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_ Child Contracts Reye's Syndrome;
English-Only Warning Label in Dispute
orge Ramirez, age 8, is blind, quadri-
plegic and severely mentally
impaired. The 24-hour care he
requires is provided by his large, loving
family in a small house on the outskirts of
Modesto. When Jorge was four months old
and ill with the flu, his mother, Rosa
Rivera, gave him St. Joseph Aspirin for
Children. His mother, who speaks only
Spanish, was unable to read the English
warning label. Jorge had a seizure and was
diagnosed with Reye's syndrome, a poten-
tially fatal neurological disorder first
linked to aspirin in children by a 1981
series of studies by the Centers for Disease
Control.
On May 17, the ACLU affiliates of
Northern and Southern California and
other civil rights and health care advocates
filed an amicus brief in the California
Supreme Court on behalf of Jorge
Ramirez. They asked the court to allow
Jorge's case to go to trial against Plough,
Inc., manufacturer of St. Joseph Aspirin
for Children, for failing to issue a warning
about the known dangers of Reye's
Syndrome in a manner comprehensible to
specifically targeted Spanish-speaking
consumers.
Plough sold and advertised its product
in an area with a large population of
Spanish-speaking consumers. It also adver-
tised its product in the Spanish-language
media. However, Plough printed solely in
English the crucial warning: "Children and
teenagers should not use this medicine for
chicken pox or flu symptoms before a doc-
tor is consulted about Reye's Syndrome, a
rare but serious illness reported to be asso-
ciated with aspirin."
The lawsuit, Ramirez v. Plough, is
potentially a landmark case in terms of
language discrimination, because Plough
is asking the court to categorically exempt
pharmaceutical manufacturers from any
liability resulting from failure to issue
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Would a simple warning label in Spanish have prevented Jorge Ramirez from
contracting Reye's Syndrome?
"He is blind, he can't walk, he can-
not really function at all.
"It's hard work for me because I
work six hours a day [at MacDonald's]
and my husband cannot work
because he has to spend most of his
time taking care of Jorge."
Other non-English speaking
mothers of young children who were
targeted by Plough's Spanish-
language advertisements were also
unaware of the devastating side
effects of giving aspirin to their chil-
dren under certain conditions. "I'm
also hoping that other children don't
have to go through the same thing,"
said Rivera.
Plough argues for a rule of law
that would allow every manufacturer
to be exempt from liability from any
claim of negligence based on a fail-
ure to use a language other than
English. Plough argues that it would
J be both "unduly burdensome" and
"violative" of California's interest in
maintaining a single-language sys-
warning labels in a language other than
English.
The California Court of Appeal over-
turned an earlier decision by a trial judge
who declared that Plough had no duty to
warn consumers in Spanish. The California
Supreme Court will decide whether the
case will be heard by a jury.
Second class citizens
"If the California Supreme Court
reverses the appellate court's ruling, it will
have relegated the many Spanish-speaking
citizens of this state to second class status
by denying them the protection against
dangerous products that all other people
have the right to receive,' said Esteban
"Say
What.
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Laura Trent
Lizardo, director of the Language Rights
Program of the Mexican American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (MALDEFP).
"Hundreds of American children whose
parents can read English are dead and
hundreds more are severely _ brain-
damaged because of aspirin-caused Reye's
syndrome," said Dr. Sidney Wolfe,
Director of Public Citizen's Health
Research Group in Washington, D.C.
"They would be healthy today if warning
labels had started in 1982 instead of 1986.
But for Spanish-only parents like the
Ramirez family, the slaughter may still be
continuing."
"Jorge really can't do anything by
himself," said his mother, Rosa Rivera.
tem to hold it even potentially
responsible for failing to warn consumers
of dangerous side effects in a language
other than English - even if the product is
directly targeted at a non-English speaking
market.
In their brief to the California Supreme
Court, the coalition of advocates charge
that such an exemption would exclude all
non-English speakers from protection
under California law, and would raise seri-
ous constitutional questions because such
a sweeping rule of "English Only" warn-
ings would effectively discriminate against
racial and ethnic minorities.
Reasonable care
"Such a categorical exemption from
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july - august 1993
Hawaii Supreme Court One Step Closer to
`Legalizing Gay Marriages
by Jean Field
On May 5, the Hawaii Supreme Court
took a major step toward establishing the
right of gays and lesbians to marry. The 3
to 2.decision in Baehr v. Lewin directed
the lower court to subject the state's mar-
riage laws to a strict constitutional stan-
dard, meaning the state must attempt to
prove it has a "compelling interest" in pro-
hibiting same-sex marriages.
"This is a landmark. There is a very
good chance that within the next year les-
bian and gay marriages will be legal in
Hawaii," said ACLU-NC staff attorney
Matthew Coles, who co-wrote an amicus
brief in the case along with attorneys from
the ACLU of Hawaii and the national
ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project.
Legal recognition would bring legal rights
including heirship, which would eliminate
most contests over the estates of lesbian
and gay men, spousal benefits from
employers, lower insurance premiums,
and federal disability and survivorship
benefits.
"Probably the most important result,"
Coles said, "will be the recognition that
lesbian and gay relationships exist and are
as vital, loving and committed as hetero-
sexual relationships."
The court did not base its decision on
the argument (made by the plaintiffs) that
the law discriminated against lesbians and
gay men. In the majority opinion, written
by Justice Steven Levinson, the court
stated that "it is immaterial whether the
plaintiffs ... are homosexual."
Equal Rights Amendment
Instead, the majority based its decision
on Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment,
which prohibits gender discrimination,
stating that Hawaii's marriage law "denies
same-sex couples access to the marital
status and its concomitant rights and bene-
_ fits, thus implicating the equal protection
clause of [Hawaii's constitution]."
"By basing its decision on gender dis-
crimination, the court sidestepped the
law's special impact on the rights of gays
and lesbians. That's somewhat disappoint-
ing," said Coles. "But on the other hand,
much of society's discrimination of gays
and lesbians stems from misconceived
notions of gender roles and how men and
women are supposed to act and who
they're supposed to love. On that level,
this is a very forward-thinking, coura-
geous opinion."
