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Members of Congress Demand Meeting With Amazon CEO Following ACLU Report on Amazon Face Recognition Technology

July 26, 2018

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties

Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.) today wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demanding a meeting to discuss Amazon’s face surveillance product Rekognition. Also, the ACLU responded to Amazon's statement arguing that the test of... Read more »

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Amazon Facial Surveillance Technology Falsely Identifies 28 Members of Congress with Mugshots

July 26, 2018

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Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties

Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California released the results of a test revealing that Amazon’s facial surveillance product Rekognition falsely matched 28 current members of Congress with images in an arrest photo... Read more »

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Voting Rights Groups Praise California Motor Voter for Reaching Nearly 800,000 Voter Registration Transactions

July 25, 2018

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Voting Rights

Secretary of State and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) processed nearly 800,000 voter registration transactions at the DMV.Read more »

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Voting Rights Violations Affecting People with Disabilities, Low-Income Californians

July 24, 2018

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Economic Justice, Voting Rights

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California sued Secretary of State Alex Padilla for failing to provide voter registration services for low-income Californians and Californians with disabilities.Read more »

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Statement on Court's Rejection of Sacramento Anti-Panhandling Ordinance

July 19, 2018

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Economic Justice, Free Speech, Racial Justice

A federal judge blocked the City of Sacramento's anti-panhandling ordinance. The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the Legal Services of Northern California applaud the ruling.Read more »

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ACLU Comment on Microsoft Call for Federal Action on Face Recognition Technology

July 13, 2018

Microsoft today called for federal action and committed to company steps to address the civil rights threats of face recognition technology. This comes after the American Civil Liberties Union, and others, raised grave concerns about face... Read more »

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ACLU Files Abuse Claims, Seeks Information on ICE Transport Contracts

July 9, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

San Francisco — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and Goodwin Procter LLP today filed a series of claims related to the mistreatment of ICE detainees while they were transported between detention facilities, as well as a FOIA lawsuit... Read more »

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ACLU Statement on Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

July 10, 2018

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

ACLU Legal Director David Cole issued this statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.Read more »

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Ruling a "Major Rebuke" to Trump Administration's Attacks on Sanctuary Cities

July 6, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org SACRAMENTO — A federal court today upheld the California Values Act, which ensures that police and sheriffs do not indiscriminately help ICE round up and deport immigrants in... Read more »

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ACLU Sues State Department for Delaying Decision on Muslim Ban Waiver

July 5, 2018

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Immigrants' Rights

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed suit against Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, demanding that the State Department issue a decision on an Iranian family’s application for a waiver from the Muslim Ban.Read more »

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Members of Congress Demand Meeting With Amazon CEO Following ACLU Report on Amazon Face Recognition Technology

Amazon Facial Surveillance Technology Falsely Identifies 28 Members of Congress with Mugshots

Voting Rights Groups Praise California Motor Voter for Reaching Nearly 800,000 Voter Registration Transactions

Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Voting Rights Violations Affecting People with Disabilities, Low-Income Californians

Statement on Court's Rejection of Sacramento Anti-Panhandling Ordinance

ACLU Comment on Microsoft Call for Federal Action on Face Recognition Technology

ACLU Files Abuse Claims, Seeks Information on ICE Transport Contracts

ACLU Statement on Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

Ruling a "Major Rebuke" to Trump Administration's Attacks on Sanctuary Cities

ACLU Sues State Department for Delaying Decision on Muslim Ban Waiver

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