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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.
UC Berkeley Just Reinstated A Course on Palestine. It Should Have Protected Free Speech From the Start.
Sep 20, 2016
It’s a victory for free speech and academic freedom – but Cal’s move to cancel the course for no good reason should never have happened in the first place.
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California is One Signature Away From Reining in Policing for Profit
Sep 20, 2016
Throughout the nation, police officers are legally allowed to take and keep your cash and property - even if you are never charged or arrested for a crime. All it takes is officers claiming they think your belongings were obtained through illegal means.
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Colin Kaepernick Kneeled So That We May All Stand Taller
Sep 08, 2016
It’s hard to speak with your face pressed against concrete. Or when you can’t breathe. Or with a broken neck. And even when you manage to speak, people in power seek to silence you. Just ask the San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick.
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ACLU to FCC: Stop Secret Discriminatory Stingray Surveillance
Sep 01, 2016
The ACLU and EFF are urging the Federal Communications Commission to order local police to stop using Stingrays, at least until the FCC can create rules to protect against excessive secrecy and abuse.
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When Police Body Cameras Aren't the Answer
Aug 26, 2016
Earlier this month, a too familiar tragedy unfolded in East Los Angeles when Los Angeles police officers shot and killed 14-year-old Jesse Romero. Witness accounts vary — the police department says Romero fled when officers approached him on suspicion of scrawling graffiti in his neighborhood, then fired at officers. Some civilians say he had a gun but tossed it away.As is incr...
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Saying Goodbye to One of the Most Unsung Heroes of the LGBT Movement
Aug 22, 2016
Matt Coles, deputy legal director and director of the ACLU’s Center for Equality, is retiring after 29 years. Here’s why he’s my hero.
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TBT 1959: Black Organizer Beaten and Jailed for Sign Showing Man in Chains
Aug 17, 2016
Asbury Howard, a black leader and organizer who headed an effort to register black voters in Alabama, was convicted in January 1959 for having a poster made from a newspaper cartoon.
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Has Your School Done Its Homework on Sex Ed?
Aug 16, 2016
It's back to school season again. Here's how to make sure your school's sexual health education is up to date and follows California law.
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Huge Ruling! Mandatory Immigration Detention "Smacks of Injustice"
Aug 12, 2016
Communities are being torn apart by mandatory immigration detention. Every day, more than 30,000 immigrants are held in prison-like without due process.
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Five Years Later, BART's Cell Service Shutdown is Still a Wakeup Call
Aug 11, 2016
Five years ago today, BART made the unprecedented decision to shut off cell service at multiple stations in order to suppress a protest. Scores of riders were left without the ability to communicate.
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What Does Safety Mean to You?
Aug 02, 2016
Every year on the first Tuesday of August, the National Association of Neighborhood Watch sponsors a “National Night Out.” The tenor of these events usually reinforce the idea that neighborhood watch and police-community partnerships are the pathway to public safety.But public safety, at its best, isn’t about watching your neighbors. It’s not about expanding police departments. So far in...
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#FreedomNow: Global Call to Action 7.21
Jul 20, 2016
We support the Movement for Black Lives and the collective #FreedomNow actions taking place globally on Thursday, July 21. Join us at a protest or take these online actions to show your support.
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