In its ruling, the court held that gender
is a "suspect class" under the state consti-
tution, and that laws discriminating on the
basis of sex will be subject to the same
strict scrutiny as those discriminating on
the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. In
order to be constitutional, such laws must
serve a narrowly defined "compelling state
interest" and don't unnecessarily infringe
on individuals' rights. The lower court had
analyzed the law using the looser "rational
basis" test, which requires only that the
statute be rationally related to the further-
ance of a "legitimate" state interest.
Genora Dancel (1.) and Ninia Baehr are a lesbian couple who sued the state of Hawaii after they were
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denied a marriage license.
held that "same sex
marriage is an innate
impossibility" because
marriage has always
been considered a
union between man and
woman, the Virginia
decision which was
overturned in Loving
had held that "interra-
cial marriages simply
could not exist because ~
the Deity had deemed
such a union intrinsi-
cally unnatural."
"We do not believe
that trial judges are the
ultimate authority on
the subject of Divine
Will," wrote the Hawaii
majority, "and as Loving
amply demonstrates,
constitutional law may
mandate, like it or not,
that customs change
with an evolving social
order."
"The comparison to
the miscegenation laws
raises potentially the
most interesting ques-
tion of all," said Coles.
"Tf, as we expect, the
Hawaii court eventu-
ally says lesbians and
Interracial marriage
The court analyzed the right to mar-
riage using the principles set forth in
Loving v:: Virginia, the 1967 U.S.
Supreme Court case that struck down
New Board Members
recently appointed two interim
members to fill vacancies left by
the resignations of Lee Halterman and
Kenneth Train.
T he ACLU-NC Board of Directors
Susan Mizner, a graduate of Stanford
Law School, works with the Homeless
Advocacy Project of the Bar Association
of San Francisco. She developed a grie-
vance process to resolve disputes between
homeless people and shelter operators,
and currently is working on issues affect-
ing homeless and low-income Bere with
disabilities.
Alberto Saldamando, who was a
member of the ACLU-NC Board from
1985-1991, was appointed to the Board at
its May meeting. Saldamando is an immi-
gration rights attorney with Catholic
Charities. As a volunteer with the refugee
rights group CARECEN, he trains staff
and volunteers in the legal program and
has traveled to Central America on several
fact-finding delegations.
Virginia's miscegenation laws and
reversed the convictions of an interracial
couple who had been sentenced to jail for
their out-of-state marriage. The Hawaii
court wrote that, just as other cases have
gay men have the right
to marry, will those marriages be legal in
other states, or for federal law purposes? It
raises very complicated issues surrounding
the constitutional doctrine of full faith and
credit, which says states must honor the
laws of other states except in narrowly
defined circumstances, and implicates the
entire history of marriage laws as well as
the rights of gays-and lesbians."
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july - august 1993
Conference Draws
(Left) COPWATCH
representative Maisha
Jameson answers
students' questions
after the panel on
dealing with the
(Lower left)
Students
creating a
mural for
President
Bill Clinton
with their
messages of
advice,
dreams and
plans for the
future.
by Chris Wu
ore than 1,000 northern California
M high school students. gathered at
the 1993 ACLU-NC "Say What
2?! conference celebrating freedom of
expression on May 10. Students from
more than 15 high schools in Milpitas,
Oakland, San Jose, Fort Bragg, Hercules,
Vallejo and San Francisco spent the day
at workshops, panel discussions and per-
formances at the Bill Graham Civic
Auditorium in San Francisco.
Members of the ACLU-NC Student
Advisory Committee, organized by the
Howard A. Friedman First Amendment
Education Project, coordinated the event,
which addressed issues ranging from cen-
sorship of art and music, the use of dis-
criminatory "gang _ profiles,' and
contraceptives on campus, to lesbian and
gay rights, the death penalty, drug legali-
zation, police relations, women's and stu-
dent's rights. Speakers included San
Francisco School Board President Tom
Ammiano, KMEL radio disc jockey
Renell Willis, San Francisco Juvenile
Court Judge Donna Hitchens, as well as
controversial music stars Jello Biafra of
the Dead Kennedys and rap artist Paris. In
addition, local music groups Without
Rezervation, Skankin' Pickle, Blear and
Soma Holiday performed.
"The students who organized the con-
ference did an incredible job putting
together a program that really dealt with
police.
teen issues," said Marcia Gallo, Director of
the Friedman Project. "I was impressed by
the knowledge and involvement of all the
conference participants."
"The issues addressed were really con-
troversial," said Candice Tolin, a junior at
Lowell High School in San Francisco.
"Everyone was really interested and into it
because there were so many different eth-
nic groups represented and everyone had a
story to tell."
At the opening session, special emcee
Dominique Di Prima, formerly of KRON-
TV's "Home Turf," and comedian Margaret
Cho urged the participants to speak out for
their civil rights.
"You have to know your rights so that
people can't take advantage of you. I was
always an activist. I believe in the issues,"
said Di Prima.
After the welcoming remarks, students
broke off into different information ses-
sions, which featured panels of community
activists and student moderators who
encouraged audience participation.
In the Gang Profiles session, panelists
discussed police discrimination against
teenagers. "When they apply gang profiles,
it's based on race. It's a form of race dis-
crimination," said ACLU-NC staff attor-
ney Ed Chen.
In a session focusing on whether drugs
should be legalized, Dr. Eugene Schoenfeld,
an addiction treatment specialist, and
Sergeant Ron Jones from the Oakland
Police Department debated the pros and
(Right) Student
organizers Teresa
Esguerra of Vallejo
Senior High
School and Mark
Weinberg of San
Francisco's
University
High School
welcomed the
participants.
Conference photos by Laura Trent
cons of drug legalization.
"The effects of drug wars are far worse
than the effects of drugs,' Schoenfeld
argued, advocating legalization.
Jones, on the other hand, said,
"Legalization of drugs would be a way of
giving up. We should put more effort into
education and prevention."
