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San Francisco, CA – The Supreme Court will review the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim ban, and will keep the ban from taking effect in the interim as to individuals who have a connection to the United States.The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Maryland, and National Immigration Law Center are challenging the ban on behalf of HIAS, the International Refugee Assistance Project, the Mid... Read More

Equal and fair treatment of students isn't something that can be taken for granted. It must be monitored. Data advocacy has long been a part of civil rights work, whether in the arenas of housing, employment, or education.

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When it comes to the criminal justice system, the odds are stacked against queer and trans people. The money bail system is no different.

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We’re suing the Justice Department to disclose when the government tells people it electronically spied on them. 

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The District reported 1,936 student arrests between July 2012 and November 2016. 52% of student arrests were for low-level misbehavior – such as truancy, curfew violations, and disturbing the peace. The data also shows that policing in SUSD has a particularly harsh impact on Black and Latinx students and students with disabilities. 

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It was 50 years ago today that the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v Virginia that the Racial Integrity Act, which banned interracial marriage, was an instrument of white supremacy and violated the Constitution.The court’s unanimous decision came nearly 10 years after Mildred Jeter, a black and Native American woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, traveled to Washington D.C. because they couldn’t ... Read More

The CA Assembly failed to approve AB 42, a bill to reform California’s money bail system. The defeat came on the heels of the Senate’s bipartisan approval of an identical measure, SB 10, which now heads to the Assembly for consideration.

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Download the Summer 2017 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives. Read More

The California Senate approved SB 10, a bill to reform and modernize California’s money bail system, on a bipartisan 25-11 vote. An identical bail reform bill, AB 42, is expected to be voted on by the Assembly later this week. 

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently referred to opponents of vouchers as “flat Earthers” who have “chilled creativity” in the education system.

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