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For Immediate Release: Oct 05, 2017
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about ACLU Applauds Governor Brown for Signing California Values Act (SB 54)

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Oct 02, 2017

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  • Read more about Trump’s EPA is Harming California’s Farmworkers. You Have the Power to Help.

The people who grow our food shouldn’t have to risk getting sick just to do their jobs. But dozens of California-grown crops—including oranges, lemons, almonds, and walnuts—are often treated with a dangerous pesticide called chlorpyrifos that can cause asthma and brain damage.

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For Immediate Release: Sep 29, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU and Partners Challenge Trump Administration's New Muslim Ban

The ACLU is challenging the Trump administration’s latest version of its Muslim ban - the president’s third such attempt.

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Sep 29, 2017

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  • Read more about ACLU Foundation of Northern California v. DOJ (Policy on Government Spying)

We’re suing the Justice Department to disclose when the government tells people it electronically spied on them. 

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For Immediate Release: Sep 28, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU of Northern California and ACLU of Arizona Use Mobile Billboard to Send Convicted Criminal Joe Arpaio a Civics Lesson During Fresno Visit

We've commissioned a mobile billboard to greet Joe Arpaio (former sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ) in Fresno, where he is scheduled to appear at a GOP fundraiser.

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For Immediate Release: Sep 26, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU Comment on Homeland Security Notice on Immigrants' Social Media Information

ACLU: The government's intention to retain immigrants' social media info would undoubtedly have a chilling effect on free speech that’s expressed every day online. 

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Sep 26, 2017

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  • Read more about Black Athletes Are Not Objects for Our Entertainment but People from Families and Communities Impacted By Acts of Injustice. I Support Them.

While for some the jury may still be out on whether Trump is a white supremacist, there is the mounting evidence to support the claim. 

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Sep 26, 2017

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  • Read more about Minton v. Dignity Health (Sex Discrimination)

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against Dignity Health for withholding medical care because of a patient’s gender identity, amounting to sex discrimination in violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.

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For Immediate Release: Sep 25, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU Applauds Coachella Valley School Board Sanctuary Policy

By a unanimous vote, the Coachella Valley School Board has adopted a policy to protect immigrant students and their families, as urged by the ACLU of California and Building Healthy Communities of Coachella Valley.   

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For Immediate Release: Sep 24, 2017
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  • Read more about ACLU Comment on Trump Administration's New Travel Ban Restrictions

President Trump issued a third version of his Muslim travel ban, which the ACLU is challenging at the U.S. Supreme Court with partner organizations.

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