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Long After Rodney King, We Need Transparent Policing More Than Ever

Mar 04, 2016
In the early hours of March 3, 1991, George Holliday stepped onto his balcony and saw police begin to beat a motorist on the street below. He then pulled out a video camera and filmed an incident that would become synonymous with police violence and misconduct: the beating of a young African American man named Rodney King by several Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers. News stations acro... Read More
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Driver’s License Suspensions Still a Problem for People Too Poor to Pay Exorbitant Traffic Fines

Mar 21, 2016
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice urged local courts nationwide to put an end to policies that penalize people simply for being poor – including the practice of suspending driver’s licenses when individuals miss payments on fines. This practice is all too common in California traffic courts, and is not prevented by amnesty policies that went into place last year.Today, a coalition of legal... Read More
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On Government Abuse, Democracy, and Poverty... California Has a Long Way to Go

Mar 21, 2016
Bills sponsored by the ACLU of California would help move us forward.Every year, the ACLU of California sponsors several bills in the California Legislature. What does it mean to sponsor a bill? In most cases, it means we have collaborated with other advocacy groups and the legislative author in drafting the bill and providing our input on the text. We also may lobby legislators, testify in suppor... Read More
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Two Lawyers Walk into a Bar. And Get Kicked Out for Being Black.

Mar 24, 2016
ACLU lawyers are used to taking on injustice and speaking out on behalf of our clients. This time the discrimination happened to us.We began the evening on a quest for a good karaoke night, and went to a bar called Brig. After waiting for more than half an hour to sing, we started to wonder when our number would be called. We planned to sing a hip hop and R&B hit from the ’90s — TLC’s Waterfal... Read More
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Spring 2016 ACLU News

Mar 28, 2016
Download the Spring 2016 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives. Read More
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Do Fresno Police Have a Secrecy Problem?

Mar 29, 2016
One day after Fresno PD’s fourth shooting this year, the department released body cam footage of police killing Freddy Centeno last September and claimed that the shooting was justified. But why is the shooting still shrouded in secrecy? Read More