Lesbian and gay issues also were
addressed at the conference. Panelist
Carmen Vazquez, board member of the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, dis-
cussed the effects of homophobia.
"Homophobia isn't just about words, it
hurts," she explained.
Speakers on the "Dealing with Police"
panel talked about problems that many of
today's youth encounter with the police.
"Judges know that police reports are not
always accurate," said Judge Hitchens.
"The power to assert your rights is a very
important power, but it must be done wisely."
The death penalty was another hot
topic at the conference.
Panelist Stanley Currier, President of
the Amnesty International Club at South
San Francisco High School said, "Putting
someone to death is one of the most cruel
and unusual punishments - there is no
return."
In the final session of the day, musi-
cians Jello Biafra and Paris spoke on the ;
panel, "Fighting Censorship of Art and /
Music," along with comedian Cho and
Mohammad Bilal and William Wylie of
the rap group Midnight Voices.
(Lower
Right)
Rapper
Paris told
students to
speak out
for their
beliefs.
"No one can tell you what your values
are. Only you can decide that," said Cho.
"The government should not be able to
regulate what you can see and what you
can hear. Through communication and
being aware, you can really change the .
world."
"Be true to yourself and don't let other
people influence you," said Paris, who
thanked the ACLU for supporting him in
his fight against censorship of his song
"Bush Killa."
The members of the Conference
Planning Committee/ACLU - Student
Advisory Council are Co-Chairs Teresa
Esguerra and Mark Weinberg; and Atasha
Abeyta, Randall Johnson, Natalie Adona,
Anne Kelson, Barrett Brown, Anna
Martinez, Jennifer Cheng, Erin McClure,
Josh Clark, Matt McGiffert, Jessica
Coffin, David Melaugh, Robby Cronholm,
Ryan Omega, Tiffany Davis, Robin
Patronik, Chad Elliot, Karen Soderberg,
Colin Harris, Miranda Thorman and Chris
Wu
Food donations were provided by Ted's
Market.
Chris Wu is a junior at Lowell High
School and a member of the ACLU-NC
Student Advisory Committee.
Additional conference reporting was
done by ACLU-NC Public Information
Department interns Rachel Cohen and
Yana Wirengard, and staff members Jean
Field and Michele Hurtado.
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july - august 1993
Barbara A. Brenner
My commitment to the goals and
vitality of the ACLU is long-standing. I
have served on the ACLU-NC Board for
9 of the last 10 years and am currently a
member of the Legal and Executive
Committees. I also devote considerable
time to fundraising. In September, I
was elected to an at-large seat on the
National Board of Directors. My
regional and national work puts me in
the forefront of efforts to expand the
influence of the ACLU in California and
throughout the country.
The ACLU should expand its
educational efforts to reach out as an
organization that offers a principled
basis for advancing the civil liberties of
all. I would like to help do that work
and would very much appreciate your
vote.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
Tony Bustamante
One of my earliest childhood
memories is of being caught in the
crossfire of soldiers and rebels fighting
during the Cuban Revolution. Thus, as
an immigrant to this country, I have a
keep appreciation of this nation's unique
constitutional guarantee of civil rights
and liberties. However, it is not enough
to be appreciative, you must work to
insure that rights and liberties are
maintained and expanded.
Personal freedoms must be
preserved; we cannot allow privacy and
reproductive rights to be eroded. We
must challenge gender and age discri-
mination/bias. It is important that the
rights of previously disenfranchised
groups not be trampled as they rightfully
demand social and economic equity.
Racial, ethnic sexual; preference
lifestyle choice and religious minorities
must all fins equal expression in the full
light of the nation's agenda.
The late Cesar Chavez commented
that social progress occurs when
ordinary men and women "impose on
their time" to fight injustice. To this
end I offer my experience in arts
education, non-profit development,
communications and public relations. I
will work to expand outreach to
disparate communities and to encourage
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broader participation in the assurance of
our liberties.
It is a solemn privilese to be
nominated for service on the ACLU
Board.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
Robert P. Capistrano
With immigrant-bashing and racism
dovetailing with cuts in social services,
the ACLU's continued defense of civil
liberties is of crucial importance.
I have spent the past fifteen years as
an attorney with the San Francisco
Neighborhood Legal Assistance
Foundation, helping low-income people
to hold the line against public assistance
and health care cutbacks. As the assaults
on public benefits have more and more
been transformed into attacks on basic
human rights, the work of my office has
increasingly involved civil rights issues.
Because of the pivotal role of the
ACLU in these issues, I am honored to
have been nominated to serve on its
Board of Directors.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: No
Janet E. Halley
I am an Associate Professor of Law
at Stanford Law School, where I teach
Civil Procedure, Family Law and a
range of constitutional issues arising
from subordination by race, ethnicity,
gender and sexuality. My own research
currently focuses on gay, lesbian and
bisexual identities in the law.
It is an honor to serve on the ACLU-
NC Board. No other organization speaks
with the ACLU's authority on the full
range of civil rights/civil liberties issues.
I know of no other organization that has
made equal commitments to restraining
government from interfering in the
liberties of individuals, and to finding
ways of using law to undo the deep and
entrenched patterns of social
subordination that the law has too often
been used to enforce. Sometimes it is
impossible to do both; sometimes
attempting to do both causes ACLU
members to rethink arguments they had
thought were settled. I believe this deep
commitment to the full meaning of
justice is what makes the ACLU unique
+- a national resource of a very special
kind. My goal as a member of the
ACLU-NC Board is to promote the most
concentrated and effective use of this
thankfully renewable resource.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
Charis Moore
As a longtime supporter of civil
rights, I am honored to have been
nominated to serve on the Board of
Directors.
I currently work as a Legal Services
housing attorney, representing low-
income residents of Contra Costa
County. As the Fred Korematsu Civil
Rights Fellow at the Asian Law Caucus,
I assisted Asian hate crimes victims and
did redress appeals for Japanese
Americans. At the Employment Law
Center, I worked on employment
discrimination cases. I have been a
member of the State Bar's Committee
on Human Rights since 1990.
I look forward to working with the
Board on policy issues and to assisting
in fundraising to continue the ACLU's
efforts, so mecessary in these
challenging times for our civil liberties.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: No
Laurence W. Paradis
I have long been committed to
advancing civil rights and am honored
to have been nominated to serve on the
Board of Directors of the ACLU-NC.
My particular area of emphasis, due to
my personal experience as a disabled
person, is on behalf of persons with all
kinds of disabilities.
I am a partner with Miller, Star and
Regalia and specialize in disability
rights impact litigation. I am also a
member of the Board of Directors of the
Berkeley/Oakland Center for Indepen-
dent Living. I received my JD from
Harvard Law School and my BA from
UC Santa Cruz.
My goal is to work with the entire
Board to promote the overall mission of
the ACLU, and to keep the organization
vital and effective.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: No
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Marcelo Rodriguez
There aren't many absolutes in our
society. There's death and (sometimes)
taxes, as we are often told. Freedom of
expression should also fall into this
category. It should...but it doesn't
always.
During the past 15 years, I have
jumped back and forth between what is
supposed to be an impenetrable wall -
working at times as a journalist and at
others as a political activist focusing on
the media and issues of concern to
California's Latinos. There are obvious
differences on each side, of course. On
one side of the wall I have advocated -
always. On the other, the advocacy has
been less frequent and always more
subtle. But in a way, the guiding
principles of the American Civil
Liberties Union are what has allowed
me to unlock a door in the thick
partition. Freedom of expression - the
basic ingredient of civil liberties - is
the key on both sides.
I first worked with the ACLU-NC in
1986 as part of the campaign against
Proposition 63, the English-Only
initiative. Since then, I have relied
greatly on the ACLU as a source of
information and expert opinion on a
myriad of issues I have tackled as a
journalist - from abuse of police
powers, to the banning of hip-hop
performances, and dozens of others. For
years, it has been clear to me that the
ACLU is vital to both a free press and a
society free of discrimination. It is a
privilege to work to keep this vitality
alive.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
Margaret Russell
I am both honored and excited to
have been nominated for re-election to
the Board of this affiliate - the largest,
and in my view, most dynamic and
diverse affiliate of the ACLU. In my
five years on the Board, I have served
for two years as chapter representative
and for three years as at-large
representative. In these capacities, I
have had the opportunity to serve on
nearly every standing committee of the
organization: the Field, Development,
Executive, Legislative, Legal and Board
ard of Directors Election
Nominating Committees, as well as such
special and ad hoc committees as the
Long-Range Planning Committee and
the Double Jeopardy Committee.
Currently, I am a Vice-Chairperson of
the Board, Chairperson of the Legal
Committee and the affiliate
representative to the National Board.
Needless to say, I feel strongly about
the critically important work done by
this organization in protecting our civil
liberties and civil rights, and I hope that
your vote will allow me the pleasure of
continuing my participation at the Board
level. Thanks!
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
Ethan P. Schulman
My first contact with the ACLU-NC
was as a legal intern during law school.
Since then, I have been an ACLU
cooperating attorney on several matters,
including our successful church-state
lawsuit against the City of Monterey. I
have also participated each year in the
Lawyers Council fundraising effort, and
most recently served on the Council's
Steering Committee.
I am an attorney in private practice
with Howard, Rice, Nemerovski,
Canady, Robertson and Falk, where I
specialize in appellate, constitutional
and administrative litigation. I believe
that attorneys have a _ special
responsbility to employ their training
and skills to support and broaden civil
rights and civil liberties.
I am honored to have been
nominated to serve on the Board and
look forward to the opportunity of
continuing to contribute to the ACLU's
important work.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: No
Fran Strauss
It would be an honor to continue
serving on the ACLU-NC Board.
My past experience includes being a
founder of the San Francisco. Chapter;
forming our on-going Counseling Desk;
initiating what has become our
traditional Bill of Rights Day
Celebration and Bill of Rights
Fundraising Campaign.
Currently I serve on the Executive
and Field Committees and Chair the
Development Committee which
embraces our four fundraising efforts. I
have co-chaired the Student Outreach
Committee since its inception four years
ago.
In 1989, I was honored with the Lola
Hanzel Courageous Advocacy Award.
To be an active participant in the
growth of this affiliate has been
wonderfully rewarding.
Each day brings new testimony that
the need for eternal vigilance requires
hard and dedicated work. This our
Affiliate does remarkably well. It is my
desire to continue in the good fight.
Nominated by: Board of Directors
Incumbent: Yes
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`Students Win Court Battle of Censored Mural
by Rachel Cohen
n May 19, Sacramento Superior
Oo Judge Ronald Robie ruled
that Elk Grove High School must
allow a group of student debaters to paint
a mural of a burning American flag on
school walls. The order came in response
to the ACLU-NC lawsuit, Markgraf v. Elk
Grove High School District, filed April 16
on behalf of eight members of the Model
U.N./Junior Statesmen of America Club,
whose mural celebrating freedom of
expression was censored by school officials.
The Model U.N/Junior Statesmen
Club's proposed mural is a burning
American flag with the text of the First
Amendment and a citation to Texas v.
Johnson, the celebrated 1989 U.S. Supreme
Court case which upheld constitutional pro-
tection for the symbolic speech of flag
burning.
"['d never burn a flag and hopefully
nobody else would," said 18-year-old plain-
tiff Emily Smith, a leader of the Club. "But
we have freedom of speech in this country.
Freedom to protest. Freedom to burn a flag.
And that freedom is a good thing."
"Judge Robie made a correct and very
important decision which underscores the
significance of freedom of expression for
high school students," said ACLU-NC
cooperating attorney Mark White who
argued the case before the court. "He
praised school officials for offering the
walls for murals and for trusting the stu-
dents to utilize this forum for expression
in a responsible way - which I believe they
have."
Controversial design
In the fall of 1991, Elk Grove High
School invited student groups to submit
designs for hallway murals. The murals
were intended to represent the essence of
each organization and reflect its activities,.
goals and values. All designs were
approved except for the mural of the
Model U.N/Junior Statesmen Club.
