News & Commentary
Jan 22, 2015
ACLU SoCal remembers Philip Borden
Philip Summers Borden, a staunch supporter and member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal), former professor of business administration, Harvard alumnus and one-time real estate executive died Dec. 26. He was 89.
Jan 13, 2015
Should officers be permitted to view body camera footage before writing their reports?
A police officer wearing a body camera shoots a civilian. Afterwards, the officer has to write up a report about the incident. Should the officer be able to view the footage captured by his body camera (or other cameras) before he writes his initial report?
By Peter Bibring
Jan 12, 2015
So far, solutions to police killings fall short of needed reforms
This article originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
By Peter Bibring
Dec 16, 2014
The reign of terror ends at L.A. County Jails
By Peter Eliasberg and Margaret Winter
By Peter Eliasberg
Dec 12, 2014
The grand jury’s day is done
By Ira Glasser and Norman SiegelThe secret panels deny fairness and frustrate justice
Dec 10, 2014
L.A. Supervisors approve oversight of LASD, but will it have power?
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted (3-2) to create a civilian oversight commission to oversee the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. ACLU SoCal and other community organizations sent in letters and made statements in support of civilian oversight.
By Esther Lim
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