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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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Plaintiff James "Faygo" Clark sits by a Sacramento street corner with a sign and his dog.

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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Marcher with Demand Police Transparency sign

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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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

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

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