2002 Press Releases

December, 2002

ACLU Seeks Government Accountability Regarding Federal “No Fly” List (Dec 12, 2002)

Judge Rules Discrimination Suit Against Northwest Airlines Can Go Forward (Dec 6, 2002)

Civil Rights and Community Groups Warn of Racial Profiling in New Government Program Targeting Iraqis, Iraqi-Americans, and Others Urge Law Enforcement Not to Engage in Racial Profiling (Dec 5, 2002)

Major Victory In Airport Screeners Case (Dec 4, 2002)

ACLU SONOMA COUNTY CHAPTER PROTESTS SUSPENSIONS OF STUDENTS FROM PETALUMA HIGH (Dec 3, 2002)


November, 2002

ACLU Applauds SF Police Commission for Taking Action on Racial Profiling (Nov 14, 2002)

ACLU Urges California School Districts to Protect Students from Unwanted Military Recruitment Solicitations (Nov 14, 2002)

Civil Rights Groups Call on SF Police Commission to Take Action Regarding Racial Profiling (Nov 13, 2002)

Judge Denies Government’s Motion To Dismiss Case, Allowing Non-Screeners To Remain Eligible For Federal Posts (Nov 13, 2002)

New Report Profiles Individuals Caught in Post Sept. 11 Backlash in Northern California (Nov 13, 2002)

ACLU and Civil Rights Groups Urge Court to Consider Racial Bias in Death Penalty Case of Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (Nov 7, 2002)

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Reject California’s Use of “Three Strikes” Law for Petty Criminals (Nov 5, 2002)


October, 2002

Unanimous Federal Appeals Court Rejects Government’s Attempt to Punish Doctors for Recommending Medical Marijuana (Oct 29, 2002)

ACLU Mobilizes Members and Supporters Nationwide To Keep America “Safe and Free” (Oct 16, 2002)

ACLU MOBILIZES TO KEEP AMERICA SAFE AND FREE (Oct 16, 2002)

ACLU MOBILIZES TO KEEP AMERICA SAFE AND FREE (Oct 16, 2002)

ACLU AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER LAUNCH STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN ABOUT NEW LAW PROHIBITING "SPEAK-ENGLISH-ONLY" WORKPLACE RULES (Oct 9, 2002)

San Francisco Police Department Fails to Address Racial Profiling - Rampant Underreporting of Stops and Searches (Oct 7, 2002)


September, 2002

School Communities Give Internet Filtering Law Failing Grade Research Reports Thousands of Sites Incorrectly Blocked (Sep 17, 2002)

First Amendment Victory In Landmark Prison Internet Case (Sep 11, 2002)

New California Law Protects and Expands Reproductive Freedom (Sep 5, 2002)


August, 2002

In Groundbreaking Settlement, School Agrees To Sweeping Anti-Gay Harassment Program (Aug 13, 2002)

In Groundbreaking Settlement, School Agrees To Sweeping Anti-Gay Harassment Program (Aug 13, 2002)

Youth Explore Immigration Issues at the ACLU-NC's 7th Annual Trip for High School Students (Aug 9, 2002)

Religious Groups and Law Enforcement Officials Charge that Governor Davis’ “No Parole Policy” is Unconstitutional (Aug 8, 2002)

ACLU and Prison Law Office Challenge Prison Over Policy Barring Inmates' Access to Internet Content (Aug 7, 2002)

COURT OF APPEAL WILL HEAR ARGUMENT IN PROPOSITION 21 CASE (Aug 7, 2002)


July, 2002

ACLU and Civil Rights Groups Urge Police Departments to Protect Californians’ Constitutional Right to Privacy (Jul 23, 2002)

ACLU CALLS ON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROTECT CALIFORNIANS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT ABUSES (Jul 2, 2002)

July 4th Civil Liberties Scorecard Shows Huge Gains for Government Power; Tremendous Losses for Liberty (Jul 1, 2002)


June, 2002

ACLU AND RELMAN & ASSOCIATES SUE FOUR MAJOR AIRLINES FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PASSENGERS (Jun 4, 2002)

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL LITIGATION TO END RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION BY AIRLINES (Jun 4, 2002)


May, 2002

COMMUNITY GROUPS DEMAND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE AGAINST AN 11 YEAR-OLD (May 30, 2002)

So-called “Racial Privacy” Initiative Will Fail to Qualify for November 2002 Ballot (May 30, 2002)

ACLU CALLS ON SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY TO INSURE A SAFE AND TOLERANT ENVIRONMENT IN THE WAKE OF RECENT STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS (May 17, 2002)

UC BERKELEY’S REACTION TO STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE PROTEST HAS HAD A CHILLING EFFECT ON FREE SPEECH – SAYS ACLU IN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR (May 7, 2002)

"First Amendment Extends into Cyberspace," Argues ACLU in Two Pivotal Cases (May 6, 2002)


April, 2002

Doctors, Educators, Civil Rights Leaders Across California Vow to Defeat Connerly's “Dangerous” New Initiative (Apr 23, 2002)

Supreme Court Strikes Down Another Attempt by Congress to Restrict Free Speech (Apr 16, 2002)

ACLU APPLAUDS CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS FOR EXPRESSING STRONG VIEW THAT LOCAL POLICE SHOULD NOT ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS (Apr 15, 2002)

Federal Appeals Court to Hears Arguments Today in Medical Marijuana Case with National Impact (Apr 8, 2002)

Federal Appeals Court to Hear Arguments Monday in Medical Marijuana Case with National Impact (Apr 4, 2002)

In Letters to Northern California Police Departments, Civil Rights and Community Groups Denounce Latest Federal Dragnet Interview Plan (Apr 3, 2002)


February, 2002

ACLU, Bay Area Urban League, PUEBLO and Other Groups Urge Mayor Jerry Brown to Fill Oakland Citizen's Police Review Board (Feb 28, 2002)

Civil Rights, Human Rights Groups and Community Organizations Call for a Stop to the INS Special Registrations (Feb 18, 2002)


January, 2002

As Controversial Execution Looms, ACLU Asks for Clemency for Stephen Wayne Anderson, Calls for a State Moratorium on Executions (Jan 25, 2002)

ACLU AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER LAUNCH STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN ABOUT NEW LAW PROHIBITING "SPEAK-ENGLISH-ONLY" WORKPLACE RULES (Jan 24, 2002)

ACLU, SEIU CHALLENGE NEW CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR AIRPORT SCREENERS (Jan 17, 2002)

ACLU RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR DAVIS’S STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH (Jan 11, 2002)