2007 Press Releases

December, 2007

Public Defender’s Office, ACLU, and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Call for Gang Injunction Exit Process (Dec 19, 2007)

ACLU Opposes Government’s Attempt to Throw Out Rendition Case Under Guise of “State Secrets” (Dec 14, 2007)

ACLU Releases New Report on Government “Fusion Centers” (Dec 12, 2007)

New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America (Dec 10, 2007)


November, 2007

ACLU Responds to Federal Court Ruling in "State Secrets" Lawsuit About Warrantless Eavesdropping (Nov 16, 2007)


October, 2007

ACLU Co-Hosts Santa Rosa Forum on Police Accountability (Oct 25, 2007)

Government Improperly Invokes "State Secrets" Claim in Attempt to Throw Out CIA Rendition Case Against Boeing Subsidiary (Oct 19, 2007)

ACLU Opposes RESTORE Act, House Bill Does Not Have Sufficient Civil Liberties Protections (Oct 17, 2007)

California Governor Undermines Public Safety (Oct 15, 2007)

CA Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Lawsuit Challenging "Pat-Down" Policy at 49ers Games (Oct 10, 2007)

Court Blocks Government From Implementing Flawed Social Security "No Match" Rule (Oct 10, 2007)

ACLU and Others Issue Statement Calling for Fair Legislation that Includes Transgender People (Oct 4, 2007)

Court Extends Order That Blocks Government From Implementing Flawed Social Security No-Match Rule (Oct 1, 2007)


September, 2007

AFL-CIO, ACLU, and NILC in Court Monday to Challenge Flawed Social Security “No-Match” Rule (Sep 26, 2007)

Religious, Civil Rights, and Child Advocacy Groups Support Same-Sex Couples in Legal Battle to Marry (Sep 26, 2007)

ACLU, Native American Families, and School District Reach Landmark Settlement Addressing Racial Discrimination and Harassment (Sep 18, 2007)

San Jose Forum Airs Community Calls for Police Transparency (Sep 17, 2007)


August, 2007

Court Halts Government From Implementing Flawed Social Security No-Match Rule (Aug 31, 2007)

AFL-CIO, ACLU and National Immigration Law Center Challenge New Homeland Security Rule (Aug 29, 2007)

Government and Verizon Ask Court to Dismiss Spy Suits Against Verizon Citing State Secrets Privilege, First Amendment (Aug 29, 2007)

ACLU of Northern California Urges Congress to Hold White House in Contempt, Force Compliance on NSA Subpoenas (Aug 22, 2007)

Government Surveillance Cameras Expand in California without Regulations or Public Debate, says ACLU Report (Aug 20, 2007)

Marriage Lawsuit Advances to California Supreme Court (Aug 17, 2007)

Challenging Corporate Collusion with the NSA: Important Hearing Today (Aug 15, 2007)

Northern California Teens Scrutinize Billion Dollar Military Recruitment Campaign Aimed at Youth (Aug 6, 2007)

Two More Victims of CIA’s Rendition Program, Including Former Guantánamo Detainee, Join ACLU Lawsuit Against Boeing Subsidiary (Aug 1, 2007)


July, 2007

Free Speech Victory: Court Agrees Napa Middle School Dress Code Banning "Tigger" Goes Too Far (Jul 3, 2007)


June, 2007

ACLU Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in School Diversity Cases (Jun 28, 2007)

Public Safety Committee Refuses to Vote on Key Police Accountability Bill (Jun 26, 2007)

Fairfield Families Win New Policies for Police in Schools (Jun 7, 2007)

ACLU Applauds State Senate Vote to Restore Public Oversight of Police (Jun 4, 2007)


May, 2007

ACLU Sues Jeppesen Dataplan in San Jose for Participation in Seventy CIA Kidnapping and Torture Flights (May 30, 2007)


April, 2007

Civil Rights Groups Sue Immigration Officials for Unlawfully Detaining Six-Year-Old U.S. Citizen (Apr 26, 2007)

Bills on Police Accountability and Preventing Wrongful Conviction Move Forward (Apr 18, 2007)

Open Records “Good Government” Bills AB 1648 and SB 1019 Gain Support (Apr 17, 2007)

SF Board of Supervisors Pass Resolution Supporting Public’s Access to Police Records (Apr 11, 2007)

SF Board of Supervisors to Vote on Resolution Supporting Public’s Access to Police Records (Apr 10, 2007)

Superior Court Allows Berkeley Unified School District to Consider Race as a Factor in School Assignment Plans (Apr 10, 2007)

Same-Sex Couples Urge California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban (Apr 2, 2007)


March, 2007

The Devil Wears Winnie-the-Pooh? Suit Charges Napa Middle School Dress Code Goes Too Far (Mar 20, 2007)

ACLU Seeks Records on Immigration Enforcement Actions in Northern California (Mar 6, 2007)

Released DHS Regulations on Real ID Fatally Flawed (Mar 2, 2007)


February, 2007

HID Threatens Patent Lawsuit, Silences Important RFID Presentation at National Conference (Feb 28, 2007)

Open Governor’s Review of Lethal Injection to Public, Says ACLU (Feb 22, 2007)

Bill Gives Domestic Partners, Married Spouses Equal Opportunity to Take Surname of Choice (Feb 13, 2007)

Northern Californians Demand End to Citizenship Applications Delays (Feb 8, 2007)


January, 2007

ACLU asks San Jose City Council to Review Police Department’s Policy on Releasing Documents (Jan 24, 2007)

ACLU-NC Statement on State of the Union (Jan 24, 2007)

ACLU Report Shows Widespread Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists (Jan 17, 2007)

Governor and Attorney General Seek to Keep Review of Lethal Injection Procedures Secret (Jan 17, 2007)

SF Police Commission Votes on 25 New Video Surveillance Cameras Tonight (Jan 17, 2007)

New Jersey Panel of Law Enforcement, Victims’ Families, and Experts Calls for End to State Death Penalty (Jan 2, 2007)