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Michael Scott
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Scott v. Bowen (CA Voting Rights Clarification)

Aug 06, 2015
All adult Californians have a constitutional right to vote except while they are “imprisoned or on parole for conviction of a felony” or are mentally incompetent. But the California Secretary of State has expanded this exclusion to include people who are neither imprisoned nor on parole but are on new forms of community supervision created by California’s 2011 Criminal Justice Realignment Act. As ... Read More
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Summer 2015 ACLU News

Aug 07, 2015
Download the Summer 2015 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives. Read More
Racial profiling has no place in California.
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New Poll: Majority of California Voters Support Bill to Curb Racial Profiling

Aug 12, 2015
According to a new poll conducted by Tulchin Research, 69% of likely California voters support AB 953: The Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015, a state bill introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to combat racial and identity profiling by law enforcement. The poll results come as the bill heads to the California Senate Appropriations Committee. Read More