The ACLU, the Asian Law Caucus and the San Francisco Bay Guardian filed a lawsuit on August 24 against the FBI to speed the release of records on the investigation and surveillance of Muslim communities in the Bay Area. The organizations have requested the records in order to understand whether and how the FBI is investigating religious centers, "assessing" religious leaders, infiltrating communities through the use of undercover agents and informants, training agents in Islam and Muslim culture, using race, religion and national origin in deciding whom to investigate, and identifying particular schools for its Junior Agent Program.
ACLU Report On Disparities & the Criminal Justice System
A new report explores racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in access to education, employment, and housing. It found that these factors relate to how likely it is someone will be incarcerated, and that lack of data collection hinders the ability to address this problem. As a result lawmakers are creating policies without fully understanding the racial, ethnic, and gender impact of their decisions. Read More » 
California Marriage Ban Struck Down
In a landmark decision on August 4, a federal judge ruled that Prop 8, the California ballot initiative that excluded same-sex couples from marriage in the state, violates the U.S. Constitution. The ACLU, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal filed two friend-of-the-court briefs in the case supporting the argument that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. Update: Same-sex marriages remain on hold at least until December 2010. Read More »
Immigration Agency Disavows Detention Practice Challenged by ACLU
Through an interim policy released on August 11, 2010, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has weighed in on a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Northern California against the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department and the federal immigration agency concerning the County's participation in immigration enforcement. Since at least 2005 Sonoma County Sheriff and local ICE agents used something called an immigration "detainer" or "hold" to place arrestees in the County jail for four days without notice of the charges against them, and without procedural rights normally afforded to immigration detainees. Read More »
Your Rights and the Police
Tus Derechos Ante la Policia
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Siguiente hay unas recomendaciones básicas sobre el que hacer y no hacer si te enfrentas con la policía. Más » Download this practical guide from the ACLU about interacting with police officers in California. More » |
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