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Abdi Soltani
Blog

Keeping Hope in the Face of Hate

Aug 25, 2017

Several times since the horrible events of Charlottesville, people have asked me, "what gives you hope?" I have had to search past a few things to get to that answer. 

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ACLU of Northern CA
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Advocates Applaud Governor Brown and Chief Justice’s Commitment to Reform California’s Unjust Bail System

Aug 25, 2017
Sacramento - Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Senator Bob Hertzberg and Assemblymember Rob Bonta announced their plan to work together to reform California’s fraught money bail system. The bill cosponsors issued the statement below in response:We look forward to working with Senator Hertzberg, Assemblymember Bonta, Governor Brown, and Chief Justice Cantil-Sak... Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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ACLU Comment on Trump Pardon of Joe Arpaio

Aug 25, 2017

President Trump has pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, who was found guilty of criminal contempt for deliberately violating a federal court order that prohibited illegal detentions based only on suspicions about immigration status.

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Case

Saravia v. Sessions (Due Process for Immigrant Youth)

Sep 01, 2017
Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement A settlement has been reached in this case. Please see below for important information about the settlement. The settlement class includes: All noncitizen minors who were once detained in U.S. government custody by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”), released to parents or other sponsors in the United States, and then re-arrested by the gove... Read More