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Five residents of Pacifica sued the city for attempting to banish RV dwellers from its jurisdiction. They obtained a court injunction requiring the city to set aside and publicize the availability of two miles of streets for RV parking, to set up a “safe parking” program, and to implement other measures to assist people living in vehicles. Read More

The law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, representing the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, filed suit against the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office for its failure to comply with a public record request seeking information regarding use of force, discharge of firearms, sexual assault, and dishonesty by its officers. The complaint seeks immediate disclosure of all of the requested public records. Read More

Get out of town, or we’ll bury you in debt and seize your home - that's how Pacifica has decided to address RV dwellers. Read More

Pacifica's RV parking ban is a blatant attempt by Pacifica to banish those who rely on RVs for housing and mobility, and therefore violates the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More

The ACLU and four local community organizations are seeking a court order to block unlawful efforts by three district attorneys to undo an agreement between the state and people on death row that followed Governor Newsom’s moratorium on executions. Read More

ACLU NorCal filed an appeal to the California Department of Education on behalf of a parent in the Novato Unified School District who uncovered data demonstrating that Black and Latinx students are disproportionately excluded from the San Marin High School STEM program, and that the district’s admissions process for the program perpetuates bias against students of color. Read More

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and co-counsel Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP have filed new claims against the Tulare County Sheriff regarding his mismanagement of a COVID-19 outbreak in the county jails and his implementation of a cruel cell confinement policy that has caused physical and psychological harm to incarcerated people. Read More

The Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stop its illegal practice of using third-party contractor, G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., to arrest people at jails and prisons to funnel them into the deportation pipeline. Read More

Thanks to a partnership between the ACLU of Northern California and the California Historical Society, every issue of the ACLU News has been digitized and is now available to read online. This blog is the first in a series that examines the archive’s contents. Read More

The ACLU of California, joined by members of the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee and numerous other equity, health access, and community organizations called on Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health to immediately prioritize people in congregate living environments for vaccine access. Read More