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Nelson Mandela's wife, Graça Machel, has called him one of the tallest trees in Africa. I would venture to say that Nelson Mandela was one of the tallest trees in all the world. Read More

The ACLU-NC mourns the death of Kathryn Korematsu, a teacher, organizer, and tenacious advocate for civil liberties. We came to know Kathryn as the unwavering supporter of her husband, Fred Korematsu, who was represented by the ACLU-NC in his challenge to the World War II internment of Japanese Americans. Read More

Today the ACLU of Northern California’s Michael Risher will be arguing in front of an 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit in Haskell v. Harris, which challenges California’s mandatory DNA collection at arrest law. “People who have never been charged with a crime shouldn’t have their DNA put in a government database,” said Michael Risher, staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California. The... Read More

The Public Policy Institute of California today released a report 'Public Safety Realignment and Crime Rates in California.' The report shows that California can reduce its reliance on incarceration without jeopardizing public safety. Read More

Today's worldwide celebrations of international Human Rights Day coincide with the commemoration of the life and legacy of the late Nelson Mandela – the freedom fighter, political prisoner, African National Congress leader, and first president of post-apartheid South Africa. Read More

The ACLU-NC, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, and co-counsel Keker Van Nest LLP, filed a statewide class action lawsuit on Thursday. The class action lawsuit urges that immigrants are entitled to go before an immigration judge to request release while they fight their deportation cases. Read More

Victory: A regulation barring sex workers from receiving victim compensation was repealed last week. The "CalVCP" allows victims to heal both physically and mentally from the brutalization they endured. No person, no matter what, deserves to be raped or to be blamed for that rape. Read More

SAN FRANCISCO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Center for Youth Law Wednesday charged that school officials in the Humboldt County towns of Eureka and Loleta, home to some of the state’s largest Native American communities, intentionally discriminate against Native American and Black students, and allow pervasive racial and sexual harassment to go unchal... Read More

Youth advocates hosted a community forum in Fresno, launching their campaign for better sexual health education in Fresno Unified schools. Read More

Class action lawsuit challenges inadequate telephone access for individuals in immigration detention, a violation of the right to a full and fair hearing under the U.S. Constitution. Read More