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For Immediate Release: Jun 20, 2018
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about ACLU Statement on Proposed Trump Executive Order on Family Separation
In response to reports that President Trump will issue an executive order on family separation, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, offered the following reaction:

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For Immediate Release: Jun 20, 2018
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  • Read more about Californians with Disabilities Face Illegal Barriers to Voter Registration
“Voting is a fundamental right and California should be doing everything it can to make registration widely available to all of our state’s citizens,” said Raúl Macías, Voting Rights Project Manager and Attorney with the ACLU Foundation of Northern California.

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For Immediate Release: Jun 19, 2018
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  • Read more about ACLU Comment on U.S. Plans to Withdraw from U.N. Human Rights Council

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council today.

Jamil Dakwar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program, issued the following statement in response:

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Jun 19, 2018

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  • Read more about Fact-Checking Family Separation
As public outrage around family separation mounts, members of Congress demand access to government-run facilities, and the United Nations condemns us, the Trump administration is attempting to shift the blame — fast.

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Jun 18, 2018

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  • Read more about Over 150,000 People Tell Amazon: Stop Selling Facial Recognition Tech to Police

On Monday afternoon, civil rights, religious, and community organizations are taking their demand that Amazon stop providing face surveillance technology to governments, including police departments, to the company’s headquarters in Seattle.

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Jun 15, 2018

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  • Read more about ACLU Foundation of Northern California v. DOJ (Location Tracking)
ACLU Foundation of Northern California lawsuit seeking information about the federal government’s use of location tracking technologies. Specifically, how the government seeks or obtains location information and whether this surveillance practice is constitutional.

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For Immediate Release: Jun 15, 2018
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Jun 13, 2018

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About Amazon's dangerous new facial recognition tech

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Jun 12, 2018

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SB 1186 can restores CA's power to fight secret surveillance

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Jun 11, 2018

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  • Read more about California, Say Her Name
As stories of state violence against Black men and boys occupy many of the calls for police reform, countless stories of Black women and girls subjected to excessive force and police misconduct remain untold. We must say their names.

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