The ACLU of Northern California

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The ACLU of Northern California is one of the largest ACLU affiliates in the nation with more than 100,000 members. Join us.
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Police Interactions for Black and Brown People

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New Video! The Brown Act and Open Meeting Rights

Protecting the rights of trans students: Backpack with colored pencils making up the trans rights flag

Protecting the Rights of Trans and Nonbinary Youth in California

Know Your Rights: Free Speech, Protests & Demonstrations

Collage on an orange background. In the top left corner is a box that reads "CDCR Betrays California's Values." In the bottom left is a news clipping from the Los Angele Times. The article title is Records Show California prisons are reporting U.S. citizens to ICE, ACLU says. On the right side of the collage are two pictures of people who were transferred from CDCR to ICE. In the middle is a box reading "Home ACt, AB 1306 Carrillo." In the bottom right corner is an email from a CDCR employee to ICE

Feel The Impact: Read Our Annual Report

New Video! The Brown Act and Open Meeting Rights

Protecting the Rights of Trans and Nonbinary Youth in California

Know Your Rights: Free Speech, Protests & Demonstrations

The Campaign to End California's Prison to Deportation Pipeline

The ACLU News spring 2024 issue features demands for accountability from California sheriffs, celebrating and remembering ACLU NorCal activists, a new report on community safety, and much more.

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Feel The Impact: Read Our Annual Report

New Video! The Brown Act and Open Meeting Rights

Protecting the Rights of Trans and Nonbinary Youth in California

Know Your Rights: Free Speech, Protests & Demonstrations

The Campaign to End California's Prison to Deportation Pipeline

The ACLU News spring 2024 issue features demands for accountability from California sheriffs, celebrating and remembering ACLU NorCal activists, a new report on community safety, and much more.

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