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ACLU Files Amicus to Lift Gag Order in Van Nuys Murder Case

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of attorney Tony Capozzola, who represents Marie Elise West, in People v. West. Ms.

October 25, 2000

ACLU Condemns Police Response to Demonstration Against Police Brutality

On Sunday afternoon, the LAPD yet again trampled on the free speech rights of peaceful protesters, legal observers, and journalists at a demonstration of over 1,000 people held at LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. Ironically, the demonstration was against police brutality.

October 23, 2000

Los Angeles' Ban On "For Sale" Signs Is Suspended By Court

LOS ANGELES - In a ringing endorsement of free speech, a federal court judge today made clear that he would issue a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of Los Angeles Municipal Code �_ 80.75, which prohibits placing "For Sale" signs in cars parked on Los Angeles city streets.

October 16, 2000

Civil Rights and Community Leaders Denounce Proposition 38 Inequities

LOS ANGELES - Community leaders from the African American community, the Latino community, the disability rights community, the Jewish community, and the civil rights community gathered today at the ACLU of Southern California to debunk the underlying premise of Proposition 38 - that it will help

October 11, 2000

9th Circuit Allows Prisoner to Press Corcoran Abuse Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES 'The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has received notice from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that it succeeded in challenging the retroactive application of a Prison Litigation Reform Act provision in Chappell v.

October 6, 2000

ACLU Forces Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control Out of Art Censorship Business

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California announced a settlement today in Lifestyles Organization (LSO) v. Stroh, a case involving an erotic arts exhibition in Palm Springs in late July and early August of 1997.

September 25, 2000