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Advocates Pledge Support, Applaud Advancement of Police Transparency & Accountability Legislation

April 17, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

Today, the California Senate Committee on Public Safety approved legislation to open police use of force and misconduct records with five senators voting in support of the measure.Read more »

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ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions

April 11, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy

Media organizations are challenging the execution viewing procedure at San Quentin State Prison.Read more »

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Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Confront Racial Discrimination and Bias at Visalia Unified School District School Board Meeting

April 10, 2018

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Education Equity, Racial Justice

Today the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California submitted a Public Records Act Request seeking information about racial discrimination and harassment at Visalia Unified School District.Read more »

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ACLU of California Statement on 2018 Legislation to Hold Police Accountable

April 3, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

California legislators heard and responded to the community’s call for action by introducing landmark legislation to change the law governing deadly use of force by police, and to require the disclosure of information about investigations into... Read more »

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ACLU Comment on New ICE Policy That Allows Detention of Pregnant Women

March 29, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Justice

Immigration and Customs Enforcement revoked guidance limiting the detention of pregnant women.Read more »

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Plaintiff Jose Gutierrez Sanchez and his family

Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions

March 27, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

Two Bay Area fathers who have been detained for over six months at the Contra Costa West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California sued the federal government today in a class action lawsuit challenging their unlawful and prolonged detention.Read more »

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Improper Spending Plan by Fresno Unified Sparks Report by Local Coalition

March 23, 2018

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Education Equity, Racial Justice

Report offers parents, students, and the community tips on how to review district LCAPs, engage in the process, and offer input to ensure the money is properly spent.Read more »

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ACLU of Northern California Statement on Sacramento PD's Fatal Shooting of Stephon Clark

March 21, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California joins Sacramento community members in their outrage around the killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark, who was fatally shot by Sacramento police on Sunday.Read more »

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ACLU: Greyhound Must Stop Giving Border Patrol Permission to Conduct Bus Raids

March 21, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California signed on to a letter to Greyhound Lines Inc. asking the bus company to end warrantless immigration raids by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Read more »

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ACLU and Partners Launch Community Justice Platform, Put DAs Across California “On Notice”

March 20, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

The ACLU Foundations of California, with invaluable contributions from the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), partners from the labor movement and others, today... Read more »

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Advocates Pledge Support, Applaud Advancement of Police Transparency & Accountability Legislation

ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions

Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Confront Racial Discrimination and Bias at Visalia Unified School District School Board Meeting

ACLU of California Statement on 2018 Legislation to Hold Police Accountable

ACLU Comment on New ICE Policy That Allows Detention of Pregnant Women

Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions

Improper Spending Plan by Fresno Unified Sparks Report by Local Coalition

ACLU of Northern California Statement on Sacramento PD's Fatal Shooting of Stephon Clark

ACLU: Greyhound Must Stop Giving Border Patrol Permission to Conduct Bus Raids

ACLU and Partners Launch Community Justice Platform, Put DAs Across California “On Notice”

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