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RIGHTS OF THE POOR |
DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
Poor people are one of the least powerful groups in the United States and their civil liberties are therefore always in a precarious state.
The ACLU has historically defended the rights of the... |
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- August 13, 2010- ACLU CHALLENGES FEES CHARGED BY SCHOOLS IN 3 COUNTY DISTRICTS- California Constitution Requires a Free Public Education
- March 17, 2010- SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SOUTH OF I-8- Education Consortium Report Paints Stark Picture
- December 08, 2009- HOMELESS LAWSUIT PUT ON HOLD PENDING TALKS- City Attorney, ACLU to Discuss Prtoecting Property of the Homeless
- December 02, 2009- CITY ILLEGALLY DESTROYED PROPERTY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE INCLUDING BLANKETS, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, AND PHOTOS OF LOVED ONES- ACLU Files Class Action Suit Alleging Policies Intended to “Harass Homeless People Into Going Away”
- November 07, 2009- HOUSE PASSES MEASURE THREATENING WOMEN'S ACCESS TO ABORTION- ACLU Strongly Condemns Amendment
- July 30, 2009- LANDMARK LAWSUIT ACCUSES STATE OF FAILING TO PROTECT FARM WORKERS FROM HEAT-RELATED DEATH AND ILLNESS- ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of 650,000 Farm Workers
- January 23, 2009- YOUTH GYM WINS ITS DAY IN COURT- ACLU Amicus Argument Prevails in Court of Appeal
- January 19, 2009- EDUCATION EQUALITY APPEAL DELIVERED AT ALL PEOPLE'S BREAKFAST- Why We Can't Wait to Make A-G the Default Curriculum
- September 30, 2008- GOVERNOR SIGNS IMPORTANT BILL PROTECTING DIASTER VICTIMS- Civil Rights, Disaster Aid Organizations Applaud New Law
- August 06, 2008- WANT CONDOS INSTEAD? LET YOUTH CENTER HAVE ITS DAY IN COURT, SAYS ACLU-
- May 30, 2008- EDUCATION REFORM COALITION HONORED BY LATINO UNITY COALITION-
- March 13, 2008- JOIN ACLU-SAN DIEGO IN CELEBRATING ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY!- With comedian Tom Smothers and scholar Erwin Chemerinsky
- March 13, 2008- FRANCISCO CASTANEDA'S TREATMENT AT THE CORRECTION CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA'S OTAY MESA DETENTION CENTER- The term "'cruel' is inadequate," judge says
- February 25, 2008- CITY WILDFIRE REPORT GOOD STARTING POINT, BUT OVERLOOKS MISSTEPS WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS- ACLU Response to Mayor’s “After Action” Report
- December 31, 2007- BEST AND WORST OF 2007 - SAN DIEGO CIVIL LIBERTIES- ACLU List of Hope and Shame on the Voice of San Diego Blog
- November 26, 2007- SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO HEAR ACLU'S CASE- Poor People Denied Privacy Rights
- November 01, 2007- REPORT SURVEYS THE DAMAGE OF SAN DIEGO FIRES TO BASIC RIGHTS- Documents Human Rights Costs and Calls for Reforms to Make Sure Mistakes Aren’t Repeated
- November 01, 2007- FIRESTORM!- Treatment of Vulnerable Populations During the San Diego Fires
- October 29, 2007- ALERT: CONCERN FOR IMMIGRANTS DURING FIRE EVACUATIONS AND RELIEF EFFORT-
- October 29, 2007- UPDATE ON IMMIGRANTS' EXPERIENCES IN SAN DIEGO WILDFIRES- Link to Democracy Now News Interview
- September 12, 2007- ACLU VICTORY IN IMPERIAL COUNTY MOBILE HOME CONDEMNATION CASE- Appeal Fee Waived...Home Owners Will Get Their Stories Heard
- September 05, 2007- ACLU STEPS IN ON BEHALF OF IMPERIAL COUNTY MOBILE HOME OWNERS- County Violating Owners' Due Process Rights by Refusing to Waive Appeals Filing Fees
- August 15, 2007- THANKS TO ACLU CASE, CALIFORNIA'S LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS ARE IMPROVING- Williams Implementation Report Released
- July 23, 2007- ACLU CASE ON BEHALF OF POOR FEATURED ON COLBERT REPORT-
- July 16, 2007- NEW YORK TIMES PROFILES IMPORTANT ACLU-SAN DIEGO CASE-
- July 13, 2007- ACLU STATEMENT ON CA ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW OF VISTA OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS- ACLU Troubled by Report's Rationales
- June 21, 2007- UPDATE IN KINITI V. MEYERS- Judge Largely Denies Motions to Dismiss
- May 11, 2007- MAN GETS 25 YEARS TO LIFE FOR STEALING TWO BOTTLES OF LIQUOR- Evil Three Strikes Law Strikes Again
- January 24, 2007- ACLU SUES US IMMIGRATION OFFICALS AND FOR-PROFIT CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OVER DANGEROUS AND INHUMAN CONDITIONS- In a legal first, ACLU seeks to change overcrowded and degrading conditions at San Diego facility
- January 24, 2007- FREE SPEECH OF DAY LABORERS IN EL CAJON- City issues citations to day laborers
- September 19, 2006- COURT RULING ON HOME PRIVACY OF THE POOR DISAPPOINTS- 9th Circuit Ruling on Sanchez v. San Diego County
- November 13, 2001- CHALLENGE TO OPERATION GATEKEEPER HEARD BEFORE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION- ACLU Argues U.S. Actions Led to Spike in Migrant Deaths on Southwest Border
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