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Statement on PJI’s National Report on Pretrial Justice, Giving California a “D” Grade for Pretrial Service and Need for Bail Reform
ACLU Statement on UC Berkeley’s Draft Policy on Campus Events
Students have the right to organize events to educate their peers and the community, even on short notice. Among other recommendations, we urge the University to adopt a clear public waiver process to provide more flexibility in their major events policy.
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ACLU Calls on Alameda School District to Lift Black Lives Matter Ban
The ACLU of Northern California today sent a letter to the superintendent of the Alameda Unified School District urging him to reconsider an unlawful ban on Black Lives Matter signs and stickers.
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California ACLU Affiliates Call On CA GOP Representatives To Join Bipartisan Push To Pass Clean Dream Act Before Winter Recess
After a Month of Obstruction by the Trump Administration, Jane Doe Gets Her Abortion
ACLU reaction: Justice prevailed today for Jane Doe. But the Trump Administration's efforts to interfere in women's decisions won't stop with Jane.
ACLU Comment on Newly Released Report on Pretrial Detention Reform in California
California's Pretrial Detention Reform Work Group today released a report that includes many encouraging recommendations to overhaul California’s fraught pretrial justice system.
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ACLU Wins Relief for Young Woman Seeking Abortion
ACLU Applauds Governor Brown for Signing Bill to Keep Californians’ Data Out of Federal Muslim Registry
On Oct. 15, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 31, the California Religious Freedom Act to ensure the state of California never participates in a federal Muslim registry.
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ACLU Files Second Emergency Action on Behalf of Teenage Immigrant Seeking Abortion
Jane Doe, a pregnant teenager currently staying at a shelter for immigrant children in Texas, has been prevented from getting an abortion by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
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ACLU in Court to Fight Federal Officials for Blocking Young Woman’s Abortion in Texas
The American Civil Liberties Union will be in court tomorrow for an emergency hearing on behalf of a young woman in Texas who is currently being prevented from accessing abortion care because the Trump administration has adopted a new policy that directly prevents unaccompanied immigrant minors from obtaining abortions.
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Governor Signs Bill Modernizing California HIV Laws
On Oct. 6, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law landmark legislation to reform outdated laws that unfairly criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV.
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ACLU Filing Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Contraceptive Coverage Rule
“The Trump Administration is forcing women to pay for their boss’s religious beliefs,” said ACLU senior staff attorney Brigitte Amiri. “We’re filing this lawsuit because the federal government cannot authorize discrimination against women in the name of religion or otherwise.”
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