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ACLU/SC Announces Support for Los Angeles School Reform

LOS ANGELES - In pledging its support for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's school reform bill, the ACLU of Southern California becomes the first major civil rights group to back the plan to improve Los Angeles Unified School District and increase accountability within the system.

August 14, 2006

Buddhist Temple Unconstitutionally Prohibited From Opening in Garden Grove

ORANGE, Calif. - On behalf of a Buddhist temple, the ACLU of Southern California sued the city of Garden Grove today demanding an injunction to stop the enforcement of an unconstitutional city code.

August 9, 2006

Southern Californians Demand Citizenship After Excessive Delays

LOS ANGELES - On behalf of a U.S.

August 1, 2006

Ninth Circuit Orders the Release of Orange County Man

LOS ANGELES - A panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of a Buena Park man who has been detained since July 2004.

July 31, 2006

Judge Denies Government's Bid to Avoid Releasing Orange County Man

LOS ANGELES - For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ordered an Orange County man who has been held in a federal detention center for two years released.

July 28, 2006

Judge Orders Orange County Man Released on Two-Year Anniversary of His Detention

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge ordered the release of a Buena Park man who has been held in a federal detention center for exactly two years.

July 27, 2006