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Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6 Passes CA Assembly

September 5, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Voting Rights

SACRAMENTO – Today the California State Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6, which would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. ACA 6, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), passed with a 54-16... Read more »

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ACLU Calls on BART Board to Reject Unconstitutional Anti-Panhandling Prohibitions

August 21, 2019

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Economic Justice, Free Speech

OAKLAND - Today, the ACLU of Northern California will give public comment at the BART Board of Directors meeting calling on the Board to forgo any potential ordinance that would prohibit panhandling on BART. In its public comment letter, the ACLU... Read more »

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Tulare Coalition Will Not Attend TRUTH Act Forum Due to Safety Concerns

August 20, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

TULARE — The ICE Out of Tulare Coalition has decided, as a strong collective action, to not physically attend the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (“TRUTH”) Act Forum of Tulare County’s scheduled for August 20th, 2019. We stand as a... Read more »

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California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the Country

August 19, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy

SACRAMENTO — Propelled by the leadership of hundreds of family members whose loved ones were killed by California police officers, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed historic legislation to strengthen the state’s law on police use of force... Read more »

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Facial Recognition Technology Falsely Identifies 26 California Legislators with Mugshots

August 13, 2019

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Technology and Civil Liberties

SACRAMENTO — After putting facial recognition technology to the test using photos of all 120 members of the State Legislature, the American Civil Liberties Union of California released results that further support the need for AB 1215 by... Read more »

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NFL Players, Justice Advocates Pay Bail to Free Immigration Activist Jose Bello

August 13, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Free Speech, Immigrants' Rights

BAKERSFIELD — Farm worker and immigration activist Jose Bello, who was arrested and imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shortly after reciting an anti-ICE and Trump administration poem at a public meeting, has been freed... Read more »

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ACLU Seeks Court Order Against ICE to Guarantee Detained Immigrants Access to Lawyers

July 12, 2019

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Immigrants' Rights

SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California went to court today to seek an injunction that would prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from blocking Pangea Legal Services and other legal service providers meaningful access... Read more »

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California Set to Pass Landmark Legislation to Save Lives, Reduce the Number of Police Shootings

July 8, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate passed landmark legislation to strengthen the law on police use of force and reduce the number of deadly police shootings in the state. Assembly Bill 392: The California Act to Save Lives, introduced by... Read more »

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ACLU Comment on Axon’s Decision to Ban Facial Recognition on Body Cameras

June 27, 2019

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Technology and Civil Liberties

SAN FRANCISCO — Axon, a maker of officer worn body cameras used by many United States police departments, today announced that it will not add facial recognition systems to those devices.Read more »

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ACLU Files Complaint Against Madera County for Violating the CA Values Act

June 27, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights

MADERA — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a complaint Wednesday with Madera County for illegally re-detaining and transferring former resident Ivan Santos Cuevas to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which then deported him to... Read more »

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Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6 Passes CA Assembly

ACLU Calls on BART Board to Reject Unconstitutional Anti-Panhandling Prohibitions

Tulare Coalition Will Not Attend TRUTH Act Forum Due to Safety Concerns

California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the Country

Facial Recognition Technology Falsely Identifies 26 California Legislators with Mugshots

NFL Players, Justice Advocates Pay Bail to Free Immigration Activist Jose Bello

ACLU Seeks Court Order Against ICE to Guarantee Detained Immigrants Access to Lawyers

California Set to Pass Landmark Legislation to Save Lives, Reduce the Number of Police Shootings

ACLU Comment on Axon’s Decision to Ban Facial Recognition on Body Cameras

ACLU Files Complaint Against Madera County for Violating the CA Values Act

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