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ACLU/SC Calls for Sunlight on Police Commission Decision to Keep Officers

The following statement can be attributed to Catherine Lhamon, Racial Justice Director for the ACLU of Southern California:

February 13, 2006

Northwest Airlines Discriminatory Policies Must Cease, ACLU Says

LOS ANGELES - La Mirada resident Rob Anders was set to visit his 89-year-old mother in Florida for a family reunion last month.

February 9, 2006

Judge Says Air Marshal Whistleblower Suit Should Move Forward

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge today sided with an air marshal concerned that overly restrictive policies may jeopardize the public's safety and curtail whistleblower rights.

February 8, 2006

ACLU/SC Dismayed with Police Commission Decision to Keep Officers' Identity Secret

'The ACLU of Southern California is enormously dismayed that the Police Commission secretly changed its longstanding, and appropriate, policy of releasing names of police officers involved in shootings.

February 7, 2006

Statement of Executive Director Ramona Ripston on Unrest in LA County Jails

The first concern at the ACLU of Southern California is the safety of inmates and sheriff's deputies in the Los Angeles County jails. For years we have been monitoring the jails and lobbying for improved conditions in the seven facilities throughout the county.

February 6, 2006

Groups Sue to Keep Integration Programs in L.A. Public Schools

LOS ANGELES - Local parents, teachers and civil rights groups filed court motions today seeking to stop an effort to halt integration programs within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

January 27, 2006