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ACLU of Northern CA Corrects the Record on Berkeley Patriot Statement as Reported on KQED’s The California Report
The ACLU of Northern California is not currently representing the Berkeley Patriot in any way, contrary to Pranav Jandhyala’s statement on KQED’s The California Report.
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ACLU of California Statement on Riverside Unified Sanctuary Policy
On Monday, the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education unanimously approved a campus sanctuary policy.
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California Legislature Approves Bill to Limit State and Local Role in Deportations
CA Assembly and CA Senate have approved the California Values Act, SB 54. The legislation prohibits immigration enforcement overreach by the federal government and is headed to the governor for his signature.
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ACLU of California Statement on the Trump Administration's Decision to End DACA
Today, Attorney General Sessions announced his intent to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, callously reneging on the government’s commitment to hundreds of thousands of American youth.
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Government Settles in First Lawsuit Filed Against Trump's Muslim Ban
The Trump administration settled with plaintiffs in the first legal challenge to the executive order, which barred travelers from certain majority Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Transgender Service Member Ban
The ACLU today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military or receiving medically necessary health care, and banning men and women who are transgender from enlisting.
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ACLU Responds to Trump Administration Giving Military Equipment to Police Departments
It defies logic to arm local police with weapons of war — grenade launchers, high-caliber assault weapons, etc. — but that’s what the federal government has just decided to allow.
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ACLU Comment on Trump Pardon of Joe Arpaio
President Trump has pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was found guilty of criminal contempt for deliberately violating a federal court order that prohibited illegal detentions based only on suspicions about immigration status.
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Advocates Applaud Governor Brown and Chief Justice’s Commitment to Reform California’s Unjust Bail System
ACLU of California Statement: Death Penalty Still Broken Beyond Repair
Today’s decision changes nothing. California hasn't carried out an execution in over 10 years and executions won't resume any time soon.
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ACLU Challenges California’s Voter Signature-Matching Law
Today the ACLU sued California for invalidating the ballots of 45,000 voters without warning. A state law allows election officials to reject vote-by-mail ballots if they feel signatures don't match.
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