ACLU/SC News Releases For 2002

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December 2002

Southern California Civil Rights Organizations Call for the Termination of Flawed, Misguided INS Special Registration Program for Non-Immigrant Visa Holders (12/19/2002)

8th Grader Barred From Gym Class Because of Sexual Orientation Sues Under California (12/17/2002)

ACLU Honors Civil Liberties Champions At Annual Bill of Rights Dinner Thursday, December 12, 2002 (12/12/2002)

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Miranda Law (12/4/2002)

November 2002

ACLU/SC Wins First Amendment Case Allowing California Klan (11/15/2002)

ACLU/SC Wins Smashing Victory In Airport Screeners Case (11/15/2002)

ACLU/SC Claims Landmark Victory In Airport Screeners Case (11/14/2002)

ACLU/SC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject California (11/5/2002)

October 2002

ACLU/SC Calls On Los Angeles City Attorney To Respect Valley Secession Supporters (10/31/2002)

Judge Rules ACLU/SC Discrimination Suit Against United Airlines To Go Forward (10/11/2002)

Class Action Williams Education Suit Enters New Phase of Litigation (10/10/2002)

Statement Of Ramona Ripston, ACLU/SC Executive Director On The Recommendation of William Bratton For Los Angeles Chief of Police (10/2/2002)

September 2002

ACLU/SC Applauds Ninth Circuit Ruling Granting Employees Sexual Harassment Protection Regardless of Sexual Orientation (9/24/2002)

New California Law Protects and Expands Women's Right To Choose (9/5/2002)

August 2002

ACLU/SC, Law Firm Of Ross, Dixon & Bell Sue AMC Theaters For Discrimination (8/29/2002)

Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor of Same-sex Prisoner Visitation Rights (8/12/2002)

ACLU/SC Applauds Defeat Of The California "Anti-Rave" Bill (8/7/2002)

July 2002

Federal District Court Grants ACLU Major Victory In Mojave Desert Cross Case (7/25/2002)

Public Interest Groups and National Law Firm File Suit Against Nation's Largest Child Welfare System (7/18/2002)

ACLU Calls On State Attorney General To Protect Californian's Right To Privacy Against Potential FBI Abuses (7/2/2002)

June 2002

ACLU Sues Four Major Airlines For Discrimination (6/2/2002)

May 2002

ACLU Honors Civil Liberties Champions At Annual Torch of Liberty Awards Dinner Thursday, May 23, 2002 (5/17/2002)

April 2002

ACLU and City of Grants Pass, Oregon Reach Interim Settlement Agreement in Girls Softball Suit (4/30/2002)

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Requires District Court To Reassess Whether Community Groups and Individuals Should Be Part of LAPD Consent Decree Case (4/22/2002)

100th Person Exonerated From Death Row (4/10/2002)

ACLU Seeks 'Level Playing Field' for City Sponsored Girls Softball League in Oregon Town (4/4/2002)

ACLU/SC Reiterates Call for Open Police Commission Meeting on Chief's Reappointment (4/2/2002)

March 2002

The ACLU of Southern California Mourns the Loss of Fred Okrand, Legal Director Emeritus (3/19/2002)

ACLU/SC Announces Launch of Latina Rights Project on International Women's Day (3/8/2002)

ACLU Calls On Police Commission To Commit To An Open, Honest Evaluation of Police Chief Bernard Parks, Reiterates No Position on Parks' Reappointment (3/1/2002)

February 2002

Loyola Law Professor Gary C. Williams Becomes President of ACLU of Southern California (2/14/2002)

Federal Court Grants ACLU Victory In Punch-Card Voting Case (2/13/2002)

January 2002

ACLU/SC Files Free Speech Lawsuit Against Southern California Counties (1/29/2002)

ACLU, SEIU Challenge New Citizenship Requirement for Airport Screeners (1/17/2002)

ACLU Announces 'Sophie's Choice' Has Been Returned To La Mirada High School Library (1/11/2002)