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For Immediate Release: Dec 11, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU Announces Nationwide Campaign to Support Movement to End Money Bail
The American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice is launching an initiative that focuses on bolstering the movement to end money bail and eliminate wealth-based pretrial detention.

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For Immediate Release: Dec 05, 2017
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  • Read more about Rosario Dawson Featured In New Ad Campaign “It’s Time For You To Choose” Targeting California Republicans On Dream Act
Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a hard-hitting new online ad campaign, featuring actress Rosario Dawson, urging California Republican House members to support a clean Dream Act by the end of 2017. The five representatives are key votes and have not yet announced support for the bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers from deportation. The powerful ads show a mother driving with her kids when ICE agents arrest her and tear her away from her kids.

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For Immediate Release: Dec 04, 2017
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Primary contact: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, (347) 514-3984 (isarda-sorensen@aclu.org)

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For Immediate Release: Nov 29, 2017
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For Immediate Release: Nov 27, 2017
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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 diverse range of speakers to campus to discuss racial justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQ inclusion, environmental justice, and other equal justice issues.

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Nov 27, 2017

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  • Read more about Twitter Shines a Spotlight on Local Government Data Demands

Is law enforcement in your area demanding personal info from social media companies? Here's how to find out.

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For Immediate Release: Nov 22, 2017
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  • Read more about Teenage Client Freed After ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Minors Jailed Without Due Process
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).

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For Immediate Release: Nov 21, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU Wins Relief for Immigrant Teens Wrongly Arrested and Jailed Without Due Process

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.

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