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ACLU of Southern California Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Police Corruption Scandal (09/23/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today called on Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti to name a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute those involved in unlawful activities at LAPD's Rampart Division.

ACLU of Southern California Responds to Police Corruption Probe (09/17/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The uncovering of a pattern of deception, perjury and evidence-planting by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department is shocking, but sadly not surprising. In the same manner in which the videotaped beating of Rodney King shed light on police brutality, this investigation is certain to illuminate a terrible, but not so secret fact: that the LAPD cannot be trusted to investigate itself.

Judge Rejects Efforts to Halt Civil Rights Suit of Man Imprisoned for 27 Years (09/13/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- A California judge today agreed to permit former Black Panther party leader Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt to proceed with his civil rights lawsuit against federal and local law enforcement officials for conspiring to convict him of a 1968 murder.

ACLU of Colorado Praises Swift Investigation in Car-Chase Beating (08/26/1999)
DENVER--One week after news channels aired video footage of Denver police beating suspects in a car chase, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado praised the swift response by city officials.

ACLU Urges CA Appeals Court to Declare Use of Pepper Spray Dangerous and Cruel (08/12/1999)
SAN FRANCISCO--Non-violent environmental protestors who sued Humboldt County authorities over the use of pepper spray are entitled to a jury trial, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California told a federal appeals court today.

ACLU of Ohio Blasts Police for Harassing Teens Wearing "Insane Clown Posse" T-Shirts (08/12/1999)
CLEVELAND -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today said it may take legal action against Northwood officials after police officers harassed two 8th-graders because of their T-shirt choice, confiscating one of the shirts.

ACLU Moves to End Chicago Mayor's 'Spying' on Reporters and City Officials (07/20/1999)
CHICAGO, IL -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today said it will ask a federal judge to order an end to using employees of the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to conduct surveillance on conversations between news reporters and members of the City Council and other city officials.

ACLU and Coalition Groups Demand Independent Auditor and Civilian Review Board For State Police (07/13/1999)
NEWARK -- After government reports acknowledged that State Police were guilty of racial profiling and other discriminatory practices, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and coalition groups today called upon Governor Christine Whitman to make State Police accountable to independent bodies, rather than just the Attorney General's office.

Police Study Supreme Court's Latest List of "Do's and Don'ts" (07/08/1999)
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers who pulled over a speeding car had no idea a backseat passenger was carrying drugs in her purse. But according to the Associated Press, they ended up looking inside it anyway, a search now condoned by the nation's highest court.

Activist Groups Join to Investigate Cuban Immigration Incident (07/07/1999)
MIAMI -- The National Civil Rights Movement will investigate allegations of abuse involving the six Cubans who reached U.S. shores at Surfside last month, the Miami Herald reported today.