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ACLU Promises To Carry On Three Strikes Reform Efforts

LOS ANGELES - In two separate rulings today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn the sentences of two non-violent repeat offenders who were sentenced to unusually long prison terms for petty theft offenses.

March 5, 2003

Statement On Hate Crime Incident In Yorba Linda, California

The ACLU of Southern California joins the Council on American-Islamic Relations in calling for a full FBI investigation of the heinous attack on Rashid Alam, an 18 year old Arab-American from Yorba Linda beaten by a mob who shouted anti-Arab and anti-Muslim epithets.

March 4, 2003

ACLU/SC, Las Familias Del Pueblo Advocacy Group, Catholic Workers File Suit To Challenge City

LOS ANGELES ' At a news conference held in front of the LAPD's Central Area location in the heart of skid row, the ACLU of Southern California together with Las Familias Del Pueblo, a longtime Los Angeles based advocacy group, and the Catholic Workers announced the filing of a class action lawsui

February 19, 2003

ACLU/SC Applauds Santa Monica, Claremont For Becoming 34th, 35th Localities To Pass Resolutions Critical Of USA-PATRIOT Act

LOS ANGELES - In votes last night, two Southern California city councils passed resolutions upholding the human rights and civil liberties of all residents and opposing provisions of the USA-PATRIOT Act that infringe on residents' rights and liberties.

February 12, 2003

ACLU/SC, National Voting Rights Institute Hail Internet Political Speech Victory

SAN FRANCISCO - In a ruling handed down today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a federal district court's ruling in the first-of-its-kind Internet political speech case.

February 6, 2003

Boy Scouts Lie To Acquire Taxpayer Funds, Suit Charges

RIVERSIDE, CA - Documents unsealed in federal court recently charge the Old Baldy Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Inc. with fraudulently obtaining taxpayer funds to sponsor recruitment activities in the cities of Montclair and Ontario.

January 28, 2003