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The ACLU/SC went to federal court to protect the rights of gay and lesbian high school students in Garden Grove. Charlene Nguon, a straight-A student in the top 5 percent of her class, was singled out for punishment after she hugged her girlfriend on campus. School administrators suspended her from school and outed her to her parents. She lost a chance at National Honor Society.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – A settlement agreement reached last night leaves the Capistrano Unified School District free to consider race when redrawing school attendance boundaries. The settlement affirms the importance of integration in public schools and the ability of school districts to take steps to avoid racially isolated schools.

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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.

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.

LOS ANGELES — A Riverside police officer who faced racial discrimination and harassment prevailed in his six-year lawsuit against the city.