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ACLU, League of Women Voters, California Teachers Association, Youth Advocacy Organizations File Brief Arguing That Proposition 21 Is Unconstitutional

SAN FRANCISCO - Today in the California Supreme Court, the ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, the League of Women Voters of California, the California Teachers Association (CTA), the Children's Advocacy Institute, Coleman

September 6, 2001

Chanda Smith Attorneys Charge that LAUSD Has Failed to Fulfill Its Promises and Legal Obligations to Special Education Students

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August 14, 2001

Mattel Repudiated: Decisive Victory For Free Speech in Case Involving Artist's Use of Barbie Doll

LOS ANGELES - In a decisive victory for the free speech rights of artists, a federal court today dismissed Mattel's lawsuit which sought to stop artist Tom Forsythe from using the Barbie doll in an award-winning series of photographs that comments on the doll and the values it embodies.

August 13, 2001

Activist Groups Sue LAPD

LOS ANGELES - Four Los Angeles area activist groups sued Los Angeles and its police department in federal court today to stop the LAPD's policies and customs that violate protesters' Constitutional rights.

August 9, 2001

People For Community Empowerment Win TRO to Engage in Free Speech Activities on July 4

LOS ANGELES - People for Community Empowerment, a coalition organizing around energy and other community issues, will be able to go ahead with a rally and parade starting at El Dorado Park in Long Beach on July 4, after winning a temporary restraining order yesterday against the City of Long Beac

July 3, 2001

Protecting Activists' First Amendment Rights

ACLU co-operating attorney Carol Sobel filed suit in federal court today challenging the City of Long Beach's impediments to an activist community group, People for Community Empowerment, holding an Independence Day celebration at a city park.

June 27, 2001