CA Supreme Court Grants Review in Prop 8 Legal Challenges

On Nov. 19 the California Supreme Court granted review in the legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow margin of 52 percent on Nov. 4.  In an order issued today, the Court agreed to hear the case and set an expedited briefing schedule.  The Court also denied an immediate stay. Read More »
Federal Court Should Protect Apartment Critics' Anonymous Speech Online
An attempt by two landlords to identify two dozen people who posted comments anonymously about the apartment buildings where they live is nothing more than an effort to intimidate critics and should be denied, Public Citizen and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California said in a federal court brief filed today in California. Read More »
ACLU Seeks Details on Arrests by San Jose Police in 2007
The ACLU of Northern California on Nov. 17 filed a California Public Records Act request seeking to prompt the San Jose Police Department to release police reports relating to all 2007 arrests for public intoxication. The formal request for the reports stems from the recent revelation, reported in the San Jose Mercury News, that the SJPD arrests people for alleged public drunkenness at extraordinarily high rates, and that a disproportionate number of those arrested are Latino. Read More »

Parental Notification: Three Strikes and You’re Out!
For the third time in four years, voters in California rejected a measure that would have endangered the health and safety of pregnant teenagers. Proposition 4 represents a third strike against mandatory parental notification laws and the harms they cause. Read More »