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ACLU/SC Files Voting Rights Suit In City of Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, CA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed suit today to enjoin the City of Santa Ana from implementing a count of mail-in ballots for a neighborhood traffic plan which residents of the French Court section of the city feel unfairly disenfranchises them on th

July 24, 2003

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Law Against Same-Sex "Sodomy"

LOS ANGELES - In an historic decision with wide ranging implications, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a Texas law that makes some kinds of sexual intimacy a crime, but only for gay people. The decision overrules the court's 1986 decision in Bowers v.

June 26, 2003

ACLU/SC Applauds Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Upholding University

LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today applauded the Supreme Court's decisions upholding the principle that public universities may continue to use affirmative action to ensure a diverse student body.

June 23, 2003

Parents Group and Theater Company Step Up To Defend School District's Diversity Education Program

LOS ANGELES - A Novato parent's group and a Los Angeles-based children's theater company filed a motion today in federal court to intervene as defendants in the case Citizens for Parental Rights v. Novato Unified School District.

June 2, 2003

ACLU Urges State Attorney General to Immediately Take Action to Protect Californian's Civil Liberties

LOS ANGELES - In a letter sent today to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed utter dismay over revelations reported in Sunday's Oakland Tribune that the California Anti-Terrorism Information Center (CATIC) since 'day one' has been used to gather a

May 20, 2003

ACLU Files Suit On Behalf of Lesbian Couple Treated Unfairly by Adoption Agency

LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a lawsuit against an Orange County-based foster family and adoption agency for discriminating against a lesbian couple who sought to become certified as a foster family, with the goal of adopting children in foste

May 1, 2003