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Government and Verizon Ask Court to Dismiss Spy Suits Against Verizon Citing State Secrets Privilege, First Amendment

August 29, 2006

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Privacy and Government Surveillance

Verizon Communications Inc. and the Bush administration are asking the Court to dismiss the lawsuits filed against the telecommunications giant in a set of motions being argued on Thursday, August 30. Following revelations in an article in USA Today... Read more »

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ACLU Files Suit in State Court Demanding End to Privacy Violations by AT&T and Verizon

May 26, 2006

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

San Francisco - The ACLU California affiliates filed two lawsuits today in state court requesting injunctions against telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon to prevent them from illegally providing the National Security Agency (NSA) with the... Read more »

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49ers Season Ticket Holders Challenge Pat-Down Policy at Monster Park

December 15, 2005

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Privacy and Government Surveillance

Two San Francisco 49er season ticket holders are challenging the new pat-down policy implemented by the 49ers this season. The ACLU of Northern California is representing Dan Sheehan, a season ticket holder for more than thirty-five years, and his... Read more »

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West Sacramento Residents Targeted by Gang Injunction Denied Their Day in Court

July 28, 2005

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy

The ACLU of Northern California today filed a motion asking the Yolo County Superior Court to set aside a sweeping permanent injunction issued against alleged members of West Sacramento’s “Broderick Boys” gang on February 3, 2005. The motion was... Read more »

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Union City Students Reach Groundbreaking Settlement with Union City and School District

May 18, 2005

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Education Equity, Racial Justice

A groundbreaking settlement has been reached as a result of a federal lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Northern California on behalf of three high school students whose civil rights were violated when they were rounded up for a so-called “gang... Read more »

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Victory for Students, Parents and Civil Liberties Groups - Company Announces it will End Tracking Pilot Program

February 16, 2005

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Education Equity, Technology and Civil Liberties

The Sutter-based company InCom announced last night, at a packed special school district meeting, that it would end its pilot program that required students to wear radio frequency identification badges that tracked the student's movements. The... Read more »

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Supreme Court to Review Case Affecting Internet Users

April 6, 2004

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Free Speech, Technology and Civil Liberties

San Francisco - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday voted 7-0 to grant review of a case involving the issue of whether a 1996 federal law protects individuals from civil liability for re-posting a third-party’s statements on the Internet. The... Read more »

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ACLU and Fresno Residents Seek FBI Records Regarding Infiltration of Local Community Group

January 29, 2004

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Privacy and Government Surveillance

The ACLU of Northern California and members of a Fresno peace group filed requests today under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act seeking information about the government’s infiltration of a local peace group. The requests were filed... Read more »

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ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Round Up of Union City High School Students

May 18, 2005

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Education Equity

The ACLU of Northern California filed a class action lawsuit today challenging the unlawful round up of approximately 60 students at James Logan High School in Union City on February 22, 2002. The students were illegally rounded up, detained for up... Read more »

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ACLU of Northern California Argues Tenants' Free Speech Case Before the California Supreme Court

May 4, 2001

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Free Speech

The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case about the free speech rights of tenants and private property ownership. In the case, Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway Tenants Association, a large commercial landlord in San Francisco... Read more »

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Government and Verizon Ask Court to Dismiss Spy Suits Against Verizon Citing State Secrets Privilege, First Amendment

ACLU Files Suit in State Court Demanding End to Privacy Violations by AT&T and Verizon

49ers Season Ticket Holders Challenge Pat-Down Policy at Monster Park

West Sacramento Residents Targeted by Gang Injunction Denied Their Day in Court

Union City Students Reach Groundbreaking Settlement with Union City and School District

Victory for Students, Parents and Civil Liberties Groups - Company Announces it will End Tracking Pilot Program

Supreme Court to Review Case Affecting Internet Users

ACLU and Fresno Residents Seek FBI Records Regarding Infiltration of Local Community Group

ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Round Up of Union City High School Students

ACLU of Northern California Argues Tenants' Free Speech Case Before the California Supreme Court

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