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Federal Appeals Court Denies California's Request for Stay in Children's Mental Health Case

LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court has denied California's request for an emergency stay of an order requiring the state to provide community mental health services to tens of thousands of foster children and children at risk of being removed from their homes.

July 27, 2006

ACLU/SC Mourns the Loss of Michael Zinzun

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California is saddened by Michael Zinzun's death.

July 11, 2006

ACLU Seeks Information about State Homeland Security Spying on Anti-War Rallies

LOS ANGELES - The three California ACLU affiliates are filing Public Records Act requests today seeking information about the state Office of Homeland Security's (OHS) reported tracking of First Amendment activity.

July 6, 2006

Original Member of 'L.A. Eight' Granted Citizenship After 20 Years

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge ruled today that a Palestinian man who came to the United States more than two decades ago seeking a better future should become a U.S. citizen.

June 23, 2006

ACLU Denounces Supreme Court Ruling in Whistleblower Case

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against whistleblowers, which will silence public employees who have information about governmental misconduct.

May 30, 2006

California ACLU Sues to Stop Illegal Sharing of Customer Telephone Records with the Government

LOS ANGELES - The three affiliates of the ACLU of California filed lawsuits today against both Verizon and AT&T for their illegal and unconstitutional transfer of private customer information to the National Security Agency.

May 26, 2006