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We're Very Grateful for Your Support... Now Let's Build a Movement

February 1, 2017

Last weekend, I was flooded by email and text messages from people contacting me both for legal help for their families stranded at airports and from people contacting me to find out how they can help. Being Iranian-American and working at the ACLU... Read more »

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Racist Executive Orders – Then and Now #ACLUTimeMachine

February 1, 2017

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

It was 75 years ago that President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which began the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Tens of thousands of American citizens were declared dangerous to domestic security and... Read more »

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Fred Korematsu Lessons: The Price of an Executive Order, 75 Years Later

January 30, 2017

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

January 30 is Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, established by the California legislature in 2010 to commemorate the ACLU of Northern California’s client who was interned during World War II. Read more »

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A storefront in California's Central Valley sells clean drinking water

From Flint to Standing Rock to California’s Salinas Valley, Water is a Human Right

January 25, 2017

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Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Everyone has a right to safe, clean, affordable drinking water. And the news this week means we’re going to have to shout it from the rooftops. Water is life. Water is a human right. One of Donald Trump’s first actions as president was to issue an... Read more »

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Trump Has the Keys to the Surveillance State, but CA has a Long History of Changing the Locks

January 19, 2017

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

When Donald Trump takes the oath of office, he will inherit an unprecedented surveillance state that includes expansive powers and databases filled with information on millions of people. Read more »

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Dissent is Patriotic. It’s also a Powerful Antidote to Propaganda - #ACLUTimeMachine

January 11, 2017

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Free Speech, Privacy and Government Surveillance

Fifty-five years ago this January, the ACLU of Northern California was busy filling orders from across the country for copies of its recently produced film, “Operation Correction.” The film was a response to a piece of Red Scare propaganda, “... Read more »

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A meeting on a residential street in Richmond

VICTORY! Richmond, CA Passes New Affordable Housing Law for Formerly Incarcerated People

December 20, 2016

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Finding affordable housing is tough. Finding affordable housing when you’re returning home after serving time is nearly impossible. Last night, the Richmond City Council passed a historic law to protect the rights of people who are re-entering... Read more »

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Twitter Cuts Off Fusion Spy Centers’ Access to Social Media Surveillance Tool

December 15, 2016

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

As of this week, Twitter has made sure that federally funded fusion centers can no longer use a powerful social media monitoring tool to spy on users. After the ACLU of California discovered the domestic spy centers had access to these tools,... Read more »

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Workers throw homeless people's property into a Caltrans truck

Client Stories: Illegal Caltrans Sweeps of Homeless Encampments

December 13, 2016

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice

Sometimes the trucks arrive early. Sometimes they come with no notice at all. Sometimes, while workers from the California Department of Transportation make their way down the row of tents—seizing property and cherished belongings—people have mere... Read more »

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California legislators introducing fair and just immigration bills at the Capitol.

On Immigration, a Ray of Fairness Shines Bright in California

December 9, 2016

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

California state lawmakers recently introduced three groundbreaking bills that could prevent thousands of immigrants from being torn from their families, communities, and the lives they built in the U.S. Read more »

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We're Very Grateful for Your Support... Now Let's Build a Movement

Racist Executive Orders – Then and Now #ACLUTimeMachine

Fred Korematsu Lessons: The Price of an Executive Order, 75 Years Later

From Flint to Standing Rock to California’s Salinas Valley, Water is a Human Right

Trump Has the Keys to the Surveillance State, but CA has a Long History of Changing the Locks

Dissent is Patriotic. It’s also a Powerful Antidote to Propaganda - #ACLUTimeMachine

VICTORY! Richmond, CA Passes New Affordable Housing Law for Formerly Incarcerated People

Twitter Cuts Off Fusion Spy Centers’ Access to Social Media Surveillance Tool

Client Stories: Illegal Caltrans Sweeps of Homeless Encampments

On Immigration, a Ray of Fairness Shines Bright in California

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