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Judge Vince Chhabria slammed ICE and the private GEO Group, Inc., which operates the facility, for their dangerous inactions and for issuing numerous false statements. The judge's order rejects ICE's bid to loosen the restrictions placed on them, but people inside are still afraid for their lives. Read More

This election cycle, Californians were presented with two propositions on their ballots—17 and 20—that are of major significance in the quest for true criminal justice reform. Read More

The detention of immigrants is inherently a violation of reproductive justice, as it denies people their bodily autonomy and human rights. Barriers to Reproductive Health While Detained seeks to promote awareness of these problems among the legal and medical providers working with detained people, and to provide ready access to some of the relevant legal standards. Read More

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, Oakland Rising, and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California demand that the Alameda County Registrar of Voters take immediate action to remedy the disenfranchisement of voters that occurred in the November general election, and to increase transparency and compliance with voting rights laws for future elections. Read More

After winning a record number of popular votes – more than 74 million – Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States. Read More

Proposition 24 appears to have passed, despite its deep flaws, and sends a clear message from California voters to the California legislature that they expect and demand action to protect their privacy and safeguard their fundamental privacy rights. Read More

Today, Native American students throughout California continue to face disproportionately higher rates of exclusionary discipline, chronic absenteeism, and lower academic outcomes than their nonIndigenous peers. In Humboldt County, home to nearly twenty times more Indigenous students than the statewide average, these disparities are egregious. Read More

Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern of California released Failing Grade: The Status of Native American Education in Humboldt County, a report revealing vast and troubling disparities in education outcomes for Indigenous students in Humboldt County. The report exposes a system that fails Native American students by not providing the skills they need to succeed in school and the workforce. Read More

Today, attorneys representing Adora Perez, a woman charged with murder for a stillbirth, filed a motion in the California Court of Appeal, arguing that she cannot be charged with murder for a pregnancy outcome. The ACLU of Northern California and Drug Policy Alliance filed amicus briefs in support. Read More

Encuentros con agentes del orden publico pueden ser alarmantes y estresantes ya que todos hemos tenido diferentes experiencias con ellos (algunas de ellas no siempre son justas o legales). Hemos creado esta guía para darte información práctica que te podría ayudar a evitar problemas o situaciones que podrían ser peligrosas. En esta guía encontraras frases clave que puedes repetir para demostrar qu... Read More