2003 Press Releases

December, 2003

Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging California Domestic Partnership Law AB 205 (Dec 18, 2003)

Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging California Domestic Partnership Law AB 205 (Dec 18, 2003)

Declassified FBI Documents Suggest Shoddy Management of "No Fly" List, Fail to Show How Innocent Americans Can Get Names Cleared (Dec 4, 2003)


November, 2003

ACLU Calls for Government to Halt Special Registration Program (Nov 20, 2003)

Voters Support Major Police Reform in San Francisco – Proposition H Sets Standard of Police Oversight (Nov 5, 2003)


October, 2003

California Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Ward Connerly’s Proposition 54 (Oct 15, 2003)

District Attorney Candidates Debate War on Drugs and RAVE Act Legislation Targeting Electronic Music Culture (Oct 15, 2003)

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Protecting Doctors and Patients From Government Censorship (Oct 14, 2003)

Statement of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (Oct 11, 2003)

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Let Stand Ruling Allowing Doctors to Discuss Medical Marijuana (Oct 10, 2003)

Governor Signs Bill to End Confusion Over Sex Education in Schools (Oct 2, 2003)


September, 2003

Statement of ACLU of California, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, NAACP California State Conference of Branches, Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Decision (Sep 23, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules In Favor Of Postponing California Recall Election Until California Completes Transition Away From Faulty "Punch Card" Voting Machines (Sep 15, 2003)

Victory for Novato School District’s Diversity Education Program (Sep 4, 2003)

Bay Area Public Health Departments Warn of Health Threats Posed by Prop 54 (Sep 3, 2003)

Landmark survey finds majority of state’s schools in violation of confusing sex education laws (Sep 3, 2003)


August, 2003

California Privacy Act a Key Victory in Ongoing Financial Privacy Battle, ACLU Says (Aug 27, 2003)

California Legislature Enacts Toughest Financial Privacy Protections in the Nation (Aug 20, 2003)

ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Use of Obsolete "Punch Card" Voting Machines In California Recall Election (Aug 7, 2003)

Health Experts, Educators, Faith Community, Labor Leaders, Civil Rights Advocates and Elected Officials Oppose Proposition 54 (Aug 7, 2003)


July, 2003

Vote “NO!” on Prop. 54 on Oct 7 (Jul 29, 2003)

The Public Still Lacks Basic Information About the "No Fly" List (Jul 21, 2003)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approves to Charter Amendment to Strengthen Police Accountability (Jul 16, 2003)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Vote on Charter Amendment to Strengthen Police Accountability (Jul 15, 2003)

ACLU Applauds State Attorney General’s Commitment to Protect Californian’s Civil Liberties and Rights (Jul 14, 2003)

ACLU of Northern California Urges Congress to Suspend INS Registration Program (Jul 10, 2003)


June, 2003

ACLU Lauds Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Upholding University’s Affirmative Action Policies (Jun 23, 2003)

As Sacramento Prepares for Week of Protests, ACLU Cautions Against Overly Aggressive Policing (Jun 17, 2003)

As Sacramento Prepares for Week of Protests, ACLU Cautions Against Overly Aggressive Policing (Jun 17, 2003)

Settlement Reached in Suit Over Discriminatory Admissions Process at UC Berkeley (Jun 17, 2003)

Civil Rights, Community Groups Protest Looming (Jun 12, 2003)

ACLU-NC LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO STOP “PATRIOT ACT II” (Jun 2, 2003)

Parent Group and Theater Company Step Up To Defend Novato School District’s Diversity Education Program (Jun 2, 2003)


May, 2003

New Grand Jury Report Confirms Breakdown in SFPD Accountability – Highlights Need for Reforms (May 29, 2003)

ACLU Urges Attorney General to Immediately Take Action to Protect Californian’s Civil Liberties (May 20, 2003)

Preliminary Injunction Sought to Stop Calif. From Reducing Welfare Benefits of New Residents (May 15, 2003)

New SF Ballot Initiative Strengthens Police Accountability (May 13, 2003)


April, 2003

SF Controller’s Office Calls for Sweeping Police Reforms – ACLU-NC Applauds Recommendations (Apr 25, 2003)

NEW OCC REPORT CONFIRMS BREAKDOWN IN SFPD ACCOUNTABILITY, SAYS ACLU – CALLS FOR MAJOR POLICE REFORM (Apr 24, 2003)

FIELD POLL REVEALS WEAK STANDING FOR CONNERLY (Apr 23, 2003)

New OCC Report Confirms Breakdown in SFPD Accountability, Says ACLU - Calls for Major Police Reform (Apr 23, 2003)

ACLU-NC Files Lawsuit Challenging Government Secrecy about “No-Fly” List and other Transportation Watch Lists (Apr 22, 2003)

ACLU-NC Expresses Shock at Oakland Police Attack on Non-Violent Protestors – Demands Documents (Apr 9, 2003)

Federal Appeals Court Says Schools Must Protect Gay (Apr 8, 2003)

Federal Appeals Court Says Schools Must Protect Gay Students from Harassment (Apr 8, 2003)

Civil Rights Groups Say SF Supervisor Tony Hall’s Proposed Resolution to Punish Peace Protesters is Illegal (Apr 1, 2003)


March, 2003

ACLU-NC Expresses Concerns about SFPD Tactics Employed during Anti-War Protests (Mar 25, 2003)

Civil Rights Groups Provide Free Legal Advice for Iraqis – Groups Say FBI Questioning of Iraq is Ethnic Profiling (Mar 21, 2003)

New ACLU-NC Report Calls for Major Reforms in San Francisco Police Department (Mar 12, 2003)


February, 2003

In Landmark Racial Profiling Settlement, California Highway Patrol Agrees to Major Reforms (Feb 27, 2003)

Civil Rights and Community Groups Urge Fresno Police to Protect Residents’ Constitutional Right to Privacy (Feb 20, 2003)

NAACP, ACLU-NC, MALDEF and other Civil Rights Groups Call for Major Police Reforms in Sacramento (Feb 14, 2003)


January, 2003

ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Round Up of Union City High School Students (Jan 30, 2003)

Reproductive And Civil Rights Organizations Call On California Congressional Delegation To Protect Roe V. Wade (Jan 22, 2003)

“Big Brother” is No Longer a Fiction, ACLU Warns in New Report (Jan 15, 2003)

ACLU of Northern California Urges Congress to Suspend INS Registration Program (Jan 10, 2003)

Civil Rights Groups Urge San Francisco Police Commission to Ban “Consent Searches” by SF Police (Jan 8, 2003)