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For Immediate Release: Apr 23, 2018
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about Statement on Facebook’s New Appeals Process for Content Removal
For far too long, users whose content is removed from Facebook have had no way to know what rules they were supposed to comply with.

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For Immediate Release: Apr 23, 2018
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Depriving CA Voters Language Assistance
The ACLU filed suit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla challenging his directives to election officials on language assistance.

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Apr 20, 2018

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  • Read more about In Its Zeal to Deport Immigrants, the Justice Department Scraps Due Process
In the past month, the Department of Justice has issued a series of stunningly senseless, wasteful, and cruel immigration policies

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For Immediate Release: Apr 19, 2018
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  • Read more about ACLU Provides Guidance on Students' Rights at ‘March for Life' Events
In anticipation of today's March for Life events to demand action on school safety and gun control, the ACLU Foundations of California sent letters to 19 school districts in the state highlighting their obligation to ensure that students can attend schools where they can openly express themselves and that are supportive, welcoming, and safe.

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For Immediate Release: Apr 19, 2018
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  • Read more about California’s Human Right to Water Unrealized in Many Communities
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the Pacific Institute today released a report detailing the lack of access to sanitation faced by many communities in California, despite the state’s recognition of a right to water for sanitary purposes.

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Apr 17, 2018

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  • Read more about Asian Americans Advancing Justice v. Padilla (Language Assistance)

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles filed suit against Secretary of State Alex Padilla demanding increased access to language assistance for limited English proficient voters in California. 

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For Immediate Release: Apr 11, 2018
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  • Read more about ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions
Media organizations are challenging the execution viewing procedure at San Quentin State Prison.

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Apr 11, 2018

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  • Read more about Visalia Unified School District PRA (Education Equity)

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California submitted a Public Records Act Request on April 10, 2018 seeking information about racial discrimination and harassment at Visalia Unified School District.

The request seeks records relating to how the District responds to racial hostility and harassment, discipline policies and procedures, and the presence of law enforcement officers at all high schools.

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For Immediate Release: Apr 10, 2018
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  • Read more about Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Confront Racial Discrimination and Bias at Visalia Unified School District School Board Meeting
Today the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California submitted a Public Records Act Request seeking information about racial discrimination and harassment at Visalia Unified School District.

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Apr 09, 2018

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