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The ACLU Foundation of Northern California has settled a lawsuit against the Alameda County Sheriff over a policy that required mandatory pregnancy testing at Alameda County jails. Read More

Monterey County’s Sheriff Steve Bernal just gave Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) unlimited access to all jail records and detainees… and he did it without even letting the public know. Read More

Documents recently obtained by the ACLU of Northern California from the Department of Justice confirm concerns about the federal government’s use of StingRays – a highly intrusive cell phone surveillance device – and underscore the need for transparency. Read More

I joined the ACLU of Northern California staff as Executive Director in April 2009 during the period of arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. Read More

In response to the demands of a global coalition, Facebook announced changes on Oct. 30 to its user name policy designed to reduce abusive targeting and increase due process for users. Read More

The ACLU of California today released a report that finds both successes and challenges in Prop 47’s first year. The report includes 40 county snapshots with information on public safety spending, incarceration and crime trends, and a decline of people sentenced for low-level felonies. Read More

Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the district court’s preliminary injunction in Texas, et al. v. U.S., enjoining President Obama’s immigration executive action initiatives. Read More

In June, Fresno County Sheriff Mims allowed ICE agents to be stationed inside the local jail, stirring fear in a community she vowed to protect. Read More

Last Friday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) made public proposed regulations on a new lethal injection protocol. This triggered the public comment period under California’s Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which ensures the public has a right to participate in every step of the regulatory process so that our concerns are addressed in a meaningful way. Read More

Immigration agents wanted Heleno to sign a document that would've resulted in his immediate deportation. So they forced him. Read More