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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 Jerry Brown signed into law landmark legislation to reform outdated laws that unfairly criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV.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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ACLU and Partners Challenge Trump Administration's New Muslim Ban
The ACLU is challenging the Trump administration’s latest version of its Muslim ban - the president’s third such attempt.
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ACLU of Northern California and ACLU of Arizona Use Mobile Billboard to Send Convicted Criminal Joe Arpaio a Civics Lesson During Fresno Visit
We've commissioned a mobile billboard to greet Joe Arpaio (former sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ) in Fresno, where he is scheduled to appear at a GOP fundraiser.
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ACLU Comment on Homeland Security Notice on Immigrants' Social Media Information
ACLU: The government's intention to retain immigrants' social media info would undoubtedly have a chilling effect on free speech that’s expressed every day online.
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