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American Civil Liberties Union

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ACLU Sues San Francisco Police Over Cell Phone Search Without Warrant

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a search by San Francisco police of an activist’s cellphone without a warrant.

2013/03/20

Police drone. (CBS)

Phil Matier: Sheriff To Make Pitch For Alameda County Drones

Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern will present his plan to the Board of Supervisors on Thursday.

2013/02/13

An unmanned drone comes in for a landing (CBS)

Vocal Opposition Delays Funding Of Alameda County Sheriff’s Drone

The ACLU claims that that county officials have been perusing the use of drones in secrecy, and are planning to use them for surveillance and intelligence gathering, not simply search and rescue.

2012/12/04

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1 Year After California Prison Realignment, ACLU Says More Reform Needed

With Monday marking one year since the state’s prison realignment legislation went into effect, the American Civil Liberties Union of California Thursday released an assessment of the realignment process thus far and how voters perceive the state’s criminal justice system.

2012/09/28

(Clockwise from left) Adam Weathers, Ahimsa Winthunder, Chloe Watlington, Geoffry Weiss, Jason Ozolins and Joanne Warwick. (Oakland Police Department)

Occupy Protesters To Challenge Oakland Stay Away Orders

The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday it would file a lawsuit to overturn stay away orders issued against 12 demonstrators charged with crimes allegedly committed during Occupy Oakland protests.

2012/03/08

New BART General Manager Grace Crunican (Courtesy Photo)

KCBS In Depth: BART’s New General Manager

BART’s new General Manager Grace Crunican considers service for the riders and “getting back to the basics” to be her number one priority.

2011/10/16

Stephen Reinhardt, judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (AP)

Judge Won’t Step Down In Prop 8 Appeal

UPDATE: A federal judge on a panel hearing an appeal over the legality of California’s same-sex marriage ban said Thursday he would not step down from the case as Prop 8 sponsors has hoped.

KCBS–2010/12/02

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