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Dec 21, 2006
Free Speech: Newspaper Can't Silence Santa Barbara
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By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 20, 2006
After 25 Years, FBI Releases Last Ten Documents in John Lennon FBI File
LOS ANGELES - The FBI late Tuesday made public 10 documents from their files on John Lennon that have been withheld for 25 years under the claim that releasing them could cause "military retaliation against the United States."
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 19, 2006
ACLU, NAACP File Lawsuit to Allow University of Michigan Admissions Programs to Continue
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California joined with Michigan civil rights groups and 19 students, faculty and applicants to the University of Michigan in asking a federal court to declare that the newly passed state ballot initiative does not prohibit universities from considering race and gender as one factor among many in university admissions.
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 15, 2006
Marriage Equality: Take Your Wife's Name When You Marry? Not So Fast!
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By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 15, 2006
Make California Marriage Law Equal for Husbands Who Take Their Wives' Last Name
LOS ANGELES - Diana Bijon knew she was taking a chance when she asked her fianc�, Michael Buday, to take her last name when they married last year. It turns out that was the easy part.
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 15, 2006
Marriage Equality: Take Your Wife's Name When You Marry? Not So Fast!
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 12, 2006
Freedom Files: Bill of Rights Is Adopted
December 15, 1791: The freedoms of speech, religion, the press and others included in the Bill of Rights were not part of the original Constitution. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution were proposed in 1789, and added a year and a half later after ratification by the 13 states.
By ACLU of Southern California
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