ACLU/SC Urges Congress to Hold White House in Contempt, Force Compliance on NSA Subpoenas

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today asked Congress to hold the White House in contempt. Having disregarded the second deadline for compliance with Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas, the White House, Office of the Vice President and Department of Justice can now be held in contempt of Congress.

By ACLU of Southern California

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Californians Under Surveillance Cameras' Watchful Eye

By ACLU of Southern California

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Californians Under Surveillance Cameras' Watchful Eye

By ACLU of Southern California

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California's Low-Performing Schools Looking Up

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By ACLU of Southern California

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Illegally Deported U.S. Citizen Pedro Guzman Found After Nearly Three Months in Mexico

LOS ANGELES - Pedro Guzman, the U.S. citizen illegally deported from a Los Angeles County jail on May 11, was reunited with his family today at a Lancaster courthouse after nearly three months lost in Mexico. It ends a harrowing three-month search by the family while the ACLU of Southern California and the law firm of Van Der Hout, Brigagliano and Nightingale sought in vain for assistance from the U.S. government.

By ACLU of Southern California

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Illegally Deported U.S. Citizen Found After Nearly Three Months in Mexico

By ACLU of Southern California

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Illegally Deported U.S. Citizen Found After Nearly Three Months in Mexico

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By ACLU of Southern California

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Asylum Seekers Denied Basic Rights

In a nationwide review of legal rights for immigrants in federal detention, a federal judge has found serious violations of the government's own standards relating to detention conditions.

By ACLU of Southern California

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Judge Finds Widespread Abuses in Immigration Detention

Read the judge's decision (pdf)

By ACLU of Southern California

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