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ACLU of Northern California Statement on Referendum to Repeal Bail Reform Legislation

November 20, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

he ACLU will continue to vigorously support efforts that move California forward, advance racial justice and create a pretrial justice system wherein freedom from unnecessary detention is the norm.Read more »

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Court Blocks Trump's Ban on Green-Card Holders in the Military

November 19, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

Breaking federal court ruling halts a Trump administration policy that blocked hundreds of lawful permanent residents from serving in the U.S. military.Read more »

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Movement for Debt Free Justice Launched in California

November 19, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice

Debt Free Justice California, a statewide coalition, launched today to put an end to the unfair ways California's criminal legal system drains wealth from vulnerable communities.Read more »

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Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Trump Asylum Ban

November 9, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the asylum ban proclamation signed this morning by President Trump. The lawsuit currently... Read more »

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ACLU Comment on Trump's Dismissal of Jeff Sessions

November 7, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Jeff Sessions was the worst attorney general in modern American history. But his dismissal shouldn’t be based on political motives.Read more »

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ACLU Calls for Independent Counsel to Review Cases of Prosecutor Andrew Ganz

November 1, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy

On October 19, a State Bar Court of California judge found San Francisco prosecutor Andrew Ganz culpable of four counts of misconduct and recommended 90 days of suspension. The charges were related to a 2012 murder case Ganz prosecuted while working... Read more »

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ACLU Comment on Trump's Threat to End Birthright Citizenship

October 30, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

The president cannot erase the U.S. Constitution with an executive order.Read more »

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ACLU of California Statement on Misleading Campaign Ad

October 25, 2018

Recent campaign ads prominently feature the ACLU's name. These ads were not created by the ACLU of California affiliates.Read more »

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ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint on behalf of Black Students at Visalia Unified

October 24, 2018

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Education Equity, Racial Justice

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed an amended complaint with the Office for Civil Rights after five more students came forward with stories of racial hostility.Read more »

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ACLU Sues San Francisco Police Department for Unconstitutionally Targeting Black People for Arrest

October 4, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

SAN FRANCISCO – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, and the law firm Durie Tangri LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for its police department’s racially discriminatory enforcement... Read more »

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ACLU of Northern California Statement on Referendum to Repeal Bail Reform Legislation

Court Blocks Trump's Ban on Green-Card Holders in the Military

Movement for Debt Free Justice Launched in California

Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Trump Asylum Ban

ACLU Comment on Trump's Dismissal of Jeff Sessions

ACLU Calls for Independent Counsel to Review Cases of Prosecutor Andrew Ganz

ACLU Comment on Trump's Threat to End Birthright Citizenship

ACLU of California Statement on Misleading Campaign Ad

ACLU Files Discrimination Complaint on behalf of Black Students at Visalia Unified

ACLU Sues San Francisco Police Department for Unconstitutionally Targeting Black People for Arrest

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