News & Commentary
Nov 16, 2006
Lawsuit Seeks End to Homeless Dumping
LOS ANGELES — On behalf of a mentally-disabled, 63-year-old homeless woman who was left on Skid Row in just a hospital gown and socks, the ACLU of Southern California, Public Counsel Law Center and the law firm Girardi and Keese filed a lawsuit today against Kaiser Permanente in order to stop the hospital's practice of dumping patients in Downtown Los Angeles.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Kern High School Journalists Get Free Speech Victory
LOS ANGELES — A Kern County judge is expected to issue a court order today that will ensure that Bakersfield high school students are not wrongly censored and that student free speech rights in the district are preserved.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Riverside Officer Who Was Harassed Prevails in Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — A Riverside police officer who faced racial discrimination and harassment prevailed in his six-year lawsuit against the city.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Reporter Will Be Allowed At Taft Football Game Friday
LOS ANGELES — The operator of a popular Central Valley high school football website will be allowed to cover this Friday's Division IV quarterfinal at Taft Union High School in Taft, California, after the ACLU of Southern California threatened to file a lawsuit on his behalf.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Skid Row: Shocking Video Leads to Lawsuit Against Hospital
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 15, 2006
Letter: Mayor Supports Services, Not Police-Only Plan for Homeless
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa weighed in as the City Council considered the ACLU/SC's unresolved homelessness lawsuit yesterday. A federal court ruled in April that the city's law banning homeless from sitting or sleeping on the street was unconstitutional as long as no other shelter existed.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 15, 2006
Letter: Mayor Supports Services, Not Police-Only Plan for Homeless
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa weighed in as the City Council considered the ACLU/SC's unresolved homelessness lawsuit yesterday. A federal court ruled in April that the city's law banning homeless from sitting or sleeping on the street was unconstitutional as long as no other shelter existed.
By ACLU of Southern California
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