LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union today announced their endorsement of Proposition 19, the initiative on the November 2010 ballot that would allow state regulation of marijuana.
California's governor has proposed closing the state's $20 billion budget gap with a drastic cuts-only approach, slashing funding for vital human services without working to increase revenue. Yet one state program seems to be immune from these cuts: the death penalty.
Last week, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers arrested a suspect they believe is the elusive "Grim Sleeper" serial killer responsible for 11 murders across South Los Angeles, dating as far back as 1985.
Ahilan T. Arulanantham is director of immigrant rights and national security for the ACLU/SC.
Ramona Ripston is Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California.
In response to civil liberties threats caused by the recent passage of Arizona'''s racial profiling law, the American Civil Liberties