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ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Shasta Union High School District's Invasive Mandatory Drug Testing Policy

Dec 11, 2008
The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC), in cooperation with national law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of students in the Shasta Union High School District, challenging the District’s newly adopted random and suspicionless drug testing policy. In August 2008 the District adopted a policy requiring that all students who participate in non-athletic compet... Read More
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California Supreme Court Grants Review In Prop 8 Legal Challenges

Nov 19, 2008
On November 19, 2008, the California Supreme Court granted review in the legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow margin of 52 percent on November 4. In an order issued today, the Court agreed to hear the case and set an expedited briefing schedule. The Court also denied an immediate stay. Read More
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ACLU Files Public Records Act Request to Require San Jose Police Department to Disclose Details of 2007 Arrests

Nov 17, 2008
The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) today filed a California Public Records Act request seeking to prompt the San Jose Police Department (SJPD) to release police reports relating to all 2007 arrests for public intoxication. The formal request for the reports stems from the recent revelation, reported in the San Jose Mercury News, that the SJPD arrests people for alleged public drunkenness at... Read More
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Legal Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Proposition 8, Should It Pass

Nov 05, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a writ petition before the California Supreme Court today urging the court to invalidate Proposition 8 if it passes. The petition charges that Proposition 8 is invalid because the initiative process was improperly used in an attempt to undo the constitution's core commitment to equality for everyone b... Read More
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Legal Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Proposition 8, Should It Pass

Nov 05, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed a writ petition before the California Supreme Court today urging the court to invalidate Proposition 8 if it passes. The petition charges that Proposition 8 is invalid because the initiative process was improperly used in an attempt to undo the constitution’s core commitment to equality for everyone ... Read More
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ACLU Calls On Broadcasters To Stop Stifling Political Discourse On YouTube

Oct 20, 2008
Television networks should stop silencing political speech on the Internet, according to a letter the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California and a coalition of public interest groups sent to four major television networks today. Several broadcasting companies have sent letters to YouTube demanding that they take down videos containing short clips of news coverage even when... Read More
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Congress Cannot Grant Wholesale Immunity to Telecoms

Oct 17, 2008
San Francisco – Congress and the Bush White House overstepped their constitutional authority and violated the rights of millions of customers when they passed and approved legislation granting sweeping immunity to telecoms that collaborated in illegal spying. That assertion is contained in a court filing today by three California affiliates and the Illinois affiliate of the American Civil Li... Read More