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Mar 05, 2025

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  • Read more about Singled Out for Speaking Up: How UCSC Seized My Digital Life After I Joined a Lawsuit Against Them

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For Immediate Release: Mar 05, 2025
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  • Read more about ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Seizure of UCSC Student's Phone

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Mar 05, 2025

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  • Read more about National TPS Alliance v. Noem

National TPS Alliance v. Noem is a legal challenge to the Trump administration's early termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela and Haiti.

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For Immediate Release: Mar 04, 2025
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  • Read more about After Trump Threats, ACLU Sends Letter of Support to Colleges and Universities, Urging Them to Protect Campus Free Speech

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Feb 28, 2025

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  • Read more about United Farm Workers v. Noem

On February 26, 2025, the ACLU Foundations of Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego & Imperial Counties, and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Border Patrol to prohibit the government from stopping, arresting, and summarily expelling community members from the country using practices that violate the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

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For Immediate Release: Feb 26, 2025
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For Immediate Release: Feb 20, 2025
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Feb 07, 2025

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For Immediate Release: Jan 29, 2025
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  • Read more about With Newly Appointed DA, Judge Ursula Jones Dickson, Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Table Upholds Community Values and Transparency

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