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ACLU Announces Free Speech for Equal Justice Awardees at UC Berkeley

November 27, 2017

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Free Speech, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

San Francisco - The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) is pleased to announce that Free Speech for Equal Justice awardees from UC Berkeley have been selected. Awards amounting to $17,000 will be distributed to eleven student groups to bring a... Read more »

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Teenage Client Freed After ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Minors Jailed Without Due Process

November 22, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

F.E., a 17-year-old from Brentwood, New York, has returned home to his family after being detained for five months in jail-like facilities run by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).Read more »

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ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Teens Wrongly Arrested and Jailed Without Due Process

November 21, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

The teenagers must be given notice of the reasons for their arrests, access to the evidence being offered against them, and a prompt hearing in front of a judge, in which the government would have the burden to justify continued detention.Read more »

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ACLU of CA Statement on Trump Administration’s Threat to Cut Federal Grants from CA Law Enforcement Agencies

November 17, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

“These baseless threats are the latest in the Trump Administration’s campaign to coerce local police and sheriffs into serving as de facto immigration agents,” said Julia Harumi Mass, senior staff attorney with the ACLU of California. “Withholding... Read more »

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ACLU Update on Taylor Swift's Legal Threats

November 16, 2017

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Free Speech

On Nov. 6, the ACLU of Northern California sent a letter to Taylor Swift’s attorney refuting meritless legal defamation and copyright threats against local blogger Meghan Herning. The ACLU’s letter requested a response by Nov. 13. Today Senior Staff... Read more »

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91 Percent of Americans Support Criminal Justice Reform, ACLU Polling Finds

November 16, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice

The ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion p olling today that shows consensus support for criminal justice reform across the ideological and political spectrum.Read more »

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ACLU Report Shows Police Reform Needed in Fresno

November 14, 2017

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Racial Justice

San Francisco — The ACLU of California today released a report that identifies 146 officer-involved shootings by the Fresno Police Department between 2001 and 2016 and analyzes the department’s policies and practices related to use of force,... Read more »

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California ACLU Launches Campaign to Urge Congress Members to Pass Dream Act Before End of Year

November 8, 2017

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Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice

Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a coordinated campaign to urge five key California Republican House members to support a clean Dream Act by the end of 2017.Read more »

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ACLU Statement on Visalia Unified School District’s Proposed Changes to Dress Code

November 7, 2017

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Education Equity, Free Speech, Racial Justice

The ACLU of Northern California, Brianna Smith, a Visalia student activist, and ACT for Women and Girls based in Visalia, CA, are submitting public comments today regarding Visalia Unified School District’s proposed changes to the dress code banning... Read more »

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Taylor Swift Attempts to Silence Critic, ACLU Fires Back

November 3, 2017

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Free Speech, Technology and Civil Liberties

San Francisco — The ACLU of Northern California today sent a letter to Taylor Swift and her attorney refuting their meritless legal defamation threats against a local blogger. On Sep. 5, PopFront editor Meghan Herning wrote a post titled “ Swiftly... Read more »

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ACLU Announces Free Speech for Equal Justice Awardees at UC Berkeley

Teenage Client Freed After ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Minors Jailed Without Due Process

ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Teens Wrongly Arrested and Jailed Without Due Process

ACLU of CA Statement on Trump Administration’s Threat to Cut Federal Grants from CA Law Enforcement Agencies

ACLU Update on Taylor Swift's Legal Threats

91 Percent of Americans Support Criminal Justice Reform, ACLU Polling Finds

ACLU Report Shows Police Reform Needed in Fresno

California ACLU Launches Campaign to Urge Congress Members to Pass Dream Act Before End of Year

ACLU Statement on Visalia Unified School District’s Proposed Changes to Dress Code

Taylor Swift Attempts to Silence Critic, ACLU Fires Back

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