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Tribal Members Urge School District to Provide Transparency Around Funding

Feb 11, 2019
Over the past few years, the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District (KTJUSD) has become increasingly less transparent, less open to community input, and less accountable to parents, tribes, and community members. As the Executive Director of the Hoopa Tribal Education Association, I hear from frustrated parents and students almost every day. The wide range of alarming concerns tribal member... Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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Fall 2018 ACLU News

Feb 12, 2019
Download the Fall 2018 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives. Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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Winter 2019 ACLU News

Feb 12, 2019
Download the Winter 2019 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives. Read More
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Berkeleyside v. Berkeley (Police Records)

Feb 14, 2019
The ACLU of Northern California filed suit against the city of Berkeley on behalf of Berkeleyside, an online publication that was denied police records under the police transparency bill SB 1421. On Jan. 2, 2019, Berkeleyside requested records now available under the historic new law. On Jan. 18, the Berkeley City Attorney responded and refused to release any records created before Jan. 1. T... Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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ACLU of CA Comment on Shooting Death of Willie McCoy in Vallejo

Feb 14, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Late on the night of Saturday, February 9, 2019, six Vallejo police officers shot and killed Willie McCoy, a 21-year-old African American man who had been sleeping in his car. In response, Peter Bibring, Police Practices Director of the ACLU of California, issued the following statement: Our thoughts are with Mr. McCoy’s friends and family as they mourn this heartbreaking los... Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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ACLU Comment on Potential National Emergency Declaration

Feb 14, 2019
NEW YORK — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today stated that President Trump will declare a national emergency. Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response: President Trump’s hankering for a wall at the southern border cannot be justified by calling a national emergency. This would be a clear abuse of presidentia... Read More
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ACLU of Northern California v. Stockton Unified School District (School to Prison Pipeline)

Feb 15, 2019
In June, 2016, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California sued the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) for violating state and federal law by refusing to release SUSD's Police Department student arrest and citation data. A Public Records Act request by the ACLU revealed that from 2012-2016, the SUSD police department filed 12,000 “incident reports." However, in response to the ACLU's request, ... Read More
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There Is No ‘National Emergency’ at the Border, and Trump’s Declaration Is Illegal

Feb 15, 2019
After more than a month of threats, a government shutdown, and bipartisan action by Congress, President Trump has finally declared a national emergency to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on his border wall obsession. In response, the ACLU will file a lawsuit early next week challenging this blatantly illegal executive action. Let’s get something straight upfront: There is no emergency. Membe... Read More
ACLU of Northern CA
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Settlement Reached in CBP Sexual Assault Case

Feb 19, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — A settlement has been reached in J.I. v. United States, a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Northern California on behalf of a woman who was sexually assaulted by a U.S. border patrol agent when she was 17 years old. In July of 2016, two sisters, then 19 and 17, lost their way while traveling to the US from Guatemala, and encountered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers ... Read More