ACLU founder Roger Baldwin said, “So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we’ll be called a democracy.” We have been fortunate this year to stand with many people willing to fight for their rights, and to stand up for the principles of
November 11, 2011
Novelist Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” One of this year’s more prominent questions appeared on the cover of TIME magazine: Is the Constitution still relevant?
November 1, 2010
To say that this has been an eventful year for the ACLU of Southern California would be an understatement.
November 1, 2009
For all of us who believe passionately in civil liberties and civil rights, this has been a momentous as well as an arduous year.
November 1, 2008
In its waning months, the Bush administration's failed policies and abuses of power have continued unabated, and it's clear that most of the country is ready for change.
November 1, 2007
The seeds sown by the Bush administration's unprecedented abuse of power found fertile soil in Southern California, and our staff faced some of the greatest challenges to constitutional rights and civil liberties in the nation: National Security Agency spying, indefinite detentio
November 1, 2006