ACLU online newsroom http://www.aclu.org/newsroom/index.html Visit ACLU.org to learn more and get involved. en-us 10 ACLU Newsroom 5/16/2008 5:01:06 AM PST ACLU Urges Restoration of Reasonable Limits on Media Cross-Ownership http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/gen/35353prs20080515.html?s_src=RSS WASHINGTON, DC -- The ACLU urges members of Congress to support a resolution (S.J. Res 28), reversing the FCC’s Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule. Lesbian and Gay Couples Win Freedom to Marry in California http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/relationships/35349prs20080515.html?s_src=RSS SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled today that the state can no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage. ACLU Obtains Defense Department Documents About Prisoner Deaths And Interrogations http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/35281prs20080514.html?s_src=RSS NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained previously withheld documents from the Defense Department, including internal investigations into the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody overseas. Uncensored documents released as a result of the ACLU's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit shed light on the deaths of detainees in Iraq and internal disagreement within the military over harsh interrogation practices used at Guantánamo Bay. Government Rushes Guantánamo Cases While Delaying Detainees' Access To Prospective Counsel http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/35291prs20080514.html?s_src=RSS NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union expressed outrage today at the Pentagon's announcement of a June 5 date for the arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees accused of crimes related to September 11 before all of the defendants have met with their prospective lawyers. New Government Report Reveals 2,500 Youths Held In Military Custody Abroad http://www.aclu.org/intlhumanrights/gen/35286prs20080514.html?s_src=RSS NEW YORK - In a supplemental report to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) made public today, the U.S. government revealed that it has no comprehensive policy in place for dealing with youth detained by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, including nearly 2,500 youths under the age of 18 that have been held in U.S.-run facilities overseas to date. In a separate report, the American Civil Liberties Union charged that the lack of safeguards in place for the treatment of youth under the age of 18 in U.S. military custody violates internationally accepted standards. CrownPeak CMS