2008 Press Releases

November, 2008

California Supreme Court Grants Review In Prop 8 Legal Challenges (Nov 19, 2008)

Federal Court Should Reject Attempt to Identify California Apartment Critics Who Posted Anonymously on Web Site (Nov 19, 2008)

ACLU Files Public Records Act Request to Require San Jose Police Department to Disclose Details of 2007 Arrests (Nov 17, 2008)

California Will Continue to Honor Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Who Married Before the Possible Passage of Prop 8 (Nov 5, 2008)

Legal Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Proposition 8, Should It Pass (Nov 5, 2008)


October, 2008

ACLU Calls On Broadcasters To Stop Stifling Political Discourse On YouTube (Oct 20, 2008)

Congress Cannot Grant Wholesale Immunity to Telecoms (Oct 17, 2008)

Legal Victory for Municipal ID Ordinance (Oct 14, 2008)

Governor Takes Important Step To Protect Privacy and Safety of Californians; Signs RFID Anti-Skimming Legislation Into Law (Oct 2, 2008)


September, 2008

Governor Signs Important Disaster Victim Protection Bill (Sep 30, 2008)

City College of San Francisco Changes Hiring Policy to Include Consideration of Applicants with Prior Drug Convictions (Sep 29, 2008)

ACLU Sues ICE and Sonoma County Sheriff for Unlawful Detentions and Racial Profiling (Sep 5, 2008)


July, 2008

California Department of Corrections’ Policies on Involuntary Transfer of Prisoners to Other States Violates CA Law (Jul 29, 2008)

Judge Approves Unprecedented $2.35 Million Settlement for Fresno Homeless Residents (Jul 29, 2008)

Federal Class Action Against City of Antioch Documents Police Targeting of African American Tenants (Jul 16, 2008)


June, 2008

Commission Report on California’s Death Penalty Points to Excessive Costs, including the Costs of Fixing the System’s Flaws (Jun 30, 2008)

Settlement with Lake County School District Calls for Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Students from Anti-Gay Harassment (Jun 25, 2008)

Fresno Homeless Residents Win Settlement Over City’s Destruction of Personal Property (Jun 6, 2008)

Lawsuit Seeks Documents Regarding ICE Raids (Jun 2, 2008)


May, 2008

Court’s Decision on Marriage Should Go into Effect on Schedule, Says Legal Brief on Behalf of Couples (May 28, 2008)

Judge Overturns Students’ Expulsions from High School in Antioch (May 23, 2008)

Lesbian and Gay Couples Win Freedom to Marry in California (May 15, 2008)

Federal Judge Rules City of Fresno Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents (May 13, 2008)

FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge (May 7, 2008)

ACLU Lawsuit on Behalf of Native American Students Advances (May 1, 2008)


April, 2008

Civil Rights Groups Sue State Over 6-Month In-State Residency Requirement for Women in Need of Pre-Natal Care (Apr 24, 2008)

School District Agrees to Protect Student’s Privacy (Apr 17, 2008)

ACLU Seeks Information from City on Torch Route Planning and Crowd Control (Apr 10, 2008)

ACLU Calls Change to Torch Route an “End Run Around the First Amendment” (Apr 9, 2008)


March, 2008

Hidden Costs of Death Penalty Revealed in Two New ACLU Reports (Mar 28, 2008)

S.F. Mayor’s Office Responds to ACLU’s First Amendment Concerns Surrounding Olympic Torch Relay (Mar 26, 2008)

ACLU, Lawyers’ Committee and S.F. City Attorney Agree To Removal Process from Gang Injunction Lists (Mar 24, 2008)

ACLU Appeals Dismissal of Extraordinary Rendition Lawsuit Against Boeing Subsidiary (Mar 14, 2008)

Historic Victory for Sex Ed (Mar 13, 2008)

Same-Sex Couples Ask California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban (Mar 4, 2008)

Same-Sex Couples Have Their Day in Court (Mar 3, 2008)


February, 2008

ACLU And EFF File To Intervene In Internet Free Speech Lawsuit (Feb 27, 2008)

ACLU in Geneva to Testify on Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Injustice (Feb 20, 2008)

Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day in Court (Feb 14, 2008)

California High Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Historic Marriage Case on March 4 (Feb 6, 2008)

ACLU in Court Today in Lawsuit Against Boeing Subsidiary That Aided CIA “Torture Flights” (Feb 5, 2008)


January, 2008

Historic Hearings on California’s Broken Death Penalty Begin Jan. 10 (Jan 9, 2008)