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ACLU-SC Challenges Government's Indefinite Detention Policy

LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed a federal lawsuit today seeking the release of a non-citizen who is being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody indefinitely after having served his sentence.

April 1, 2004

ACLU Urges Westminster School District to Reverse Discriminatory Stance

Schools should be safe places to learn for all students, and all students and parents have the right to expect that schools are places that clearly and unequivocally prohibit harassment and discrimination of all kinds.

April 1, 2004

ACLU-SC and Bingham McCutchen File Religious Liberty Suit On Behalf of Incarcerated Native American Who Has Been Punished For Refusing To Cut His Hair

ADELANTO, CA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, together with the law firm of Bingham McCutchen, today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Native American inmate who has faced serious disciplinary sanctions - including the loss of all visitation rights --for his ref

March 31, 2004

ACLU To Argue Landmark International Human Rights Cases Before U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - Marking the first time Supreme Court has been asked to review whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear human rights claims brought by foreign citizens, the American Civil Liberties Union is co-counsel in two closely watched international human rights law cases that will come

March 29, 2004

ACLU of Southern California Statement On CA Supreme Court Order Directing San Francisco To Temporarily Halt Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

Yesterday afternoon, the California Supreme Court issued an order temporarily directing San Francisco to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco.

March 12, 2004

California Couples Challenge Marriage Discrimination

LOS ANGELES - This morning, the ACLU of Southern California, together with the ACLU of Northern California, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit arguing that denying same-sex couples the right to marry violates the California Constitution's guarantees of equal

March 12, 2004