Principal Paula Duncan told the students
that she did not approve the design
because it was too controversial and might
offend other students. However, other stu-
dent organizations were allowed to paint
murals with potentially controversial top-
Members of the Model U.N./Junior Statesmen Club at Elk Grove High School:
Front row, left to right: Katie Riley, Chris Federson, Cindy Waterman, Kellie
Palmer; Back row, left to right: Advisor David Hill, Kristy Wilson, Lisa Tooker,
Heather Markgraf, Emily Smith and ACLU-NC cooperating attorney Mark White.
Mr. Riley
ics: the American Indian Movement
depicted a raised clenched fist; the Ebony
Club incorporated political figures like
Angela Davis, Huey Newton and Malcom
X; and the Asian Pacific Islanders Club
depicted the flags of the People's Republic
of Vietnam and China.
"In other words the school officials are
offended by a mural that reminds them
that the burning of our flag is constitution-
ally protected and are afraid that others
who might also be offended will blame the
school for permitting its students to be the
source of their discomfort," said ACLU-
NC staff attorney Ann Brick who worked
with attorneys White and Anna Rossi, both
of Rogers, Joseph, O' Donnell and Quinn.
After repeated, unsuccessful meetings
with numerous school officials, from the
activities director to the superintendent,
the students and their advisor, social stud-
Bottom Line: Federal Funds
Fair Housing Laws
Back on the Agenda
by Francisco Lobaco
Legislative Advocate
ne of our principal ACLU legisla-
O tive fights this year is Round II in
our effort to enact a strong law
prohibiting housing discrimination. The
battle is crucial because without such a
law, California will not be in compliance
with the federal Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA). The
FHAA prohibits discrimination in housing:
against any person on the basis of race,
color, religion. sex, marital status, national
origin, ancestry, familial status or disabil-
ity. Compliance is necessary in order for
California's Department of Fair
Employment and Housing to handle fed-
eral complaints of housing discrimination
and to receive federal reimbursement for
those cases. Assembly member Richard
Polanco's (D-Los Angeles) AB 2244
would accomplish that goal.
Last year, after a bitter legislative
struggle, Governor Pete Wilson vetoed a
similar fair housing bill (AB 531) backed
by the ACLU and other civil and disability
rights organizations and signed a much
weaker version (SB 1234) sponsored by
the California Association of Realtors. The
ACLU strongly opposed the latter measure
because it did not contain two of the most
important aspects of the FHAA and subse-
quent case law - prohibition against dis-
crimination in zoning and land use; and
prohibition of housing practices that have
the effect of discriminating against pro-
tected classes.
At that time, the ACLU warned legisla-
tors that the law most likely would not be
certified as "substantially equivalent" by
the federal Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), and therefore
that California still would not be in com-
pliance with the FHAA.
That prediction came true. During the
last months of the Bush administration,
HUD denied certification to California's
new law. Very recently, HUD, under the
new Clinton administration that includes
civil rights advocate and former San
Francisco supervisor Roberta Achtenberg
as assistant secretary for fair housing and
equal opportunity, clearly stated that
California law must prohibit practices that
have a discriminatory impact. HUD also
made a similar finding about discrimina-
tory land use practices.
ies teacher David Hill, contacted the
ACLU-NC for help and the students' took
the school district to court.
ACLU-NC cooperating attorney Mark
White argued that Elk Grove High School
had created a forum for expression by
making the walls available to students for
murals since 1977 and allowing other con-
troversial subjects. White further argued
that expression is protected under the state
Constitution and Education Code and can-
not be censored because some consider the
content offensive.
School attorney Dorothy S. Landberg
maintained that a mural is relatively perma-
nent and could be construed as_ school-
sponsored speech. Judge Robie, however,
disagreed, saying that the wall could be
painted over and that the school had
allowed other murals it likely did not
endorse, such as those portraying former
The bottom line is clear: Without HUD
certification, California stands to lose up
to $500,000 a year in federal reimburse-
ment for enforcement of fair housing laws.
The new proposal, AB 2244, contains both
the land use and discriminatory effect lan-
guage essential to assure adequate redress
to victims of housing discrimination, and
' allow the state to be certified.
The discriminatory effect standard is a
long-standing evidentiary tool crucial to
civil rights litigants. Without it, a victim of
discrimination must prove that the housing
provider intentionally discriminated. This
is a difficult burden that discourages vic-
tims from asserting their rights. Both the
California Supreme Court and Governor
Wilson, in his veto of AB 531, have indi-
cated their objection to the discriminatory
effect standard, so this legislation is partic-
ularly important.
AB 2244 has already passed the
Assembly, despite opposition from realtor
groups and banking interests. Given the
economic incentives, we remain cau-
tiously optimistic that the full Legislature
will pass the bill and that an agreement
can be reached with the Governor to get
his signature.
Workers' Comp and
Sexual Harassment
This year the ACLU also has been
involved in the workers' compensation
debate on the issue of privacy protection.
The ACLU is sponsoring legislation, AB
Communist Party vice-presidential candi-
date Angela Davis and the Vietnamese flag.
Murals on walls
Judge Robie, ruling from the bench
after a heated hearing, explained that once
the school gave students the right to paint
on walls, they had the same rights as those
who write in the school newspaper.
"Instead of giving the students a printing
press, the school gave them a wall," Judge
Robie said.
"It seems to me a sad comment on an
extraordinary experiment,' said Judge
Robie, noting that it was ironic that the
school district had opened up a unique
form of expression and then censored a
mural about freedom of expression.
The judge granted the ACLU request
for a preliminary injunction, giving students
the right to have their mural alongside the
murals of other student organizations.
"Tm just overwhelmed by our success,"
said Cindy Waterman, who, at age 15, is the
youngest plaintiff in the case. "I'm just glad
that everybody stuck to what they believed."
Waterman's father, Jim, and grand-
mother, Mary Halasz, were also elated. Said
the 73-year-old Halasz, "I'm so pleased.
She's my granddaughter and she fought for
what she thought was right."
Adviser Hill was proud of his students.
