News & Commentary
ACLU-SDIC Public Comment - Support for San Diego City Council's Anti-Muslim Hate Resolution
By Eddie Meyer
ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – Support for San Diego County Board of Supervisors Board Letter Regarding AB 2760 to Prohibit Shock Gloves
By Eddie Meyer
ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – End City of San Diego's ALPR Contracts
By Branden Sigua
ACLU-SDIC Public Comment – City of San Diego Risk Management Presents on Settlements & Judgments Against SDPD
By Branden Sigua
Mother of Slain Mexican Teen Sues U.S. Border Patrol Agents
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Taide Elena, grandmother of Jose Antonio, at a protest in Nogales. Photo by Josh Morgan, Tucson Weekly.
2014 Fall Legal Internship Opportunities
ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties
2014 Bilingual Legal Internship
PO Box 87131
San Diego, CA 92138-7131
DEADLINE: August 29, 2014
We encourage applicants to send materials as soon as possible, but applications will be accepted until the deadline. Please indicate in your cover letter where you found this job posting.
The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals to apply.
2014 Police Practices Legal Intern
Position Description: Part-time fall position(s). Minimum 10 to 15 hours per week.Duties will include reviewing public records and interviewing community members about problems they have had with law enforcement officers in San Diego for purpose of developing litigation concerning policies and practices of local law enforcement.
Internships are unpaid: However, the ACLU is willing to discuss cooperating with students in the grant application process.
Qualifications: Second and third year law students with a demonstrated commitment to public interest work are preferred.
Application Procedure: Individuals interested in applying for a legal internship at the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties should send a cover letter, a resume, an unofficial transcript, the names and telephone numbers of two references, and a legal writing sample by email to jdauteuil@aclusandiego.org or by mail to:
Community Meetings - Assessing San Diego Police
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tubman/Chavez Multicultural Center
415 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sherman Heights Community Center
2258 Island Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Diego, CA 92102
In the column to the right, you will find flyers for each event in both English and Spanish. If you have any questions, please feel free to call 619-548-5464 or email cgriffin@aclusandiego.org.
ACLU Withdraws Support for ENDA
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it is withdrawing its support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in a statement also signed by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Transgender Law Center. The ACLU and these allies object to a provision in the bill that would allow religiously affiliated employers to continue to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Constitution Applies on Foreign Soil Says Federal Appeals Court
June 30, 2014
In a momentous decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Constitution applies outside of the territorial limits of the United States, in this case Mexico, squarely rejecting the government’s argument that constitutional rights end at the border. The court accordingly reinstated a lawsuit brought by the family of a 15-year-old Mexican boy who was fatally shot by a border patrol agent standing on U.S. soil shooting across th
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