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Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Abortion Access Bill

October 11, 2019

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Contact: Alexa Garcia-Ditta, alexa@conwaystrategic.com , 512-861-8079 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 24 (Leyva), groundbreaking legislation that will require student health centers at all 34 California public... Read more »

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ACLU Files Complaint on Behalf of Black Students at Fresno Unified Bullied and Harassed by Blackface Video

October 10, 2019

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Education Equity, Racial Justice

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a discrimination complaint under the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP), on behalf of two black Bullard High School students in the Fresno Unified District, for failure to... Read more »

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Advocates Celebrate Governor Newsom’s Signature on SB 136, Dismantling a Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

October 9, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

Today, the Repeal Ineffective Sentence Enhancements (RISE) Coalition celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on SB 136: The RISE Act. The legislation, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), dismantles a cruel, expensive, and... Read more »

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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law

October 8, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed historic legislation to permanently bar county jails and state prisons from charging incarcerated Californians copays and other fees for medical and dental services.Read more »

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California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

October 8, 2019

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

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation making California the largest state in the country to block law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric tracking technology in connection with officer... Read more »

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California to Allow Voters to Register to Vote at Every Polling Site on Election Day

October 8, 2019

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Racial Justice, Voting Rights

Today, California Governor Newsom signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) to allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at all polling sites on Election Day. California now... Read more »

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ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

October 4, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidate, Suzy Loftus, to be the interim San Francisco District Attorney. The ACLU opposes this move and urges Mayor Breed to appoint someone who is not running to be District Attorney.Read more »

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Federal Authorities Will Not Charge Police Who Fatally Shot Stephon Clark

September 27, 2019

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy

Today, federal authorities announced that they would not bring civil rights charges against the police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark, who was unarmed, in his grandmother’s backyard on March 18, 2018. The announcement marks this as the... Read more »

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Appeals Court Confirms Discrimination by Dignity Health

September 18, 2019

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LGBT Equality, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

SAN FRANCISCO — The Court of Appeal on Tuesday confirmed that it is illegal discrimination for a hospital to deny someone care simply because they’re transgender, allowing a lawsuit filed against Dignity Health to move forward. Plaintiff Evan Minton... Read more »

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California Assembly Passes College Student Right to Access Act, Bill One Step Closer to Governor’s Desk

September 16, 2019

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

SACRAMENTO – Groundbreaking legislation that would require all on-campus student health centers at public universities in California to offer medication abortion services passed in the California Assembly today with an initial vote of 44 to 15. Now... Read more »

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Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Abortion Access Bill

ACLU Files Complaint on Behalf of Black Students at Fresno Unified Bullied and Harassed by Blackface Video

Advocates Celebrate Governor Newsom’s Signature on SB 136, Dismantling a Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law

California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

California to Allow Voters to Register to Vote at Every Polling Site on Election Day

ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

Federal Authorities Will Not Charge Police Who Fatally Shot Stephon Clark

Appeals Court Confirms Discrimination by Dignity Health

California Assembly Passes College Student Right to Access Act, Bill One Step Closer to Governor’s Desk

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