"T think the students have learned a very
important lesson: that the state Constitution
applies to them."
School board member Greg Jones, who
voted against the Model U.N./Junior
Statesmen Club's mural, told the Sacramento
Bee after the verdict that regardless of
whether the mural is ever painted, the stu-
dents had succeeded "beyond their wildest
dreams" in getting people to think and talk.
"They have gotten this little community
all stirred up. No matter how this turned
out, they won," said Jones.
"These students helped us all learn a les-
son about the importance and reality of free-
dom of speech and expression,' said
attorney White.
The Elk Grove Unified School District,
which earlier voted 6-0 to uphold the princi-
pal's ban, said that it would appeal the ruling.
Rachel Cohen is an intern in the Public
Information Department.
1775, Bornstein-D, Palm Desert) that will
protect employee victims of sexual harass-
ment from invasion of privacy in workers'
compensation cases.
Many victims of employment-related
sexual harassment never find an attorney
who will take their case to court because
such cases are not conducive to contin-
gency arrangements and they do not have
the funds to pay a private attorney on an
hourly basis. As a result, many victims of
sexual harassment pursue their claims
through the workers' compensation process.
`However, the workers' compensation
arena is the one area where the Legislature
has not expressly prohibited an: inquiry
into the sexual history of a sexual harass-
ment or assault victim without a require-
ment that the defendant establish good
cause for such evidence being admitted.
When aggrieved employees pursue their
complaints through the workers' compen-
sation process, they generally are sub-
jected to highly personal questions about
their sex lives with individuals other than
the harasser. The same questions have
been expressly prohibited by legislative
enactments in other areas of the law.
AB 1775 would remedy this defect by
conforming the workers' compensation
process to other civil and criminal code
sections, which allow employees and vic-
tims of sexual harassment the privacy pro-
tection they deserve. The ACLU is
pushing this measure to assure that these
protections are part of the workers' com-
pensation reform package that is expected
to be passed by the Legislature this session.
aclu news 7
july - august 1993
Lawyers Fund Campaign Tops Goal
by Lisa Levy
Development Department
a logical outgrowth of the
ACLU's natural constituency:
attorneys who believe in civil rights and
liberties,' said Susan Harriman, co-chair
6 aoe o me, the Lawyers Council is
of the fifth Lawyers Council fundraising ~
campaign. The 1992-3 effort was an over-
whelming success, raising $51,490 and
surpassing its goal of $50,000.
The Lawyers Council is comprised of
approximately 250 attorneys with diverse
legal interests throughout the Bay Area.
Lawyers Council members receive mail
on special civil liberties issues, review the
ACLU-NC's annual Legal Assessment in
order to have input into the legal program,
and participate in the speakers bureau and
other outreach projects.
"Members of the Lawyers Council
have been tremendous fundraisers
for the ACLU," said ACLU-NC
Development Director Cheri Bryant.
"A sincere and deep belief in the
work that we do seems to inspire eve-
ryone involved in this campaign."
Bryant applauded the outstanding
work of the Council's co-chairs
Susan Harriman and David Balabanian
and gave special thanks to the mem-
bers of the Council's Steering and
Executive Committees: Nance Becker,
Eileen Blumenthal, Ruth Borenstein,
Diane Cash, Tiela Chalmers, Jeffrey
Chanin, Nanci Clarence, Jeffrey
Cole, Ann Daniels, James Dorskind,
Paula Downey, David Drummond,
Gary Ewell, James Finberg, Scott
Fink, Stephenie Foster, Charles Freiberg,
Lawyers Council Co-chairs David Balabanian
and Susan Harriman.
Laura Trent
Stanley Friedman, Robert Goodin, Barbara
Giuffre, Christina Hall, Martin Kassman,
Stephen Kaus, Sanford Kingsley, Nancy
Koch, Ellen Lake, Bruce Maximov, Mary
McCutcheon, Randy Michelson, Karl Olson,
David Oppenheimer, Michelle Oroschakoff,
Tamar Pachter, Jennifer Pizer, Randy Sue
Pollock, Matthew Quilter, Michael Ram,
Michael Rugan, Lori Schechter, Gilbert
`Serota, Ethan Schulman, Brian Smith,
Janice Sperow, Tracy Thompson, Matthew
Tuchow, Rocky Unruh, Steven Vettel,
Douglas Young, and Anne Zinkin.
Lawyers Council members contribute
$200 or more annually to the ACLU-NC
Foundation. If you are interested in
becoming a member of the Lawyers
Council, or would like more information
about its activities, please contact
Development Associate Sandy Holmes at
415/621-2493.
Grosboll Honored
` J eteran ACLU-NC activist Richard
~Grosboll was honored for his
efforts to promote public awareness
of domestic violence by the Family
Violence Prevention Fund at the Voices of
Change Awards ceremony on June 11. The
award was presented to Grosboll by
ACLU-NC Executive Director Dorothy
Ehrlich.
Grosboll, a partner with Neyhart,
Anderson Reilly and Freitas, was recognized
for his work promoting civil rights,
women's rights, reproductive freedom and
environmental issues. A former vice-chair
of the ACLU-NC, Grosboll co-chaired the
ACLU Pro-Choice Action Group for seven
years.
Oakland Naval Hospital Bars
**English-Only"' Rules
s the result of a Filipina employee's
A complaint that she was subjected
to an "English-only" rule by her
supervisors, the U.S. Naval Hospital in
Oakland has entered into an agreement by
which it will make clear to its staff that
such a blanket prohibition is an impermis-
sible violation of civil rights.
: The employee, medical technologist
Elisa Oller, was represented by Christopher
Ho of the Employment Law Center of the
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco (ELC/
LAS) and ACLU-NC staff attorney Ed
Chen.
"Our hospital takes immense pride in
the diversity and professionalism of its .
multicultural workforce," said Mary Louise
_ Smith, the Hospital's equal employment
~ "We are permanently reinforcing our
policy that discriminating against people
on the basis of their language has
absolutely no place in the Navy."
