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

Aug 29, 2006
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 in May of last year, the three California affiliates of the ACLU sued Verizon to stop the company from continuing to provide the National Security Age... Read More
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Welcome

Sep 25, 2006
Welcome to Bytes and Pieces, the new blog for the Technology and Civil Liberties Program. I hope that you will be a frequent visitor to this spot to keep up to date on all the latest news and activities on privacy, free speech, and new technology and share your thoughts on current projects and emerging issues. Hot Off the Presses: Landmark RFID Bill Passes Le... Read More
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People of the State of California v. Oakdale Mob

Sep 27, 2006
In response to the City's first request for a civil injunction against an alleged gang in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed an amicus brief on October 17, 2006 asking the Court to deny the City Attorney's request for preliminary injunction at the scheduled October 30, 2006 hearing. The ACLU Foundation of Northern California asked the Court to c... Read More
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Judge Blasts Hawaii Juvenile Detention Facility for Pervasive Harassment of Gay and Transgender Youth

Sep 29, 2006
In a victory for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, the ACLU obtained a preliminary injunction requiring the Hawaii Youth Correction Facility to establish policies and procedures to prevent abuse of LGBT youth in their custodyThis marks the first time a case has specifically addressed LGBT youth in juvenile facilities.Citing an extensive and chilling list of incidents, U.S. District Ju... Read More
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Very Disappointing News

Oct 04, 2006
Very disappointing news – despite strong support from up and down the state and across the aisle and thousands of letters sent by constituents, the Governor vetoed the RFID bill. GOVERNOR VETOES RFID PRIVACY MEASURE; SIMITIAN CALLS VETO A "MISSED OPPORTUNITY," SAYS HE'LL REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION Sacramento – State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced to... Read More
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San Francisco Gang Injunctions

Oct 05, 2006
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California has historically opposed civil gang injunctions because of their unfair impact on civil liberties, their potential for racial profiling, and due process concerns.In September 2006, the City Attorney of San Francisco sought the city's first civil gang injunction in the Bayview neighborhood.  On June 21, 2007, the city filed two new gang injunctio... Read More
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Divided California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Discriminatory Marriage Law

Oct 05, 2006
In a decision that will be appealed to the California Supreme Court, a divided panel of the California Court of Appeal ruled today that California may continue to bar same-sex couples from marriage. In a strong dissent, Justice Anthony Kline wrote, “the inescapable effect of the analysis the majority adopts is to diminish the humanity of the lesbians and gay men whose rights are defeated. The righ... Read More