seminary in Public Schools (August 2007)

The ACLU and Freedom of Religion and Belief (November 2006)

ACLU Defense of Freedom of Religion and Religious Expression (November 2006)

Polygamy and the Constitution (Fall 2006)

Utah’s Bigamy Statute and the Right to Privacy and Religious Freedom (September 2006)

Divine Design (Fall 2005)

Recent Supreme Court Decision Bolsters ACLU of Utah’s Arguments in Main Street Case (July 2005)

The Teaching of Creationism, Intelligent Design, and Divine Design in Public Schools (June 2005)

Information About the Main Street Plaza Cases (Updated April 2005)

ACLU of Utah Supports Freedom of Religion for Everyone (Fall 2003)

Ogden’s Ten Commandments Monument Violates First Amendment (Fall 2002)

“In God We Trust” in the Classroom (January 2002)

Prayer Before City Council Meetings and Legislative Sessions (November 2000)

Missionary Week in Public High Schools (June 1999)

National ACLU Policy on Plural Marriage (April 1991)

Events

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2009 Annual Report

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