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ACLU/SC Employee Witnesses Inmate Beating

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC) condemns a recent brutal beating by two Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies of a detainee at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, part of the county jail system.

February 8, 2011

ACLU/SC Fighting for a Mother and Child Trying to Return to the U.S. from Egypt

The ACLU of Southern California and the national ACLU filed an emergency request to prevent a woman, who is a lawful permanent resident, and her U.S. citizen child from being denied entry into the United States.

February 7, 2011

Civil Rights Groups Announce Dismissal of FOIA Lawsuit Against Government

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of civil rights groups has agreed to dismiss its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against federal immigration officials, after securing the release of more than 2500 pages of documents relating to the federal government’s unlawful treatment of workers detained d

January 31, 2011

L.A. teachers union loses historic lawsuit to ACLU: no more 'last hired, first fired'

Updated after the jump: UTLA plans to appeal the ruling.
Update: L.A. Mayor, Board of Education Prez and Superintendent-to-be join the victory lap.
This one's for the kids.

January 21, 2011

A snapshot of our times

By George F. Will, Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/police-overreach-in-the-name-of-f...

January 18, 2011

What Part of “Citizenship” Do You Not Understand?

Republican legislators in several different states revealed a new plan to deal with our broken immigration system.

January 7, 2011