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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council today.Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program, issued the following statement in response:“The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council, coupled with its abusive use of power at home, only confirm what we’ve always known... Read More

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A federal judge this week granted a preliminary injunction in a class action lawsuit filed by two Bay Area fathers stuck in immigration detention and denied bond hearings. Read More

We celebrate the defeat of Prop H, a measure designed by the San Francisco Police Officers Association to overturn a carefully and collaboratively crafted policy regulating when San Francisco police officers can use Tasers. We’re glad voters weren’t fooled by the POA's deceptive campaign. The police union spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in its attempt to use the bal... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the core principle that businesses open to the public must be open to all in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The court did not accept arguments that would have turned back the clock on equality by making our basic civil rights protections unenforceable, but reversed this case based on concerns specific to the facts... Read More

Contact: Daisy Vieyra, (916) 442-1036 x613Sacramento – Today, the State Senate advanced SB 1186 to the Assembly for consideration. SB 1186, introduced by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) requires public debate and a vote by local elected leaders prior to law enforcement’s acquisition of new surveillance technology, among other oversight protections.The following statement is attributed to Matt Cag... Read More

Today, the CA Senate advanced legislation to require police throughout the state to adhere to evidence-based standards during eyewitness identifications. Read More

SB 1421 will open California police use of force records and records of officers found guilty of committing misconduct, like planting evidence and sexually assaulting members of the public. Read More

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has a history of issuing illegal execution protocols. After the agency’s last attempt to adopt a protocol was twice rejected by the state’s own Office of Administrative Law, the CDCR decided to bypass that process entirely. But the Administrative Procedure Act requires agencies to provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comme... Read More

San Francisco – Asian American officials and leaders will gather Thursday to warn voters that Proposition H, the increased use of force Taser policy measure on the June 5th San Francisco ballot, is misleading and dangerous.  The measure is backed by nearly $500,000 in highly deceptive advertising purchased by the local police union, the San Francisco Police Officers Association, cla... Read More

Today, the California Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to open law enforcement misconduct and use of force records. Read More

Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundations of California released emails between Amazon employees and local law enforcement revealing how the company has been pushing its facial recognition product, prompting privacy objections about how the technology is being used. The emails were obtained through freedom of information requests submitted by the ACLU.The documents are the result of a s... Read More