-Mary Louise Smith
opportunity manager. "By resolving this
complaint in this manner we are perma-
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the duty to exercise "reasonable care' in
order not to injure others is not supported
by California law," said ACLU-NC staff
counsel Edward Chen. "California has no
public poiicy denying non-English speak-
ers their fundamental constitutional rights
afforded all others."
ACLU-SC staff attorney Robin Toma
said, "We want to send the court the mes-
sage that it should not allow multinational
corporations like Plough to use Spanish
only when it promotes their sales and.
brings them profits. Corporations should
be held socially responsible to use Spanish
if it is necessary to warn consumers of the
product's dangers."
"Plough targeted Spanish-speaking
Californians in marketing its product,"
said Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Foundation president Jeffrey P. Foote of
the law firm Foote Wobbrock in Portland,
Oregon. "It has the legal and moral duty to-
warn them about the dangers of the prod-
uct in Spanish too. Jorge Ramirez must
have his day in court."
Attorneys in the case are Edward Chen
of the ACLU `Foundation of Northern
California, Esteban Lizardo of MALDEF,
Anne W. Bloom and Dianna Lyons for
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Robin
Toma of the ACLU Foundation of
Southern California and Joan Stieber and
David Vladeck of Public Citizen.
nently reinforcing our policy that discrimi-
nating against people on the basis of their
language has absolutely no place in the
Navy."
In 1991, Oller, who has been employed
at the Hospital since 1982, .protested. the
existence of the unauthorized: "English-
only" policy in her department.
"Even during personal conversations,
co-workers would harass me for speaking
Tagalog," said Oller, who is fluent in both
Tagalog and English. "That was an affront
to my culture and my self-identity. Since
my job performance and effectiveness
were. enhanced by my. bilingual ability, I
felt that the "English-only' policy imple-
mented by my supervisors was wrong."
In the course of her work in - the
Hospital's pathology laboratories, Oller
routinely converses with patients who speak
only Tagalog. The Hospital, which serves
active duty retired military personnel and
their dependents based throughout the Bay
Area, has a combined military and civilian
workforce in excess of 2400, including a
"Dick is the kind of leader who not
only chairs the meeting, but also shleps the
literature to the event and distributes it. He
nurtures the causes and campaigns that he
cares so deeply about - and nurtures
those of us fortunate enough to work with
him," said Ehrlich.
After receiving his law degree from
Golden Gate University in 1981, Grosboll
worked for the Family Violence Project,
coordinating a domestic violence diversion
program. He served as Treasurer for the
political campaigns of Judge Donna
Hitchens and Supervisor Roberta Achtenberg,
and.served on the Board of San Francisco
Tomorrow, an urban environmental organ-
ization.
large proportion of employees who have a
primary language other than English.
The agreement calls for the reinforce-
ment of a Hospital-wide policy that an
"English-only" rule is prohibited.
EEO manager Smith said, "The hospi-
tal encourages employees who have been
subjected to actions based on an "English-
only' policy or practice to come forward
with their complaints. Following this
agreement, such an action will be pre-
sumed to violate Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964."
Oller noted, "I feel vindicated by the
Hospital's sensitivity to this issue. It
changes my whole work environment for
the better to know that I won't be treated
differently because of the language I
speak."
"This agreement ensures that all
Hospital employees will be assured that
they have the right to speak their primary
language at work without being disci-
plined or harassed," said attorney Ho.
"The Naval Hospital is to be highly com-
mended for its forthright and no-nonsense
approach to Ms. Oller's concerns. We
expect that its response will serve as an
example to other employers who have
instituted `English-only' rules or are con-
sidering imposing them."
Both ELC/LAS and the ACLU are cur-
rently litigating cases where the language
rights of employees have come under
attack. As California and the nation
become more ethnically diverse, there has
been a rise in the number of complaints by
workers of language-based discrimination
in general, and of "English-only" rules in
particular.
ACLU attorney Chen pointed out that
`existing. federal and state antidiscrimina-
tion laws generally prohibit "English-
only" rules. "Only in extremely rare situa-
tions are such restrictions on language jus-
tified," said Chen. "The Naval Hospital's
laudable stance rightly recognizes that
employers have to tread carefully before
they compromise the civil rights of their
employees."
8 aclu news
july - august 1993
ACLU-NC North Peninsula Chapter
presents
Cumic Access:
Civi Liperties In CONFLICT
with speakers
Beverly
Tucker
Chair, ACLU-NC Legislative Committee
Dian Harrison -
Executive Director, Planned Parenthood, San Mateo Coin
Monday, July 19, 7:30 pm
Planned Parenthood Information Center
2205 Palm Avenue, San Mateo
For further information, contact Jill Tregor at 415/574-5825 or
Marlene De ae at 415/343-8227
ACLU-NC Orrice Wish List
The ACLU-NC needs the following equipment
for our San Francisco office:
Three (3) computers:
(c) 286 or 386 CPU
(c) 20MB hard drive (minimum)
(c) Desktop case (preferably)
(c) 1.2 and/or 1.44 high density
floppy drives
e Standard 101 keyboard
e Any documentation for the computer
One sofa, 8' - 9" long
Four dining table chairs
Please call Mila De Guzman at 415/
621-2493 if you would like to
donate any of the above items.
Thank you!
ACLU-NC Puoro Exensrr
Field Program
Monthly Meetings
Chapter
Meetings
(Chapter meetings are open to all inter-
ested members. Contact the Chapter acti-
vist listed for your area.)
B-A-R-K (Berkeley-Albany-Richmond-
Kensington) Chapter Meeting: (Usually
fourth Thursday) Volunteers needed for
the Chapter Hotline - call Florence
Piliavin at 510/848-5195 for further
details. For more information, time and
address of meetings, contact Jim Chanin,
510/848-4752.
Earl Warren (Oakland/Alameda
County) Chapter Meeting: (Usually sec-
ond Wednesday) For more information,
call the Chapter Hotline at 510/534-
ACLU.
