The Supreme Court
The second episode of Season 1 of the Freedom Files, "The Supreme Court," tells the story of a teenage girl from Oklahoma and her family, who stood up for something they believed in only to find themselves in the highest court in the country. Lindsay Earls was a sophomore at Tecumseh High School, member of the debate team and performed with the choir, when a mandatory drug-testing policy was instituted for anyone participating in extracurricular activities.

With the help of the ACLU she set out to fight the order as an invasion of her privacy. The Earls family faced a town full of resistance and nine Supreme Court justices who remain illusive to most Americans. The show does more than follow a principle through the court system. It also gives an insider's view of the high court and the justices who serve on it. As told by many ACLU attorneys who have argued cases before them, we hear about rituals of preparing for the big day and anecdotes like the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist's habit of pacing behind his fellow justice's chairs during oral arguments.

But ultimately, we learn the importance of one vote and why the makeup of the Supreme Court is as vital to our civil liberties as the Constitution itself.

Find your "Perfect Match" on the Supreme Court!  Play the "Justice Match" Game.
Learn how your views align with the members of the highest court in the land. You will be asked to consider civil liberties questions from recent Supreme Court cases, then see which of the nine Supreme Court Justices voted with you on a specific case. Find your "Justice Match" and learn more about the vital issues the Court faces each term.  To play the game, click here.

The Freedom Files
The Freedom Files is a new 10-part multimedia series that goes behind the headlines to reveal the impact of civil liberties violations on real people’s daily lives. Created by the ACLU and award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, the series is produced and directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Series topics will include the Patriot Act, the Supreme Court, free speech and dissent, religious freedom, gay and lesbian rights, drug policy, racial profiling, women's rights, and youth freedoms.

Join the Producers Club and organize a screening event.
The Freedom Files Producers Club is made up of a nationwide network of AcTiVists -- from libraries, schools and neighborhood associations to LINK TV viewers and other individuals -- who are bringing The Freedom Files to their communities and living rooms. The Producers Club aims to build a robust national network of AcTiVists who care deeply about civil liberties issues.

The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to protect the individual liberties, rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States. Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization with more than 550,000 members. It has offices in all 50 states and employs more than 150 permanent staff attorneys and 2,000 cooperating attorneys, litigating more than 6,000 cases annually.

For more information go to http://www.aclu.tv.