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The petition demonstrates that racial disparities in California’s implementation of the death penalty are persistent, pervasive, and well documented. Black people are about five times more likely to be sentenced to death when compared to similarly situated non-Black defendants, while Latino people are at least three times more likely to be sentenced to death. Read More

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allows Donald Trump to retain control of the California National Guard troops he deployed in Los Angeles while the state's lawsuit proceeds. Read More

Though today’s decision is devastating for trans people across the country, California law still protects the rights of trans youth to access the care they need. Read More

As we await the Ninth Circuit decision on Trump’s unlawful federalization of CA National Guard, the ACLUs of California thank Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta for filing suit to protect the fundamental rights of all Californians and challenge this dangerous abuse of power that threatens core democratic principles. Although a federal judge ruled to halt Trump’s deployment of the... Read More

Trump's decision to send thousands of National Guard troops into Los Angeles is clearly retaliatory and an attempt to suppress constitutionally protected protests against the administration's violent immigration enforcement raids. Read More

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a lawsuit to block Sonoma County code inspectors from using drones to conduct surveillance of people's homes without a warrant. Read More

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

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

Every summer, California legislators step away from their official duties and return to their home districts for Summer Recess, which this year runs from July 22 to August 18. This is our opportunity to meet with them in their local offices—before they cast their final votes on key bills. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to stay a federal district court's order that had preserved Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants. What happens next? Read More