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Schmitz v Sonoma (Privacy)

Jun 04, 2025
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California has filed a lawsuit to block Sonoma County code inspectors from using drones to conduct surveillance of people's homes without a warrant. Read More
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Government Requests U.S. Supreme Court Stay in NTPSA v. Noem

May 01, 2025
The Trump administration asked the U. S. Supreme Court to stay a federal district court's order preserving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants. If SCOTUS grants a stay, Venezuelans who registered for TPS in 2023 would immediately face the prospect of deportation while the case proceeds.   Read More
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Court Bars Border Patrol’s Unlawful Stop-and-Arrest Practices

Apr 29, 2025
In a major victory for civil rights, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring U.S. Border Patrol from using practices that violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution. The ruling applies to future immigration enforcement operations in the Eastern District of California, which stretches inland from Bakersfield to the Oregon border. Read More
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We're Reminding Local Sheriffs: In California, You Can't Help ICE

Apr 25, 2025
California is home to more immigrants than any other state in the country. To limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities during the first Trump administration, the legislature passed the California Values Act (SB 54) which prohibits sheriffs and police departments from using resources to aid immigration enforcement, with some exceptions. Read More