May 11, 2007
Late breaking news that the Board of Supervisor's Budget Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday afternoon about the Earthlink/Google contract. Read more »
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May 10, 2007
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While other states are courageously standing up to Congress' misguided national ID mandate, California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is giving his constituents a different, or shall we say, indifferent message. In response to constituent letters... Read more »
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April 23, 2007
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In 2007, the California Court of Appeal declared that the permanent injunction imposed on a so-called gang in West Sacramento is void. The injunction could not stand because the County District Attorney failed to give adequate notice to those who... Read more »
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April 22, 2007
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Jerry Miller, a former Army cook, spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 1981, at the age of 22, Miller was tried and convicted for the brutal rape of woman in downtown Chicago. His conviction was based on what is now... Read more »
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April 18, 2007
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision issued on April 18, 2007 upholding a federal law banning certain abortions will endanger women's health and is a set back for all Americans who believe politicians should not legislate medical decision-making. The... Read more »
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April 12, 2007
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Over the past two years, we have written extensively about the privacy implications of National ID cards (more information here ) and the increased risks if radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are used in these documents (more informaition... Read more »
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April 4, 2007
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ACLU of Northern California wrote an amicus brief on Josh Wolf's behalf in both the District Court and Ninth Circuit, contesting the government's argument that a journalist cannot invoke a First Amendment privilege when presented with a grand jury... Read more »
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April 3, 2007
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Remember in the movie, Minority Report , when the characters walked by a billboard and it changed to target the advertisement to that particular person or walked into a store and over the loudspeaker, it welcomed them and asked how they liked those... Read more »
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March 23, 2007
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We won ACLU v. Gonzales , our longstanding challenge to stop a law that would suppress constitutionally protected speech on the Internet! Information about the case is available here . Press Release: Court Rules that Government May Not Censor the... Read more »
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March 22, 2007
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Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) also thinks Real ID is a real problem. In a press release issued today, Perata says: "Proposed federal regulations offer little to California on issues like cost, schedule, privacy, or new computer... Read more »