Tag: Bill Bratton
By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 11:24:37 PM EST
Tags: Bill Bratton, Rikki Klieman (all tags)
Posted on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 11:24:37 PM EST
Tags: Bill Bratton, Rikki Klieman (all tags)
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L.A. Police Chief Bill Bratton and his wife Rikki Klieman (former Court TV anchor and a good friend of mine) have pulled out their checkbook and donated to the group fighting the effort to ban gay marriage on the November ballot in California.
"The Constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," Bratton said this week. "I see no reason why gays can't pursue happiness through marriage."The donation came about when their friends, celebrity publicist Howard Bragman and his longtime partner, Chuck O'Donnell, told them they were getting married. Bill and Rikki asked what they'd like as a gift.
Bragman was direct: No gifts -- instead, make a donation to Equality California to help stop Prop. 8. And please make it public.All of TalkLeft's coverage of Bill Bratton is assembled here. In 2002, I attended his swearing in ceremony in L.A. and wrote this lengthy report.
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By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 01:10:00 AM EST
Tags: homeless, Bill Bratton (all tags)
Posted on Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 01:10:00 AM EST
Tags: homeless, Bill Bratton (all tags)
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled police skid row searches unconstitutional:
U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson found that officers question — and at times search — parolees and probationers without evidence that they might have committed a crime, which the judge said was unconstitutional. He ordered the LAPD to change its practices.
This is the second victory for those on skid row:
A federal appeals court last year found the city's anti-camping ordinance to be unconstitutional, scuttling LAPD efforts to prevent the homeless from sleeping on downtown sidewalks at night.
TChris reported on that here.
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