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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
Oct 26, 2006
Marriage Equality: New Jersey Takes a Step Forward
The New Jersey Supreme Court took a step toward marriage equality, ruling unanimously that same-sex couples deserve the same rights as other couples.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 05, 2006
Divided California Court of Appeal Upholds Discriminatory Marriage Law
SAN FRANCISCO — In a 2-1 decision that will be appealed to the California Supreme Court, a divided panel of the California Court of Appeal ruled today that California may continue to bar same-sex couples from marriage.
By ACLU of Southern California
Oct 05, 2006
Marriage Equality: Divided Court Upholds Discriminatory Law
SAN FRANCISCO - In a 2-1 decision that the ACLU of Southern California and other groups will appealed to the California Supreme Court, a divided panel of the California Court of Appeal ruled today that the state may continue to bar same-sex couples from marriage.
By ACLU of Southern California
Aug 23, 2006
ACLU/SC, Student Press Law Center Stand Up For Students' Free Speech Rights
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California, the Student Press Law Center and the law firm Caldwell Leslie Newcombe & Pettit submitted a friend of the court brief with the California Court of Appeal today in support of the free speech rights of student journalists.
By ACLU of Southern California
May 04, 2006
Rev. James Lawson, Jr., Renowned Civil Rights Leader, to Chair ACLU's National Advisory Council
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the election of the Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., an internationally acclaimed civil rights leader and religious scholar, as Chair of its National Advisory Council.
By ACLU of Southern California
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