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ACLU of California Statement: White Supremacist Violence is Not Free Speech
The First Amendment does not protect people who incite or engage in violence. If white supremacists march into our towns armed to the teeth and with the intent to harm people, they are not engaging in activity protected by the United States Constitution.
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ACLU reta encarcelamientos de adolescentes inmigrantes por la administración Trump
ACLU Challenges Trump Administration’s Jailing of Immigrant Teens
The lawsuit charges that federal authorities – under the guise of a “crackdown” on transnational street gangs – are embarking on a concerted effort to detain and deport children based on unreliable claims of gang affiliation and flawed reports of criminal history.
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Landmark Lawsuit Settled, Paves Way for Fair Treatment of Low-Income California Drivers
A settlement was reached today in the first lawsuit in California to challenge the suspension of driver’s licenses as a means of collecting unpaid traffic fines.
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ACLU of Northern California Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law
Supreme Court to Hear Trump Muslim Ban Challenge
ACLU Releases New Data on Stockton Unified’s Pattern of Wrongly Arresting Students
The District reported 1,936 student arrests between July 2012 and November 2016. 52% of student arrests were for low-level misbehavior – such as truancy, curfew violations, and disturbing the peace. The data also shows that policing in SUSD has a particularly harsh impact on Black and Latinx students and students with disabilities.
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Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System
The CA Assembly failed to approve AB 42, a bill to reform California’s money bail system. The defeat came on the heels of the Senate’s bipartisan approval of an identical measure, SB 10, which now heads to the Assembly for consideration.
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Summer 2017 ACLU News
California Senate Approves Bail Reform Legislation
The California Senate approved SB 10, a bill to reform and modernize California’s money bail system, on a bipartisan 25-11 vote. An identical bail reform bill, AB 42, is expected to be voted on by the Assembly later this week.
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Nationwide Report: Insurance Corporations Created Exploitative $2 Billion Bail Industry
Today, Color Of Change and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice released a scathing national report exposing insurance corporations’ hand in creating an unnecessary and largely unaccountable $2 billion bail industry.
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Advocates Applaud Gov. Brown for Providing Additional Funding for Deportation Defense
CA Gov. Brown's revised state budget proposal includes an additional $15 million for legal services for immigrants, including deportation defense. Research has shown that having effective legal representation can multiply immigrants’ ability to stay in the country.
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