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Fact-Checking Family Separation

June 19, 2018

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As public outrage around family separation mounts, members of Congress demand access to government-run facilities, and the United Nations condemns us, the Trump administration is attempting to shift the blame — fast. Read more »

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Over 150,000 People Tell Amazon: Stop Selling Facial Recognition Tech to Police

June 18, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

On Monday afternoon, civil rights, religious, and community organizations are taking their demand that Amazon stop providing face surveillance technology to governments, including police departments, to the company’s headquarters in Seattle. The... Read more »

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California, Say Her Name

June 11, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, LGBT Equality, Racial Justice

As stories of state violence against Black men and boys occupy many of the calls for police reform, countless stories of Black women and girls subjected to excessive force and police misconduct remain untold. We must say their names. Read more »

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Running for Elected Prosecutor Will Never Be the Same

June 6, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

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... Read more »

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It’s Time to #Powerthe14th

June 5, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights, LGBT Equality, Racial Justice

Whether you realize it or not, July 9, 1868 was a day that changed your life and ours. Why? Because it was the day that the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. Read more »

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Equity Requires Honest Conversations. Calling Out White Supremacy is a Good Start.

May 29, 2018

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Racial Justice

Starbucks. Colorado State College. Air B&B. Nordstrom Rack. Yale University. Grandview Golf Club. Oakland's Lake Merritt. In the last month, “incidents” in each of these locales have made headlines, incidents in which white people have called... Read more »

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We're Demanding the Government Come Clean on Surveillance of Social Media

May 24, 2018

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

The ACLU filed a FOIA to find out how federal agencies are collecting content from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. Read more »

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Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology

May 22, 2018

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties

Amazon, which got its start selling books and still bills itself as “ Earth’s most customer-centric company ,” has officially entered the surveillance business. The company has developed a powerful and dangerous new facial recognition system and is... Read more »

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A New Bill Restores California’s Power to Fight Secret Surveillance

May 3, 2018

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

In neighborhoods across California, law enforcement agencies are deploying secret and invasive surveillance technologies to collect sensitive location and biometric data, target local activists, and feed ICE’s deportation machine. Read more »

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We Take Baseless Defamation Accusations Seriously. Here’s Why.

May 3, 2018

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Free Speech

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California is committed to fighting against spurious legal claims that threaten free speech. Especially when corporations and other powerful entities attempt to strong-arm people who have less resources at their... Read more »

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Fact-Checking Family Separation

Over 150,000 People Tell Amazon: Stop Selling Facial Recognition Tech to Police

California, Say Her Name

Running for Elected Prosecutor Will Never Be the Same

It’s Time to #Powerthe14th

Equity Requires Honest Conversations. Calling Out White Supremacy is a Good Start.

We're Demanding the Government Come Clean on Surveillance of Social Media

Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology

A New Bill Restores California’s Power to Fight Secret Surveillance

We Take Baseless Defamation Accusations Seriously. Here’s Why.

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