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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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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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The American Civil Liberties Union of California issued a travel alert today informing anyone planning to travel to Texas in the near future to anticipate the possible violation of their constitutional rights when stopped by law enforcement following the passage of a Texas law, known as SB4.

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SACRAMENTO, CA —Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today against California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for its failure to offer federally mandated voter registration opportunities to millions of Californians.The lawsuit—filed on behalf of the League of Women Voters of California, ACCE Institute, California Common Cause, and the National Council of La Raza—seeks to force Califor... Read More

Los Angeles - By unanimous vote (7-0), the Los Angeles Unified School Board today passed a strong resolution to protect immigrant students and their families, as urged by California Schools Are Sanctuaries, a growing coalition of community groups and schools focused on ensuring these policies are adopted and implemented in every district. “This resolution has clear steps our schools can take to... Read More

The Department of Homeland Security has introduced its "VOICE" initiative, described as a "grotesque propaganda tool" by the ACLU of California's Immigrants' Rights Director.

 

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San Francisco —Today, a judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks the federal government from denying federal funds to “sanctuary jurisdictions.” 

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Hate is contrary to our core values. The ACLU condemns bigotry and fights for equal rights for all, and we hope that the University and its officials will do the same. But no matter how heinous the speech, the First Amendment protects everyone. To be clear, the constitution does not protect speech that directly incites violence or harasses individual students or community members. We support the r... Read More

The ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP today filed a lawsuit against Dignity Health for denying care to a transgender patient.

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Facing opposition from over 60 groups including the ACLU of California, AB 165 is dead, for now. The unnecessary, harmful bill would've exposed millions to invasive digital searches at California schools.

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The ACLU of California and advocacy groups today sent a letter to Lexipol, a vendor of pre-packaged police policies, demanding that it eliminate illegal and unclear directives that can lead to racial profiling and harassment of immigrants.

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American Civil Liberties Union affiliates across the country filed coordinated Freedom of Information Act lawsuits today demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans. The ACLU of Northern California, the ACLU of Hawai’i, and the ACLU of Utah jointly filed a FOIA lawsuit on Monday. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is co-counsel in the lawsuit.... Read More