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High School Students Allowed to Distribute Flyers to Counter Military Recruiters On Campus

LOS ANGELES - Sixteen-year-old Joshua Goldman, a junior at Mira Costa High School, was allowed to distribute pro-peace leaflets at his high school today.

November 3, 2005

Ninth Circuit Declares Victory for the First Amendment in ACLU/SC Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a state statute today that violated Californians' First Amendment rights after the ACLU of Southern California - along with ACLU offices in San Diego and San Francisco - filed suit.

November 3, 2005

ACLU/SC Demands South Bay High School Not Silence Students Opposed to Military Recruiters On Campus

LOS ANGELES - On behalf of a South Bay high school student and his parents, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California sent a letter to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District today demanding that school officials allow students to distribute counter military recruiting flyers

October 27, 2005

ACLU/SC Announces Settlement to Increase Educational Opportunities for Antelope Valley Students

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California announced today a final settlement has been reached in the Antelope Valley that will ensure pregnant and parenting teens have equal access to educational opportunities.

October 17, 2005

ACLU Urges Supreme Court To Support Public Employees' Right to Expose Police Misconduct

LOS ANGELES - In a case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today, the

American Civil Liberties Union submitted a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of public employees'

First Amendment rights to expose corruption on the job.

October 12, 2005

ACLU/SC Helps Evangelical Scholar Exercise First Amendment Rights

LOS ANGELES - In response to a lawsuit brought to silence an evangelical scholar who monitors the fundraising and spending practices of several ministries and their leaders, an Orange County court will hear Dr. William Alnor's motion to throw out a defamation suit against him.

October 7, 2005