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Chowdhury v. Northwest Airlines Corporation
Jun 04, 2002
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a discrimination lawsuit against Northwest Airlines for refusing to allow Arshad Chowdhury, a 26-year-old Bangladeshi-American, to board a Northwest flight even though he posed no security threat. The complaint was filed on the same day and in collaboration with four other similar complaints filed across the country by other ACLU affiliates against...
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Yahoo v. La Ligue Contre le racisme et L'antisemitisme (Internet Free Speech)
May 06, 2002
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal rejects an attempt by the French courts to force Yahoo! to block French users' access to web pages that contain speech related to Nazism. The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed an influential amicus brief in the case.
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California DWB Report: A Report from the Highways, Trenches and Halls of Power in California
Apr 01, 2002
Racial profiling by law enforcement has long plagued communities of color, yet until recently was virtually ignored by the media, courts and public officials. This report tells the story of the struggle to bring an end to racial profiling in California.
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ACLU of Northern California Argues Tenants' Free Speech Case Before the California Supreme Court
May 04, 2001
The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case about the free speech rights of tenants and private property ownership. In the case, Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway Tenants Association, a large commercial landlord in San Francisco has banned tenants from distributing newsletters and leaflets to other tenants.
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