1998 Press Releases

December, 1998

ACLU Defends Library Against Censorship (Dec 22, 1998)

Police Officer Drops His Retaliation Suit Against Citizen Complainant (Dec 21, 1998)

Attorney Robert Kim Joins ACLU Legal Staff to Focus on Gay Rights, HIV/AIDS, and Criminal Justice Issues (Dec 14, 1998)

Attorney Robert Kim Joins ACLU Legal Staff to Focus on Gay Rights, HIV/AIDS, and Criminal Justice Issues (Dec 14, 1998)


November, 1998

Attorneys Move to Block Police Retaliation Against Citizen Complaints -- Motion Filed to Dismiss Police Defamation Suit (Nov 12, 1998)

Federal Court Upholds Students' Right to Sue Morgan Hill School District (Nov 5, 1998)

Federal Court Upholds Students' Right to Sue Morgan Hill School District (Nov 5, 1998)

ACLU Denounces Passage of Anti-Gay Marriage Initiative(s) in Hawaii (and Alaska) (Nov 4, 1998)


October, 1998

Contra Costa County to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle Challenge to Use of Written 'Drug Test' as Requirement for General Assistance (Oct 30, 1998)

ACLU Launches Toll Free Hotline for Persons Stopped by Police for "Driving While Black or Brown" (Oct 7, 1998)


September, 1998

Fairness Hearing on Settlement in Suit Against Employee "Political Litmus" Test Used by Nation's Largest Security Guard Firm (Sep 9, 1998)


August, 1998

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Governor's Veto of Budget Provision for Crucial Data Collection on Race, Gender (Aug 26, 1998)

Settlement in Class Action Suit Vindicates Constitutional Rights of Vallejo Welfare Recipients Subjected to Dawn Raid (Aug 11, 1998)


July, 1998

Civil Rights Advocates Sue Contra Costa County for Excluding Women and Minority Businesses in Violation of Federal Anti-Discrimination Law; First Case Post-Proposition 209 (Jul 29, 1998)

ACLU-NC Calls on Commission on Judicial Performance to Dismiss Charges Against Justice Anthony Kline (Jul 24, 1998)

Civil Rights Groups File Appeal to Delay Implementation of Proposition 227 (Jul 24, 1998)

Civil Rights Groups, Minority Law Enforcement Join in Supporting AB 1264 - California "Driving While Black or Brown" Law (Jul 24, 1998)

ACLU Sues Oakland to Block Enforcement of Unconstitutional Vehicle Seizure Ordinance (Jul 21, 1998)

High School Students to Research tribal Sovereignty (Jul 18, 1998)

Civil Rights Groups Respond to Proposition 227 Ruling (Jul 15, 1998)

ACLU Defends CA Library Against Parent Seeking to Compel Internet Censorship (Jul 10, 1998)

Hearing Set for July 15th in Legal Challenge to Proposition 227 (Jul 9, 1998)


June, 1998

Motion Filed to Block Implementation of Proposition 227; Hearing Set for July 15th (Jun 12, 1998)

Nation's Largest Security Guard Firm to Pay Up to $2.1 Million to Settle Class Action Against Employee "Political Litmus" Test (Jun 4, 1998)

Civil Rights Groups Announce Class Action (Jun 3, 1998)


May, 1998

ACLU, PUEBLO Charge Oakland City Council with Convening Illegal Closed Door Meetings (May 27, 1998)


April, 1998

Students Sue Morgan Hill School District for Harassment (Apr 21, 1998)

Students Sue Morgan Hill School District for Harassment (Apr 21, 1998)

ACLU Applauds Ruling on San Francisco's Domestic Partners Equal Benefits Ordinance (Apr 10, 1998)

Civil Rights Groups Sue Governor For Blocking Information on Discrimination (Apr 2, 1998)


March, 1998

Vehicle Seizure and Forfeiture Law Deemed Illegal in Oakland (Mar 31, 1998)

High School Students Head to Sacramento to Investigate Legislative Process and Civil Rights at ACLU Student Conference (Mar 26, 1998)


February, 1998

ACLU Asks SF Mayor to Ensure City Employees' Free Speech Rights (Feb 11, 1998)


January, 1998

ACLU Hails Victory as California Library Agrees to Remove Internet Filters from Public Computers (Jan 28, 1998)

ACLU Warns of Legal Action if CA Library Keeps Internet Filters on Public Computers (Jan 21, 1998)