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Victory for Tuition Equality

Nov 15, 2010
The California Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that students who attend at least three years of high school in California and who graduate from a California high school are eligible for in-state tuition rates at California public colleges and universities, regardless of their immigration status. The Court found that federal law did not bar California from offering tuition equality to students.... Read More
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ACLU to Attorney General: There is No Basis for Challenging California's Proposition 19

Oct 25, 2010
The ACLU of California sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), on Oct. 25, arguing that there would be no legal basis for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to sue to overturn Proposition 19 should it be approved next month by California voters, and urging the Justice Department not to change its current l... Read More
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Still No Explanation from California State Agency on Release of Confidential HIV Information

Oct 19, 2010
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has failed to provide a meaningful explanation for its illegal release of the names of some 5,000 HIV-positive Medi-Cal recipients to a third-party service provider, said attorneys at Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), and HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA). A letter delivered to the ag... Read More
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Rush to Execution Halted

Sep 29, 2010
Following developments in federal and state court, the Attorney General conceded that the execution scheduled to occur at 9:00 pm on September 30 cannot go forward. This came just 30 hours before the scheduled execution. Yet legal experts had predicted for weeks that the execution would not occur due to the many remaining legal challenges and uncertainties regarding the state's method of execution... Read More
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UPDATE: Ninth Circuit Remands Case Back to Court for Reconsideration After Governor Grants 45-Hour Reprieve

Sep 28, 2010
"The Ninth Circuit got it right. We should take the time to make sure the serious issues and public concerns are addressed," said Natasha Minsker, Death Penalty Policy Director at the ACLU of Northern California. "We should also be considering the larger issue: our communities will not be any safer if Albert Brown is executed than if he were sentenced to life without possibility of parole." Read More
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Despite Public Objections, California Rushes Forward with Execution

Sep 23, 2010
For almost five years, the State of California has engaged in a protracted legal battle over its method of execution: lethal injection. During this time period, executions in California have been on hold. Now, the state is rushing to carry out an execution next week, even though none of the legal questions have been answered. Read More
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Privacy and Safety Questions Loom Over Federal Program to Track Preschoolers

Sep 14, 2010
The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are calling for answers to critical privacy and safety questions that loom over a controversial federal program to track preschoolers with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips at George Miller III Head Start program in Richmond, California.In an open letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi... Read More
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California ACLU Affiliates Sue State of California Over Public School Academic Fees Charged to Children

Sep 09, 2010
The California affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against the State of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today for allowing school districts throughout the state to charge fees for books and other essential educational supplies. This practice violates the California Constitution which, since 1879, has guaranteed children a free education. Read More
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California State Agency Released Confidential HIV Information

Sep 09, 2010
Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), and HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) sent a letter to David Maxwell-Jolly, Director of the California Department of Health Care Services, demanding a full explanation for the unauthorized and illegal disclosures of confidential identifying information of approximately 5,000 HIV-positive Medi-Cal reci... Read More