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ACLU Sues Sonoma County over Code Enforcement’s Runaway Drone Spying Program
Jun 04, 2025
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a lawsuit to block Sonoma County code inspectors from using drones to conduct surveillance of people's homes without a warrant.
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ACLU California Action on Reelection of Donald Trump
Nov 07, 2024
ACLU California Action and the ACLUs of Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego & Imperial Counties are prepared to meet the Trump administration head on.
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ACLU Cheers Ninth Circuit Decision to Block Content-Based Provisions of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
Aug 16, 2024
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked several provisions of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) that impermissibly and unconstitutionally placed content-based burdens on speech.
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Local, State, and National Advocacy Organizations Write to Congress – Strongly Oppose APRA’s Approach to Preemption
Jun 24, 2024
Last week, over 50 organizations wrote to Congress to warn of the dangers of including broad preemption in the pending federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA)
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Court Orders San Francisco Sherriff’s Office to Stop Unconstitutional Surveillance of Individuals Released on Electronic Monitoring
Feb 14, 2024
A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office (SFSO) from requiring that individuals agree to unconstitutional “four-way” searches and GPS location data-sharing as conditions of pretrial release on electronic monitoring absent a court order.
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San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E
Jan 10, 2024
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.
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Civil Rights Organizations Call on FTC to Investigate Meta, X, for Allowing Companies to Mine User Data for Government Surveillance on Platforms
Dec 12, 2023
Today civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, urging the agency to investigate whether X (formerly Twitter) and Meta are providing surveillance companies that work with law enforcement special access to user data, contrary to the platforms’ official policies and public promises.
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In Free Speech Win, Millionaire Withdraws Attempt to Identify Anonymous Online Critic
Jul 13, 2023
In response to ACLU of Northern California’s Motion to Quash, a pharmaceutical magnate drops subpoena seeking identity of person who critiqued him online.
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Civil Liberties Groups Demand California Police Stop Sharing Drivers’ Location Data With Police In Anti-Abortion States
May 25, 2023
Seventy-one California police agencies in 22 counties must immediately stop sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with law enforcement agencies in other states.
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ACLU Lawsuit Challenges San Francisco Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Sep 08, 2022
An ACLU lawsuit urges the court to prevent the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office from requiring that individuals agree to unconstitutional “four-way” searches and GPS location data-sharing as conditions of pretrial release on electronic monitoring.
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Community Activists Reach Settlement with Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers’ Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies
Jun 01, 2022
Community activists in Northern California reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the County of Marin and Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle, whose office illegally made the license plate and location information of local drivers available to hundreds of federal and out-of-state agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
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