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ACLU-SC and Muslim Community Groups Concerned About LAPD 'Muslim Mapping' Program

LOS ANGELES - On Oct. 30, 2007, Michael P.

November 8, 2007

Court Rules That Mental Health Care for Foster Children Lags in L.A.

L.A. must do a better job of meeting the mental health needs of the county's 40,000 foster children, a federal judge ordered.

December 1, 2006

Court Orders Community Mental Health Services for Thousands of California Foster Children

The federal district court in Los Angeles Tuesday ordered the state of California to provide mental health services that will enable tens of thousands of foster children to avoid institutional care.

March 15, 2006

Public Interest Groups and National Law Firm File Suit Against Nation's Largest Child Welfare System

Today a broad coalition of public interest organizations, including the Center for Law In the Public Interest, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the Youth Law Center, Protection and Advocacy, Inc., the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the

July 18, 2002

Case Challenging California's Voting System Will Proceed

LOS ANGELES - A Federal Court today issued a key decision in Common Cause v. Jones, California's voting rights case, one of four cases filed across the country challenging voting practices and standards in the wake of the November 2000 election.

August 28, 2001

ACLU Joins Local Coalition Announcing Opposition to Proposition 21

The ACLU of Southern California today joined with a coalition of youth, education and law enforcement organizations to announce formally its opposition to Proposition 21, known as the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act.

December 14, 1999