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Feb 27, 2012
Feb 27, 2012
CA Bill Would Reduce Penalty for Drug Possession for Personal Use
ACLU and Allies Commend Effort to Put Treatment First, Preserve Scarce Resources and Remove Barriers to Employment and Education
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 22, 2012
Feb 22, 2012
Students Sue UC Davis for Constitutional Violations Over Pepper-Spraying Incident
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 07, 2012
Feb 07, 2012
Federal Appeals Court Says California Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional
ACLU Hails Landmark Decision and Urges Efforts in Other States to Ensure Success on Appeal
Jan 25, 2012
Jan 25, 2012
Proposed Law Would Restore Local Control Over Intelligence Gathering
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 17, 2011
Nov 17, 2011
Bay Area Rights Groups Ask FBI Director to Address Racial Profiling, Islamophobia
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 14, 2011
Nov 14, 2011
ACLU and National Lawyers Guild File Suit Against Oakland Police Department
Suit Seeks to Stop Police Violence Against Protesters
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 08, 2011
Nov 08, 2011
LGBT Equality Groups Urge Ninth Circuit to Reject Attack on Prop 8 Trial Judge
Groups Condemn Continued Assault on Impartiality of Judge
Oct 26, 2011
Oct 26, 2011
City of Antioch Agrees to Federal Court Supervision
Will Not Focus Policing on Black Section 8 Recipients
Oct 17, 2011
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