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Civil Liberties Groups Demand California Police Stop Sharing Drivers’ Location Data With Police In Anti-Abortion States
May 25, 2023
Seventy-one California police agencies in 22 counties must immediately stop sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with law enforcement agencies in other states.
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ACLU Applauds the Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act
Jun 15, 2023
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Brackeen v. Haaland. ICWA preserves tribes' right to govern themselves and protects Native children from forced removal from their families, tribes, and culture.
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Stop Reverse Demand Warrants (AB 793)
Reverse warrants are a form of unconstitutional digital surveillance that compel tech companies to search their records and reveal the identities of all people who looked up a particular keyword online or were in a certain area at a certain time.
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Pass the Freedom from Face Surveillance Act (AB 1034)
Police body cameras were intended for officer accountability, not public surveillance. The use of facial recognition on body cameras would break this promise, transforming these devices into a vehicle for mass surveillance.
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The Immigration Detention Grievance System: An Illusion of Justice
Jun 26, 2023
Today we launched the California Immigration Detention Database, a new tool to track grievances that immigrants detained in California detention facilities have filed to seek resolutions to conditions of confinement issues. Through data captured in a publicly available, interactive chart, this database aims to document patterns of abuse in detention, and to serve as an advocacy tool.
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ACLU Launches California’s First Database to Track Conditions in the State’s Immigration Detention Facilities
Jun 26, 2023
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California has launched the California Immigration Detention Database, a new tool to track formal complaints, also known as grievances, that immigrants detained in California detention facilities have filed to seek redress against the inhumane conditions of their confinement.
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PROTECT ABORTION SEEKERS, STOP REVERSE DEMANDS
Jun 27, 2023
Privacy threats should never stand in the way of our ability make choices about our bodies. But since the repeal of Roe, we have seen anti-abortion states use digital data to prosecute people for having abortions or helping others obtain reproductive and gender-affirming care.
In California, police can circumvent privacy protections around sensitive data by seeking "reverse demands." A reverse ...
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As California Releases Historic Reparations Report, New ACLU Video Highlights "Free" State's Hidden Slavery History
Jul 06, 2023
With the eyes of the world watching, California has released a historic report calling for reparations for the descendants of enslaved African Americans. A new ACLU of Northern California video connects the dots between the state's little known slavery past and its legacy of racist policies that have harmed Black people.
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In Re Ex Parte Application of Dr. Fredric Eshelman (anonymous online speech)
Jul 06, 2023
On June 21, 2023, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California (“ACLU NorCal”) and co-counsel Public Citizen Litigation Group filed a motion to quash on behalf of J. Doe (“Doe”), an anonymous online user who was targeted by a subpoena seeking to unmask their identity after they criticized a wealthy pharmaceutical magnate named Fredric Eshelman.
Eshelman filed an ex parte application in fede...
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