For the third time in four years, voters in California rejected a measure that would have endangered the health and safety of pregnant teenagers. Proposition 4 represents a third strike against mandatory parental notification laws and the harms they cause.

The ACLU of Northern California is pleased and proud that voters made it clear that the health and safety of young women must come first, before abortion politics. Proponents of this measure would be wise to respect the wishes of California voters and put this issue to rest.

All Mary Scott wanted was a quiet place to raise her girls. With high-ranking schools, low crime rates and plenty of affordable housing, Antioch seemed to fit the bill. That was before the police tried to run her out of town.

"When I first moved here things were smooth like I had expected," says Scott, who has four daughters and is fighting cancer. "Then I got bombarded by prejudice."

Cyberspace is no longer a separate world. Instead, more and more online applications and networked devices know exactly where you are in the real world and put that information to use. Knowing where you are can reveal details of your life that you may well wish to keep private – details about where and when you work, which clubs and groups you join, and who your friends are. You deserve the right to control this information and how it is used, stored, and shared.

A broad coalition of public interest groups released two letters today calling on television networks and YouTube to protect online political speech in the final days of this election.

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.