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ACLU sues Escondido, CHP over checkpoint policy
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Escondido's checkpoint program is at the heart of a federal First Amendment lawsuit filed Wednesday against the city and California Highway Patrol. The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two men who have...Tags: Litigation, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Trials
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Congress members 'deeply troubled' by Border Patrol detainee death
SAN DIEGO -- Sixteen members of Congress called Thursday for stricter oversight on Border Patrol personnel in light of new evidence of "appalling behavior'' on the part of agents during an arrest that led to a detainee's death at the U.S.-Mexico line in...
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Homeless storage facility future in doubt
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- A storage facility for San Diego's homeless population once again faces an uncertain future after "red flags" were raised by organization staff and the city's Housing Commission. The commission said it will decide next week whether to... -
'Tea Party' Marine sues Pentagon to stop discharge
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - A Camp Pendleton Marine is taking Defense Department brass to federal court, saying he is being hounded out of the service for exercising his First Amendment rights. Attorneys representing Sgt. Gary Stein filed a lawsuit against theU.S....Tags: Health, The Pentagon, Media Industry, Darrell E Issa, Barack Obama
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Judge won't stop separation hearing for 'Tea Party' Marine
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A federal judge refused Wednesday to stop a military separation hearing for a Camp Pendleton-based Marine sergeant facing discharge on "other than honorable'' conditions for his "Armed Forces Tea Party'' Facebook page and criticism of...Tags: Health, Darrell E Issa, Justice System, Facebook, Social Media
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Homeless storage facility funds running dry
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- A storage building that holds the 'lives' of hundreds of San Diego's homeless is in jeopardy of shutting down. "You cannot go apply for a job and work a job if you're carrying everything you own on your back," said Gerry Limpic, who runs... -
ACLU settles La Jolla High bench dispute
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterLA JOLLA, Calif. -- A lawsuit between the American Civil Liberties Union and San Diego Unified School District over student free speech has been settled, the ACLU announced Thursday. The litigation came after a senior painted "Freedom For Iran" on...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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Tea party supports Poway teacher's 'God' banners
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - Dozens of tea party members held signs and American flags outside Westview High School in the Poway Unified School District in support of a teacher forced to take down signs with the word "God" from his classroom walls. “[Brad Johnson]...Tags: Malcolm X, Protestantism, Justice System, Tea Party Movement, Judges
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ACLU fights to end the Calif. death penalty
Fox 5 San Deigo ReporterSAN DIGEO - The American Civil Liberties Union launched a campaign to end the California death penalty. Organizers are gathering signatures for a ballot measure set for the 2012 election cycle. Over the last 35 years, 13 people have been executed in the...Tags: Punishment, Death Penalty
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County to create majority black/Hispanic supervisor district
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors sent a proposed plan for redrawing supervisorial district boundaries back to staff Tuesday so one of the districts would have a voting-age population mostly made up of black and Latino residents. The...Tags: Demographics, Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Politics
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Supervisors approve new district boundaries
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A slightly modified map of supervisorial districts that proponents contend satisfies the requirements of the Voting Rights Act was unanimously adopted Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The board, which has the final say...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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City outlaws 'unruly behavior' at meetings
CARLSBAD -- In a battle over what you can say and how you can act, the Carlsbad City Council has cracked down on the latter in a year-long dispute over public meeting decorum.
Tuesday, council members approved a series of changes to its rules on public...Tags: Censorship, Human Rights, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Hotels
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