Gov. Schwarzenegger Backs ACLU/SC Call for College and Career Opportunity With $100 Million Plan

In 2004, California sent a smaller percentage of its high-school students to four-year colleges than any state other than Mississippi. At the ACLU/SC's urging, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a $100-million plan to expand college-prep classes and toughen career-technical education for the state's students.

By ACLU of Southern California

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U.S. Drugs Immigrants for Deportation, ACLU/SC Learns

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By ACLU of Southern California

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ACLU/SC Learns Immigrants Are Forcibly Drugged for Deportation

LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California has learned that two immigrants were forcibly sedated by the U.S. government. Raymond Soeoth and Amadou Diouf, clients in an earlier ACLU/SC lawsuit, revealed that they had each been drugged involuntarily during attempts to deport them. The ACLU/SC is aggressively investigating the practice with the pro-bono assistance of the law firm Munger, Tolles, and Olson LLP.

By ACLU of Southern California

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U.S. Drugs Immigrants for Deportation, ACLU/SC Learns

By ACLU of Southern California

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Immigrants Need Civil Rights Too, ACLU/SC Tells U.N. Investigator

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By ACLU of Southern California

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Immigrants Need Civil Rights Too, ACLU/SC Tells U.N. Investigator

By ACLU of Southern California

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Ugly End to Immigration Protest Sparks ACLU Call for Inquiry

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By ACLU of Southern California

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Ugly End to Immigration Protest Sparks ACLU Call for Inquiry

By ACLU of Southern California

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Judge to LAPD: Stop Unlawful Harassment of Skid Row Homeless

A federal judge has ruled that some of the searches conducted by Los Angeles Police Department officers of Skid Row residents are unconstitutional.

By ACLU of Southern California

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