Fresno Chapter Meeting: (Usually third
Wednesday) No meeting in July. Meet on
Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 PM at
Glendale Federal Bank/Community Room,
4191 N. Blackstone at Ashland, Fresno.
New members welcome! For more infor-
mation call Nadya Coleman at 209/229-
7178 (days) or A.J. Kruth at 209/432-1483
(evenings) or the Chapter Hotline at 209/
225-3780.
Lesbian and Gay Rights Chapter
Meeting: (Usually first Thursday) Meet
on Thursday, August 5 and September 2 at
the ACLU Office, 1663 Mission Street,
#460, San Francisco. Mailings and other
activities start at 6:30 PM. Speakers at
7:00 PM; in August, a speaker from the
International Gay and Lesbian Human
Rights Commission; in September,
Maggi Rubenstein will speak on
Bisexual Rights-Inclusion. Business
meeting starts at 7:30 PM. For more infor-
mation, contact Alissa Friedman 510/272-
9700.
Marin County Chapter Meeting: (usu-
ally Third Monday) Meet Monday, July 19
at 7:30 PM, WestAmerica Bank, 1204
Strawberry Town and Country Village,
Mill Valley. No meeting in August. For
more information, contact Richard
Rosenberg at 415/434-2100.
Mid-Peninsula (Palo Alto area) Chapter
Meeting: (Usually fourth Thursday) Meet
Thursday, July 22 and August 26 at 7:30
PM at the California Federal Bank, El
Camino Real, Palo Alto. New members
welcome! For more information, contact
Paul Gilbert at 415/324-1499 or call
Chapter Hotline at 415/328-0732.
Monterey County Chapter Meeting:
(Usually third Tuesday) Meet Tuesday,
July 20 at the Monterey Library,
Community Room, Pacific and Madison
Streets, Monterey. Chapter picnic in
August. For more information, contact
Richard Criley, 408/624-7562.
Mt. Diablo (Contra Costa County)
Chapter Meeting: (Usually third
Thursday) For more information, call
Chapter Hotline at 510/939-ACLU.
North Peninsula (San Mateo area)
Chapter Meeting: (Usually third
Monday) Joint meeting with Planned
Parenthood board on Monday, July 19 at.
7:30 PM. at Planned Parenthood. There
will be a discussion on Clinic Access:
Civil Liberties in Conflict. Potluck
Retreat on Sunday, August 22 at 1:00 PM
at the home of Emily Skolnick, 3704 Old
San Jose Road, Soquel. Call Emily at 415/
340-9834 for a map. Note: The North
Pen Chapter has a new Hotline number:
415/579-1789. For more information, con-
tact Audrey Guerin at 415/574-4053.
North Valley (Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama
and Trinity Counties) Chapter Meeting:
(Usually fourth Wednesday) Meet on
Wednesday, July 28 and August 25 at 7:00
PM at The Buckeye School in Redding.
For more information contact interim
Chairperson Tillie Smith at 916/549-
3998.
Redwood (Humboldt County Chapter
Meeting: (Usually third Monday) Meet
Monday, July 19 and August 16 at 7:15
PM at the Arcata Library. For more infor-
mation contact Christina Huskey at 707/
444-6595. Have some fun with the
Redwood Chapter on our second annual
River Rafting Trip on the Trinity River
on Saturday, August 14. Call the number -
above, for more information.
Sacramento Valley Chapter Meeting:
(Usually second Wednesday) Meet on
Wednesday, July 14 and August 11 at
7:00 PM at the S.M.U.D. Building,
Training Room A, 1708 59th Street,
Sacramento. For more information, con-
tact Ruth Ordas, 916/488-9956.
San Francisco Chapter Meeting:
(Usually third Tuesday) Meet on Tuesday,
July 20 and August 17 at 6:45 PM at
ACLU Office, 1663 Mission, #460, San
Francisco. Election of Chapter officers at
July meeting. This Door Stays Open:
The San Francisco Chapter is participat-
ing in the effort to defend clinics and doc-
tors against the expected blockades and
harassment by Operation Rescue in San
Jose from July 9 - 18. Operation Rescue
has targeted San Jose and 6 other cities for
attacks against clinics and health provid-
ers. The pro-choice community is organiz-
ing to defend the clinics and the San
Francisco Chapter encourages ACLU
members to become involved. For more
information, contact Lynne Portnoy, M.D.
415/431-4568; Dr. Portnoy is our
Chapter's representative to the San
Francisco Area Pro-Choice Coalition.
For more information, call the Chapter
Information Line at 415/979-6699.
Santa Clara Valley Chapter Meeting:
(Usually first Tuesday) No meeting in
July. Meet on Tuesday, August 3 at the
Community Bank Building, 3rd Floor
Conference Room, corner of Market/St.
John Streets, San Jose. Contact John Cox
at 408/226-7421, for further information.
ACLU-NC Photo Exhibit on display at
the San Jose Institute for Contemporary
Arts through July 18 (see ad this page).
Santa Cruz County Chapter Meeting:
(Usually third Tuesday) Meet on Tuesday,
July 20. No meeting in August. Contact
Simba Kenyatta, 408/476-4873 for further
information.
Sonoma County Chapter Meeting:
(Usually third Wednesday) Meet on
Wednesday, July 21 and August 18 at
7:30 PM at the Peace and Justice Center,
540 Pacific Avenue, Santa Rosa. Call
Steve Thornton at 707/544-8115 for fur- |
ther information. Please join the Sonoma
County Chapter at monthly Death
Penalty Vigils on the 21st of every month
at 5:30 PM at Courthouse Square, down-
town Santa Rosa. For further information,
call the number above.
Yolo County Chapter Meeting: (Usually |
third Thursday) Meet on Thursday, July
15 and August 19. For more information,
call Natalie Wormeli at 916/756-1900 or
the Chapter Hotline at 916/756-ACLU.
Field Action
Meetings
(All meetings except those noted will be
held at the ACLU-NC Office, 1663
Mission Street, #460, San Francisco.)
Student Outreach Committee: Meet at
the Annual Activist Conference,
University of California, Santa Cruz on
Sunday, July 18 from 12:00 PM - 1:00
PM. Contact Marcia Gallo at ACLU-NC
415/621-2493, for additional information.
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