News & Commentary
Apr 12, 2006
Blanket Policy Excluding HIV Positive Inmates from Family Visit Program Overturned
LOS ANGELES - In response to action taken by the ACLU of Southern California, the state Department of Corrections has concluded that excluding HIV positive inmates from its spousal family visitation program is discriminatory and contrary to federal law.
By ACLU of Southern California
Apr 04, 2006
Judge Confirms Ontario Officers
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that Ontario police officers' rights under both federal and state law were violated when a police detective installed a video camera in a men's locker room to spy on the officers.
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 28, 2006
Sri Lankan Torture Victim Released After Nearly Five Years
LOS ANGELES - A Sri Lankan Tamil torture victim was released late Monday night after spending more than four and a half years in a federal detention center despite being granted political asylum by an immigration judge and withholding of removal by a federal appeals court.
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 17, 2006
Court Says
LOS ANGELES - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ordered the immediate release of a Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seeker and torture victim who has been imprisoned by the government for nearly five years.
By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 02, 2006
ACLU/SC Files Suit After Arrest, Beating of Speaker at Costa Mesa Council Meeting
ORANGE, Calif. - In response to the silencing, arrest and beating of a local resident during a January city council meeting, the ACLU of Southern California and the Law Offices of B. Kwaku Duren filed a lawsuit against the city of Costa Mesa today.
By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 13, 2006
ACLU/SC Calls for Sunlight on Police Commission Decision to Keep Officers
The following statement can be attributed to Catherine Lhamon, Racial Justice Director for the ACLU of Southern California:
By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 09, 2006
Northwest Airlines Discriminatory Policies Must Cease, ACLU Says
LOS ANGELES - La Mirada resident Rob Anders was set to visit his 89-year-old mother in Florida for a family reunion last month.
By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 08, 2006
Judge Says Air Marshal Whistleblower Suit Should Move Forward
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge today sided with an air marshal concerned that overly restrictive policies may jeopardize the public's safety and curtail whistleblower rights.
By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 07, 2006
ACLU/SC Dismayed with Police Commission Decision to Keep Officers' Identity Secret
'The ACLU of Southern California is enormously dismayed that the Police Commission secretly changed its longstanding, and appropriate, policy of releasing names of police officers involved in shootings.
By ACLU of Southern California
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