News & Commentary
Dec 15, 2006
Make California Marriage Law Equal for Husbands Who Take Their Wives' Last Name
LOS ANGELES - Diana Bijon knew she was taking a chance when she asked her fianc�, Michael Buday, to take her last name when they married last year. It turns out that was the easy part.
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 15, 2006
Marriage Equality: Take Your Wife's Name When You Marry? Not So Fast!
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 12, 2006
Judge Extends Order to End L. A. County Jail Overcrowding
LOS ANGELES - U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson extended a temporary restraining order to end overcrowding in the county jail system's central processing hub during a hearing Monday. He also ordered the Sheriff's Department to submit a plan to improve jail conditions in 2007 before a Jan. 11 hearing.
By ACLU of Southern California
Dec 08, 2006
ACLU/SC Acts to Stop Arbitrary Skid Row Searches
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California, civil rights attorney Carol Sobel, and law firm Hadsell & Stormer today asked a court to extend a 2003 agreement that prohibits L.A. police from searching Skid Row residents without prior knowledge they are on parole or reasonable suspicion they have committed a crime or violated parole or probation.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 28, 2006
Capistrano School Agreement Preserves Ability to Consider Race in Attendance Boundaries
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.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 21, 2006
Letter: L.A. Police Need to Clear the Air Over Pepper Spray
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By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Skid Row: Shocking Video Leads to Lawsuit Against Hospital
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By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 16, 2006
Lawsuit Seeks End to Homeless Dumping
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.
By ACLU of Southern California
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