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In past elections, DA candidates ran largely unopposed, but this year, there were more contested DA races in California than in recent memory – perhaps ever before. Although incumbents retained their seats in most counties, all elected DAs in California now know they are under an unprecedented level of public scrutiny. Read More

Today, the CA Senate advanced legislation to require police throughout the state to adhere to evidence-based standards during eyewitness identifications. Read More

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has a history of issuing illegal execution protocols. After the agency’s last attempt to adopt a protocol was twice rejected by the state’s own Office of Administrative Law, the CDCR decided to bypass that process entirely. But the Administrative Procedure Act requires agencies to provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comme... Read More

Jarvis Jay Masters, a death-sentenced inmate, and Witness to Innocence, a nonprofit organization composed of and led by exonerated death row inmates and their family members, is challenging California’s new lethal injection regulations. 

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In the past month, the Department of Justice has issued a series of stunningly senseless, wasteful, and cruel immigration policies Read More

Media organizations are challenging the execution viewing procedure at San Quentin State Prison. Read More

As the Trump Administration exploits local surveillance systems to target immigrants, California residents are fighting for legislation and reforms that protect all residents from invasive surveillance. Read More

The ACLU Foundations of California, with invaluable contributions from the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), partners from the labor movement and others, today launched the Community Justice Platform. Read More

Last week, San Francisco’s District Attorney, George Gascón, announced that his office would erase thousands of marijuana convictions from people’s criminal records. District Attorneys across the country should follow the will of voters and address the lasting damage caused by ineffective and racist drug arrests. Read More

There were many awful aspects of President Trump’s State of the Union message, but we have a personal perspective on one in particular, thanks to our work on behalf of immigrants who have been accused of being gang members based on dubious or non-existent “evidence.” Read More