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A state audit finding that the CalGang database is plagued by inaccuracies and weak oversight provides further evidence of the long-held position of the ACLU of California that the controversial intelligence-gathering system violates individuals’ rights to privacy and fair treatment. Read More

Five years ago today, BART made the unprecedented decision to shut off cell service at multiple stations in order to suppress a protest. Scores of riders were left without the ability to communicate. Read More

On August 4, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the ruling in Mony Preap et al. v. Johnson. The class action successfully challenged the federal government’s practice in California of detaining certain immigrants without bond, often for many months, while they face deportation proceedings. Today’s ruling means thousands of California’s immigrants may now make an individ... Read More

Most immigrants who are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") and placed in deportation proceedings are eligible for release on bond. Under a broad and incorrect interpretation of federal law, however, each of the named plaintiffs in this case has been denied the opportunity to challenge his detention while deportation proceedings are pending. Read More

Over 20 percent of all charter schools in California have enrollment policies in place that violate state and federal law, according to a new report released on August 1. It provides recommendations to charter schools, charter-authorizing bodies and the state Department of Education to address the violations. Read More

Every year on the first Tuesday of August, the National Association of Neighborhood Watch sponsors a “National Night Out.” The tenor of these events usually reinforce the idea that neighborhood watch and police-community partnerships are the pathway to public safety.But public safety, at its best, isn’t about watching your neighbors. It’s not about expanding police departments. So far in... Read More

The ACLU of California announced today the appointment of Sylvia Torres-Guillén as director of education advocacy/legal counsel, a position designed to identify and address critical civil rights issues in California’s public education system. Read More

We support the Movement for Black Lives and the collective #FreedomNow actions taking place globally on Thursday, July 21. Join us at a protest or take these online actions to show your support. Read More

Facebook’s proposed headquarters expansion would inject tens of thousands of new workers into one of the tightest housing markets in the country, yet its environmental study denies any impact on housing demand or displacement pressures. Read More

LGBT people and their contributions to California and US history are accurately represented for the first time. Read More