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ACLU Files New Softball Lawsuit

Today the ACLU of Southern California filed a class-action lawsuit, Romero v. City of Montebello, to end the City of Montebello's discriminatory allotment of more park space and time for boys' baseball leagues than for a girls' softball league.

April 20, 2000

April 17 Town Hall on Racial Profiling Draws 200 to Testify

Carlos Gonzalez, a Latino math teacher from East L.A., was driving his new red mustang convertible when police officers pulled him over, handcuffed him, questioned him, and detained him'all without asking for his ID or explaining what he had done.

April 18, 2000

ACLU Response to Police Commission Rampart Review Panel

The Police Commission has assembled a well-respected group of people to conduct a review of the Los Angeles Police Department. Still, this falls far short of a truly independent commission.

April 12, 2000

New Report Finds Sheriff's Department Deficient in Dealing with Gender Discrimination

Impartial investigators have determined that current Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) efforts to deal with gender discrimination and harassment problems are insufficient. Both sides in a major class action lawsuit agreed to the investigation.

March 28, 2000

State Sued Over "Family Cap" Welfare Policy

California imposes a harsh penalty on teenage welfare recipients who have children without even warning them of the penalty, claim five welfare recipients who filed suit today over California's "family cap." The policy, intended to discourage welfare recipients from having more children, denies b

March 22, 2000

Historic Settlement Requires California to Provide Equal Educational Opportunity to Compton Students

Today the ACLU of Southern California and the law firm of Newman. Aaronson. Vanaman, in conjunction with State Administrator of the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) Dr.

March 21, 2000