News & Commentary
Aug 22, 2006
Privacy: A High-Tech License to Steal and Surveil
Guest columnist, Malek Moazzam-Doulat, presents the compelling arguments for legislative measures intended to protect privacy in the face of RFID technology.
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 14, 2006
ACLU/SC Announces Support for Los Angeles School Reform
LOS ANGELES - In pledging its support for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's school reform bill, the ACLU of Southern California becomes the first major civil rights group to back the plan to improve Los Angeles Unified School District and increase accountability within the system.
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 09, 2006
Buddhist Temple Unconstitutionally Prohibited From Opening in Garden Grove
ORANGE, Calif. - On behalf of a Buddhist temple, the ACLU of Southern California sued the city of Garden Grove today demanding an injunction to stop the enforcement of an unconstitutional city code.
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 01, 2006
Southern Californians Demand Citizenship After Excessive Delays
LOS ANGELES - On behalf of a U.S. military veteran, a medical doctor, small business owners and others who have been illegally denied citizenship, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a class action lawsuit today against the federal government.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 31, 2006
Ninth Circuit Orders the Release of Orange County Man
LOS ANGELES - A panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of a Buena Park man who has been detained since July 2004.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 28, 2006
Judge Denies Government's Bid to Avoid Releasing Orange County Man
LOS ANGELES - For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ordered an Orange County man who has been held in a federal detention center for two years released.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 27, 2006
Judge Orders Orange County Man Released on Two-Year Anniversary of His Detention
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge ordered the release of a Buena Park man who has been held in a federal detention center for exactly two years.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 27, 2006
Federal Appeals Court Denies California's Request for Stay in Children's Mental Health Case
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court has denied California's request for an emergency stay of an order requiring the state to provide community mental health services to tens of thousands of foster children and children at risk of being removed from their homes.
By ACLU of Southern California
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