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Tag Archives: ACLU
ACLU Sues California for Underserving English Language Learners
Southern California civil rights lawyers with the ACLU and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center sued California education officials Wednesday, alleging the state is allowing tens of thousands of English-learning students to languish without help. About one in four students … Continue reading
How Tiburon's License-Plate Readers Track Drivers--and Sometimes Track Down Criminals
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If you're going to Tiburon to commit a crime, you might want to take the ferry. Walk. Bike. But whatever you do, don't drive. Cameras mounted on the town's exit and entry points will record your license plate. They'll send … Continue reading
FBI Files Detail Muslims' Religious Practices
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday released records it obtained from the FBI division in San Francisco that showed the bureau secretly used its Muslim outreach efforts to collect intelligence on religious activities protected by the … Continue reading
ACLU Challenges Stay-Away Orders Against Occupy Oakland Protesters
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In recent weeks judges have issued stay-away orders to about 20 Occupy Oakland protesters who have been charged but not yet convicted of any crimes, according to lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild and Occupy Oakland organizers. The orders, issued … Continue reading
Judge Reinhardt Won't Recuse Himself on Prop 8 Appeal
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In response to a motion by advocates of Proposition 8, the same-sex marriage ban, asking for Judge Stephen Reinhardt to recuse himself from Monday's hearing, Reinhardt has denied the request. The request was based on Judge Reinhardt's marriage to Ramona … Continue reading

