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ACLU Launches Statewide Campaign for Persons Stopped by Police for "Driving While Black or Brown

Today the ACLU of Southern California announced a a statewide campaign to publicize its . Driving While Black or Brown. hotline, 1-877-DWB-STOP (1-877-392-7867) and urged support for SB 78, legislation that would track race-based stops by California's law enforcement officers.

April 15, 1999

ACLU Responds to Governor Davis' Announcement on the Future of Proposition 187

The ACLU believes that the Governor has both the constitutional authority and the constitutional obligation to dismiss the appeal in the Proposition 187 litigation. Gov.

April 15, 1999

ACLU to Represent Hip-Hop Conference Organizers

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today announced it will represent Asia Yu, the organizer of the 1999 B-Boy Summit.' Despite the fact that Ms.

March 17, 1999

Unanimous Passage of "Raise the Bar" Program Signals Major Victory for City-Wide Equality in Women's and Girls' Sports

On Friday, February 26, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Department of Recreation & Parks' "Raise The Bar" program for girls' equity in the City's sports and recreation programs.

March 1, 1999

Supreme Court Rules Aliens Have No First Amendment Defense Against Selective Deportation For Political Ties

Washington, DC -- The Supreme Court today ruled that immigrants have no right to object to being targeted for deportation based on their association with a political group.

February 24, 1999

HIV Positive County Jail Inmates to Receive $1-Million Worth of Life Saving Drugs

The California Office of AIDS has promised to revise its existing jail policy so that all HIV-positive inmates, regardless of what charges are pending against them, will have access to life saving HIV medications.

February 22, 1999