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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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ACLU Investigates Political Bias by the Medical Board of California
May 16, 2000
The ACLU is releasing a study entitled "Preventing Unfair Prosecution of Abortion Providers: An Investigation into Political Bias by the Medical Board of California" that examines the case of Dr. Bruce Steir, who was referred by the Medical Board for criminal prosecution after a patient died following a second-trimester abortion. In an effort to determine why Dr. Steir was singled out fo...
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