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Becoming a Civil Rights Data Advocate

June 26, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Education Equity

Equal and fair treatment of students isn't something that can be taken for granted. It must be monitored. Data advocacy has long been a part of civil rights work, whether in the arenas of housing, employment, or education. Read more »

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No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

June 23, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, LGBT Equality

When it comes to the criminal justice system, the odds are stacked against queer and trans people. The money bail system is no different. Read more »

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If the Government Spied on You, How Would You Know?

June 21, 2017

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

We’re suing the Justice Department to disclose when the government tells people it electronically spied on them. Read more »

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50 Years of Loving #ACLUTimeMachine

June 6, 2017

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Racial Justice

It was 50 years ago today that the Supreme Court ruled in Loving v Virginia that the Racial Integrity Act, which banned interracial marriage, was an instrument of white supremacy and violated the Constitution . The court’s unanimous decision came... Read more »

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ICE Using Powerful Stingray Surveillance Devices In Deportation Searches

May 23, 2017

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Immigrants' Rights, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

ICE obtained a warrant to track and locate the cell phone of an immigrant from El Salvador who the government believed to be removable from the country. This is the first evidence we’ve seen of ICE using a Stingray in a specific immigration... Read more »

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Celebrating Harvey Milk and the Defeat of the Briggs Initiative - #ACLUTimeMachine

May 22, 2017

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LGBT Equality

Every year on May 22, California celebrates Harvey Milk Day to mark the indelible impact Milk left on the world. Did you know that i n the last year of his life, Milk tirelessly fought a virulently homophobic statewide initiative that looked very... Read more »

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ACLU members rally at the CA State Capitol 2017

This Mental Health Month, Advocates Demand Bail Reform

May 22, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Jails have become America's top place to warehouse people living with mental health challenges. Far too many of those incarcerated are locked up for low-level offenses related to their health condition. Read more »

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Behind Many 'Mom and Pop' Bail Bonds Shops is a Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery

May 11, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Every year, money bail boosts bail insurance corporations’ profits at the expense of millions of low-income people of color. Read more »

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A group of 13 people stands outside the hearing room of the State Water Resources Control Board, ready to provide public comment on the contaminant 1,2,3-TCP

When Your Tap Water is Toxic

May 9, 2017

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Economic Justice, Racial Justice

“On behalf of myself and my 17-year-old daughter that I’m raising and my mother, who recently passed away – we’ve been drinking contaminated water for some time now. I live on a fixed budget. I don’t make more than $600 a month, and I pay out about... Read more »

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Repeating Mistakes of the Past: Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act

May 5, 2017

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Immigrants' Rights

It's the 135th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, an immigration law that legitimized racism as policy. Read more »

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Becoming a Civil Rights Data Advocate

No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail

If the Government Spied on You, How Would You Know?

50 Years of Loving #ACLUTimeMachine

ICE Using Powerful Stingray Surveillance Devices In Deportation Searches

Celebrating Harvey Milk and the Defeat of the Briggs Initiative - #ACLUTimeMachine

This Mental Health Month, Advocates Demand Bail Reform

Behind Many 'Mom and Pop' Bail Bonds Shops is a Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery

When Your Tap Water is Toxic

Repeating Mistakes of the Past: Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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