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ACLU Files Racial Profiling Lawsuit Against Glendale Police

NBC Southern California
By Reanna Delgadillo

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the law firm of Traber and Vorhees filed a racial profiling and unlawful search lawsuit Thursday.

October 15, 2011

Glendale police, school harassed Latino students, ACLU claims

LA TIMES BLOG
By Megan O'Neil
The ACLU of Southern California plans to announce a lawsuit Thursday against Glendale police and school district officials alleging racial profiling and harassment of Latino students at Hoover High School.

October 13, 2011

Lawsuit Over Police Roundup of Latino Students

The ACLU of Southern California and the law firm Traber & Voorhees today sued the City of Glendale and the County of Los Angeles and individual officers from the Glendale Police Department (GPD), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Los Angeles County Probation Department, and admini

October 13, 2011

Brown's New Budget Prioritizes Jails & Prisons, Cuts Schools, Universities and Healthcare

Advocates Call for Permanent Cuts to Prisons Through Sentencing Reform

Poll Finds That California Voters Believe “Too Many People in Prisons” and Support for Lessening Penalties for Drug Possession

June 28, 2011

ACLU Calls On Rowland Unified School District to Stop Censoring LGBT Websites

“Don’t Filter Me” Initiative Challenges Illegal Internet Filtering That Exposes Schools to Liability for Censorship

May 31, 2011

Revised LAPD Protocol to Reduce Curfew Tickets Targeting Students of Color

Parents, students and civil rights groups will announce revised Los Angeles Police Department procedures aimed to reduce the number of daytime curfew tickets written to students, particularly African American and Latino students.

April 14, 2011