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ACLU Wins Relief for Young Woman Seeking Abortion

Oct 18, 2017

The Office of Refugee Resettlement was preventing a 17-year-old, who is being held at a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant minors in Texas, from getting an abortion. The ACLU challenged the obstruction and the judge has ordered that the young woman be permitted to get the abortion she decided on and requested weeks ago. “At last, our client will be able to get the care she needs without fede... Read More

ACLU Applauds Governor Brown for Signing Bill to Keep Californians’ Data Out of Federal Muslim Registry

Oct 15, 2017

On Oct. 15, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 31, the California Religious Freedom Act to ensure the state of California never participates in a federal Muslim registry.

ACLU Files Second Emergency Action on Behalf of Teenage Immigrant Seeking Abortion

Oct 13, 2017

Jane Doe, a pregnant teenager currently staying at a shelter for immigrant children in Texas, has been prevented from getting an abortion by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).

ACLU in Court to Fight Federal Officials for Blocking Young Woman’s Abortion in Texas

Oct 10, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union will be in court tomorrow for an emergency hearing on behalf of a young woman in Texas who is currently being prevented from accessing abortion care because the Trump administration has adopted a new policy that directly prevents unaccompanied immigrant minors from obtaining abortions.

Governor Signs Bill Modernizing California HIV Laws

Oct 06, 2017

On Oct. 6, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law landmark legislation to reform outdated laws that unfairly criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV.

ACLU Filing Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Contraceptive Coverage Rule

Oct 06, 2017

“The Trump Administration is forcing women to pay for their boss’s religious beliefs,” said ACLU senior staff attorney Brigitte Amiri. “We’re filing this lawsuit because the federal government cannot authorize discrimination against women in the name of religion or otherwise.”

ACLU Applauds Governor Brown for Signing California Values Act (SB 54)

Oct 05, 2017

ACLU and Partners Challenge Trump Administration's New Muslim Ban

Sep 29, 2017

The ACLU is challenging the Trump administration’s latest version of its Muslim ban - the president’s third such attempt.

ACLU of Northern California and ACLU of Arizona Use Mobile Billboard to Send Convicted Criminal Joe Arpaio a Civics Lesson During Fresno Visit

Sep 28, 2017

We've commissioned a mobile billboard to greet Joe Arpaio (former sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ) in Fresno, where he is scheduled to appear at a GOP fundraiser.