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ACLU Wins Higher Legal Standards for Gang Injunctions (05/10/2001)
SAN DIEGO -- The California Court of Appeal ruled today that prosecutors must first prove through clear and convincing evidence that a young man is a gang member before using an anti-gang injunction to restrict his right to engage in everyday activities.

Court Strikes Down NJ City's Curfew (05/04/2001)
Today's decision by Judge Kenneth S. Levy, barred enforcement of the curfew. Levy held that exceptions to the curfew were so vague that they failed to inform people what conduct would be prohibited and what would not be permitted. 

NJ Appeals Court Affirms Decision Striking Down Local Curfew Ordinance (03/23/2001)
TRENTON, NJ -- Ruling in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, a state appeals court today upheld a ruling that had struck down a West New York curfew ordinance as unconstitutional. 

Alaska Court Strikes Down Curfew Law as Violation of Parents and Childrens' Constitutional Rights (03/22/2001)
ANCHORAGE--Moving to protect the rights of parents to rear their children free from unwarranted government intrusion and the rights of innocent teenagers to travel at night without being given criminal citations, a local court here struck down the city's curfew ordinance. 

CA Appeals Court Says Decision to Try Juveniles in Adult Court Belongs to Judges, Not Prosecutors (02/07/2001)
SAN DIEGO--A California Court of Appeals today ruled that Proposition 21, the Juvenile Crime initiative that's under challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union, violates the separation of powers provision of the state constitution.

ACLU Supports Legal Challenge to Adult Trials for California Teens Charged with Hate Crimes (12/15/2000)
SAN DIEGO--The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego & Imperial Counties, along with the ACLU affiliates of Northern and Southern California, today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a San Diego case in which the District Attorney is prosecuting eight teens charged as adults for a hate crime.

In Lawsuit, ACLU Says CA's Juvenile Justice Initiative Limits Court Powers (08/31/2000)
SAN FRANCISCO -- In legal papers filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California said that Proposition 21 -- the state's Juvenile Crime Initiative -- is unconstitutional because it limits the courts discretion to determine whether a case should be heard in juvenile or criminal court.

ACLU Challenges CA Juvenile Justice Initiative (06/07/2000)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The ACLU of Northern California and other organizations today filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 21 - the Juvenile Crime Initiative. The lawsuit argues that the proposition "violates a core provision of the California Constitution designed to ensure the integrity of the electoral process: its requirement that each initiative embrace only a single subject." 

Chicago City Council Adopts New Gang Loitering Ordinance (02/16/2000)
CHICAGO -- It is disappointing and disheartening that a majority of the City Council today voted to reinstate the discredited gang loitering ordinance, an approach that failed both in the courts and on the streets.

ACLU of Illinois Testifies in Opposition to "Flawed" Gang Loitering Ordinance (02/02/2000)
CHICAGO, IL -- In an effort to reenergize the city's public debate about effective law enforcement strategies, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today appeared before the City Council Committee on Police and Fire to express opposition to renewed efforts to pass a gang loitering ordinance.

ACLU Questions Chicago's Plan to Return to Failed "Anti-Gang Loitering" Strategy (01/11/2000)
CHICAGO, IL -- Pointing to a lack of statistical evidence in support of its action and the absence of other serious anti-gang efforts, the ACLU of Illinois today questioned the City of Chicago's plan to reintroduce a so-called anti-gang loitering ordinance.

In Vigil for Nathaniel Abraham, ACLU Says System Failed Troubled Child (11/23/1999)
DETROIT -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today joins our friends in the civil rights community, including Rev. Wendell Anthony, Rev. Al Sharpton, and attorney Geoffrey Fieger, in a vigil outside the facility where 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham is being held pending his sentencing for second degree murder.

ACLU Applauds Los Angeles City Council for Opposing Youth Crime Measure (11/10/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California applauds the Los Angeles City Council for today's nine-to-one vote in opposition to the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Initiative (Proposition 21) that will appear on the March 2000 ballot.