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Yes, Christine, There Is An Establishment Clause

We should all thank Christine O'Donnell for asking the innocent question – “That’s in the First Amendment?” – because it provides us an opportunity to review and discuss first principles in our constitutional democracy.

October 21, 2010

California Attorney General Sues Major California Carwash Owner

Earlier this month, Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against one of the largest carwash owners in California. The lawsuit is seeking $6.6 million dollars in penalties and unpaid wages for carwash workers employed at 8 carwashes throughout California.

October 21, 2010

California Attorney General Sues Major California Carwash Owner

October 21, 2010

ACLU/SC Urges Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Vote "No" on Agreement with ICE

(Los Angeles) The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today called on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to vote “no” on renewing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s (LASD) fundamentally-flawed 287(g) agreement with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcem

October 12, 2010

Civil Rights Groups Move to Protect Men's Central Jail Inmates from Retaliatory Abuse

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

October 8, 2010

Terms of Landmark Settlement Released

Mayor Villaraigosa was joined today by LAUSD Deputy Superintendent John Deasy, Board Member Yolie Flores, lawyers from the ACLU-SC, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP, as well as teachers from Gompers Middle School to discuss the details of the settlement agreement in Reed v.

October 7, 2010