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We can be pretty sure that each new day will bring two things: new threats to our civil liberties, and new stories of people standing up for their rights and winning. Behind every court ruling is a person. Behind every landmark law is a movement. Read the stories and hear the voices that ground our work.
Know Your History? The ACLU of Northern California, Protecting Your Rights for Decades - #ACLUTimeMachine
Dec 06, 2016
At a time when the internment of Japanese-American citizens has been cited as precedent for creating a Muslim-American registry, flag burning is mentioned casually as something that might strip Americans of citizenship, and the Constitution feels under attack, want to know more about the history of the ACLU?
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The Obama Administration Is Allowing Religious Organizations to Restrict Health Care for the Most Vulnerable, but We Just Won the First Round
Dec 05, 2016
When she was 17 years old, Rosa* fled her home country and came to the U.S. seeking a better life. As she made her way across the border, she was raped. After she arrived in the U.S. alone, she was taken into federal custody and then placed with a Catholic organization that receives taxpayer money to provide services to young women like Rosa.
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Money Bail: Freedom and Justice Out of Reach for Far Too Many Californians
Dec 05, 2016
Each year, thousands of Californians are kept in jail awaiting trial simply because they can't afford to post bail.
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ACLU to Trump: Flag Burning is Free Speech
Nov 29, 2016
President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that anyone who burns a flag should be jailed or even stripped of their U.S. citizenship. The idea that the government could use citizenship as a punishment for political speech is not simply unconstitutional, but fundamentally un-American.
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Standing on the Shoulders of My Ancestors: My Journey through the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Nov 28, 2016
On opening day of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C., I crossed the threshold with a memory deeply embedded in my psyche.
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President-Elect Trump Will Soon Have the Keys to the Surveillance State
Nov 21, 2016
On January 20, President Obama will hand Donald Trump the keys to the surveillance state. What can you do to protect against government spying?
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Lessons from Internment: Racial and Religious Profiling Are Never Warranted
Nov 21, 2016
My mother was seven years old when she and her family were evacuated from the West Coast and forced to live in an Army barrack behind barbed wire in an internment camp in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Born in Los Angeles, she had been taught in school to be a proud and loyal American citizen, so the wholesale exclusion and relocation of her community was both terrifying and confusing. On the journey to...
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The ACLU Responds to the Potential Nominations of Sen. Sessions for Attorney General and Rep. Pompeo for CIA Director
Nov 18, 2016
As a matter of organizational policy, the ACLU doesn't take a position supporting or opposing presidential or judicial nominations. We do, however, educate the American people and the Congress about nominees’ records and past positions.
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Derechos de los inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos de Trump: Conócelos
Nov 18, 2016
Las promesas hechas durante la campaña de Trump y su victoria la semana pasada han creado una profunda ansiedad entre los inmigrantes y nuestros aliados en California.
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Immigrants' Rights in Trump's America: Know Them
Nov 16, 2016
Donald Trump's campaign promises and his victory last week have created deep anxiety among immigrants and our allies in California.
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Being a Breastfeeding Parent Shouldn’t Mean Choosing Between a Career and Your Health
Nov 14, 2016
Over the summer, new mom Jessica Campbell registered for her daylong veterinary licensing exam at a Prometric testing facility. She found out that during the seven-and-a-half-hour test, she would only be given 45 minutes of break time. Normally, this time can be distributed throughout the day for lunch, restroom breaks, and studying. But as a breastfeeding mom, Jessica would have to set aside a la...
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The ACLU Is Receiving an Outpouring of Support. Here’s Our Plan.
Nov 14, 2016
Since Election Day, the ACLU has seen a renewed sense of urgency from hundreds of thousands of Americans to protect civil liberties.In just five days, our Facebook followers have increased by 25 percent to nearly one million people; 400,000 people viewed our open letter to President-elect Trump on our website; and 150,000 new people have joined our e-mail list. We have also heard from thousands of...
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