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ACLU and Anaheim Union Reach Settlement on Banned Books

ANAHEIM - Yesterday evening, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) approved a settlement agreement with plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California in a book-banning case at Orangeview Junior High School involving a biographical series about gay a

March 16, 2001

ACLU Calls For Real Accountability In Response to Chief Parks's Actions And Misrepresentations

Today's revelations that Chief Parks refused to cooperate with the District Attorney's office in its Rampart investigation, then publicly misrepresented the Department's actions, constitute yet another piece of compelling evidence that the Chief is incapable of leading the Department through the

March 6, 2001

ACLU of Southern California Strongly Supports California Bill Creating Civil Unions For Same-Gender Couples

Civil rights are too often conceived as individual rights, but families and couples can be discriminated against as well, and these forms of discrimination are as insidious as any other.

March 1, 2001

Civil Rights Groups Praise Strong New Racial Profiling Bill

LOS ANGELES - Civil rights groups today heralded the introduction of AB 788 as a significant new piece of legislation that will move California forward in its effort to curb the pernicious practice of racial profiling in traffic stops, an issue that persists throughout California.

February 28, 2001

ACLU/SC Wins Free Speech Victory For Tenant Activists

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory C. O'Brien, Jr. today dismissed a lawsuit filed against a local tenants' association and its members in retaliation for their free speech.

February 26, 2001

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Deals Blow to Toymaker Mattel

LOS ANGELES - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow on Friday, February 16, to Mattel's efforts to block artist Tom Forsythe from using Barbie in his artwork.

February 22, 2001