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ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions
Apr 11, 2018
Media organizations are challenging the execution viewing procedure at San Quentin State Prison.
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Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Confront Racial Discrimination and Bias at Visalia Unified School District School Board Meeting
Apr 10, 2018
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.
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ACLU of California Statement on 2018 Legislation to Hold Police Accountable
Apr 03, 2018
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 police use of force and misconduct.
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ACLU Comment on New ICE Policy That Allows Detention of Pregnant Women
Mar 29, 2018
Immigration and Customs Enforcement revoked guidance limiting the detention of pregnant women.
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Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions
Mar 27, 2018
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.
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Improper Spending Plan by Fresno Unified Sparks Report by Local Coalition
Mar 23, 2018
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.
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ACLU of Northern California Statement on Sacramento PD's Fatal Shooting of Stephon Clark
Mar 21, 2018
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.
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ACLU: Greyhound Must Stop Giving Border Patrol Permission to Conduct Bus Raids
Mar 21, 2018
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.
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ACLU and Partners Launch Community Justice Platform, Put DAs Across California “On Notice”
Mar 20, 2018
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 launched the Community Justice Platform.
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Spring 2018 ACLU News
Mar 15, 2018
Download the Spring 2018 ACLU of Northern California Newsletter and read about our latest events and initiatives.
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ACLU: California Students Have the Right to Protest
Mar 13, 2018
Ahead of planned student walkouts this month, the ACLU of California has advised school officials across the state to adhere to constitutional and state laws protecting students who are expressing themselves politically.
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TPS Holders and Their Children File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Mar 12, 2018
Nine people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and five United States citizen children of TPS holders today filed a lawsuit against the federal government to stop the unlawful termination of TPS for more than 200,000 people living in the U.S. and to protect the tens of thousands of U.S. citizen children whose parents would be forced to leave under the administration’s policy.
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