News & Commentary
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
Dec 21, 2005
ACLU Affiliates Seek Information about Government Spying in California
LOS ANGELES - Only one day after widespread reports that the FBI is monitoring and infiltrating political organizations, the three California affiliates of the ACLU are seeking information about the intelligence gathering efforts of law enforcement agencies in this state.
By ACLU of Southern California
Nov 04, 2005
High School Agrees to Allow Publication of Articles on Sexual Orientation
LOS ANGELES - East Bakersfield High School students will publish a series of articles about sexual orientation in the November edition of the award-winning school newspaper, The Kernal, editors announced today.
By ACLU of Southern California
Sep 29, 2005
ACLU/SC Denounces Governor
LOS ANGELES - Today Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 849, an important bill that would end the discriminatory exclusion of gay and lesbian couples from marriage in California.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 29, 2005
Appeals Court Upholds Religious Liberty in Case Brought By ACLU-SC and Bingham McCutchen
LOS ANGELES - In a strong ruling in favor of religious liberty, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals maintained that the California prison system's ban on long hair for male prisoners violated the religious freedom of a former inmate, who is Native American.
By ACLU of Southern California
May 05, 2005
Statement of the ACLU of Southern California on Religious Freedom in America
Because religious freedom is one of the most basic principles protected by our Constitution religion flourishes here in America.
By ACLU of Southern California
Apr 12, 2005
U.S. District Court Rules Mojave Cross Land Transfer Unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES - A federal district court ruled Friday that a proposed transfer of the federal land on which a Latin cross sits in the Mojave National Preserve to a private party is unconstitutional.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jul 27, 2004
ACLU/SC To Represent Muslims And Others Targeted For New Round of FBI Questioning
LOS ANGELES - The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California announced on Tuesday that it will offer free legal representation to all persons in the Southern California area who are questioned by the FBI in its latest dragnet interview program.
By ACLU of Southern California
Jun 07, 2004
Court of Appeals Sides With ACLU/SC In Mojave Desert Cross Case
LOS ANGELES - In a ruling today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a previous federal district court decision that the presence of a cross located on the federal Mojave Desert Preserve is a religious symbol and violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
By ACLU of Southern California
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