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ACLU Rallies for Freedom and Justice for All at State Capitol

Apr 03, 2017

The ACLU of California held its annual rally and lobby day to promote civil liberties legislation. Several policymakers, advocates, affected community members, and 400 ACLU members and supporters from throughout the state joined the organization.

ACLU Applauds California Bills to Reject Muslim Registry and Protect Immigrants from Mass Deportations

Apr 03, 2017

Today, the CA Senate approved SB 54, SB 31, and SB 6. Lawmakers affirmed that in California, we don’t build walls. We build movements to keep all families and communities safe, strong, and whole.

Broad Coalition Supports Effort to Reform California’s Unfair and Costly Money Bail System

Mar 27, 2017

A broad coalition applauded lawmakers' unveiling of two bills that, if passed, would reform California's money bail system. Thousands of Californians are detained pretrial simply because they can't afford to post bail.

ACLU Statement on California Chief Justice’s State of the Judiciary

Mar 27, 2017

ACLU of California Center for Advocacy and Policy statement in response to CA Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye's State of the Judiciary Address.

ACLU of Northern California Files Claims Against Customs And Border Protection for Sexual Assault

Mar 22, 2017

The ACLU of Northern California today filed two claims with the federal government on behalf of two sisters who were sexually assaulted by a CBP officer.

ACLU del Norte de California entabla queja contra la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza por agresión sexual

Mar 22, 2017

La ACLU del Norte de California radicó dos quejas con el gobierno federal a nombre de dos hermanas que fueron agredidas sexualmente por un oficial de CBP.

Bill to Address Secret and Unregulated Use of Jailhouse Informants Passes Out of Committee

Mar 21, 2017

Today, a bill to close a significant loophole in existing law regarding jailhouse informants passed unanimously out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. Assembly Bill 359, by Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), comes in the wake of controversy in Orange County over use of jailhouse informants and revelations that two informants were paid over $335,000 in cash payments fr... Read More

ACLU Statement on the California Chief Justice's Demand that Immigrant Agents Steer Clear of Courts

Mar 16, 2017

The ACLU of California commends CA Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye for seeking to ensure that immigrants can safely access court houses without fear of deportation.

Court Blocks Trump’s New Muslim Ban

Mar 15, 2017

On day one of the Muslim ban, people took to the streets and the airports because they knew that this ban was disgraceful and discriminatory. We're heartened to see the courts repeatedly affirm that these executive orders are fatally flawed. The Muslim ban is part of a larger lie that Donald Trump is trying to sell to the American public—a lie that attempts to turn Muslims and immigrants into scap... Read More

Californians Sue in Challenge to Latest Muslim Ban

Mar 13, 2017

Plaintiff Eric Miller is in his fourth year of graduate studies in physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he conducts cutting-edge particle-physics research. He needs to continue this research in collaboration with an Iranian researcher who was planning to visit the United States in April – but is now excluded by the ban. Plaintiff Jane Roe is a United States citizen and a resi... Read More

Facebook and Instagram Publicly Prohibit Surveillance of Users Following Coalition Demands

Mar 10, 2017

Facebook now clearly prohibits the use of company data for surveillance. These updates respond to demands from a coalition that includes the ACLU of California, the Center for Media Justice, and Color of Change. As a next step, the coalition is pushing the companies to establish robust systems to ensure that important rules protecting users against surveillance are followed.

Trump Executive Order Threatens Funding for Victims of Violence

Mar 09, 2017

On March 1, 2017, the ACLU filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the YWCA Silicon Valley in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions."