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Nov 20, 2007
ACLU Watchful After LAPD Rejects Plan to Map Muslims
The Los Angeles Police Department has dropped its plan to map L.A.'s Muslim community as part of its counter-terrorism strategy.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 31, 2007
Charges Dropped in 20-Year Old Deportation Case
LOS ANGELES - The 20-year effort to deport two men over their alleged political support of Palestinian self-determination officially came to an end today when the nation's highest administrative body overseeing immigration cases dismissed all charges against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh, members of a group of Palestinian student activists arrested in January 1987, who became known as the LA8.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 22, 2007
Army Specialist Fights For Conscientious Objector Status
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By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 22, 2007
ACLU/SC Helps Man Fight For Conscientious Objector Status
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 19, 2007
Ft. Irwin Man Sues for Conscientious Objector Status
LOS ANGELES - Attorney Deborah H. Karpatkin and the ACLU of Southern California today filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a 26-year-old Army specialist being kept in the Army against his Buddhist-Taoist beliefs. The suit seeks to have the man, who enlisted only after being promised that military duties would not conflict with his religious beliefs, discharged as a conscientious objector.
By ACLU of Southern California
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