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Asian American Leaders Warn San Francisco's Prop H is "Misleading and Unsafe"

May 29, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

San Francisco – Asian American officials and leaders will gather Thursday to warn voters that Proposition H, the increased use of force Taser policy measure on the June 5th San Francisco ballot, is misleading and dangerous. The measure is backed by... Read more »

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Advocates Applaud Advancement of Bill to Open Police Misconduct Records in California

May 25, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

Today, the California Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to open law enforcement misconduct and use of force records.Read more »

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Emails Show How Amazon is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement

May 21, 2018

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

Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundations of California released emails between Amazon employees and local law enforcement revealing how the company has been pushing its facial recognition product, prompting privacy objections about how... Read more »

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Statement: California Values Protect Everyone

May 16, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

By meeting with President Trump today, a small group of California officials have made their views clear: they care more about serving the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant agenda, and aligning with designated hate groups like FAIR, than they do... Read more »

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Oakland Becomes Latest Municipality to Reclaim Local Control Over Surveillance Technologies Used By Local Law Enforcement

May 2, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties

Last night, the people of Oakland took a significant step in reclaiming ownership of their neighborhoods and protecting the community from secret and invasive police surveillance with the passage of a landmark surveillance ordinance by the City... Read more »

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Lawsuit Charges that Sacramento’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinance is Unconstitutional

April 27, 2018

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

Today, Legal Services of Northern California and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California asked a federal judge to immediately halt enforcement of an expansive anti-solicitation ordinance adopted by the Sacramento City Council. A motion for... Read more »

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Statement on Facebook’s New Appeals Process for Content Removal

April 23, 2018

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Free Speech, Technology and Civil Liberties

For far too long, users whose content is removed from Facebook have had no way to know what rules they were supposed to comply with.Read more »

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Depriving CA Voters Language Assistance

April 23, 2018

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Voting Rights

The ACLU filed suit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla challenging his directives to election officials on language assistance.Read more »

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ACLU Provides Guidance on Students' Rights at ‘March for Life' Events

April 19, 2018

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Education Equity, Free Speech

In anticipation of today's March for Life events to demand action on school safety and gun control, the ACLU Foundations of California sent letters to 19 school districts in the state highlighting their obligation to ensure that students can attend... Read more »

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California’s Human Right to Water Unrealized in Many Communities

April 19, 2018

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Economic Justice, Racial Justice

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the Pacific Institute today released a report detailing the lack of access to sanitation faced by many communities in California, despite the state’s recognition of a right to water for sanitary... Read more »

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Asian American Leaders Warn San Francisco's Prop H is "Misleading and Unsafe"

Advocates Applaud Advancement of Bill to Open Police Misconduct Records in California

Emails Show How Amazon is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement

Statement: California Values Protect Everyone

Oakland Becomes Latest Municipality to Reclaim Local Control Over Surveillance Technologies Used By Local Law Enforcement

Lawsuit Charges that Sacramento’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinance is Unconstitutional

Statement on Facebook’s New Appeals Process for Content Removal

Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Depriving CA Voters Language Assistance

ACLU Provides Guidance on Students' Rights at ‘March for Life' Events

California’s Human Right to Water Unrealized in Many Communities

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