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Loyola Law Professor Gary C. Williams Becomes President of ACLU of Southern California

LOS ANGELES ? Gary Williams, ACLU of Southern California board member and professor at Loyola Law School was elected president of the ACLU of Southern California's Board of Directors on January 22, 2002.

February 14, 2002

Federal Court Grants ACLU Victory In Punch-Card Voting Case

LOS ANGELES ? United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson has granted plaintiffs' request for judgment in the Common Cause v. Jones suit, a ruling that will require California to get rid of its "hanging chad" voting machines by 2004. This is the first post-Bush v.

February 13, 2002

ACLU/SC Files Free Speech Lawsuit Against Southern California Counties

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January 29, 2002

ACLU, SEIU Challenge New Citizenship Requirement for Airport Screeners

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January 17, 2002

ACLU Announces 'Sophie's Choice' Has Been Returned To La Mirada High School Library

LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California together with the law firm of Greines Martin, Stein & Richland, the American Library Association and the National Coalition Against Censorship are pleased to announce that the Norwalk-La Mirada High School district has ag

January 11, 2002

ACLU Takes Action After Acclaimed Novel Sophie's Choice Is Removed From School Library

LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California together with the law firm of Greines Martin, Stein & Richland and the American Library Association have asked the Norwalk-La Mirada School District and La Mirada High School to return the novel Sophie's Choice to the sch

December 20, 2001