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Aug 12, 2015

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  • Read more about Racial Profiling is a Problem that Californians Want Fixed
A new poll shows that California voters overwhelmingly see a problem with biased policing in our state and support reforms to address the issue.

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For Immediate Release: Aug 12, 2015
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Racial profiling has no place in California.
  • Read more about New Poll: Majority of California Voters Support Bill to Curb Racial Profiling
According to a new poll conducted by Tulchin Research, 69% of likely California voters support AB 953: The Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015, a state bill introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) to combat racial and identity profiling by law enforcement. The poll results come as the bill heads to the California Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Aug 11, 2015

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  • Read more about Those "Personal" Email Accounts? If it's Official Business, it's a Public Record
Public-records laws are designed to ensure that constituents and journalists have access to information on public affairs. They protect a bedrock value of our democracy: transparency.

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Aug 11, 2015

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  • Read more about Chamberlain v. Mims (Religious Dietary Restrictions in Fresno County Jail)
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a religious-liberty lawsuit seeking injunctive relief to end the Fresno County Sheriff's policy that denies people held in Fresno County jails access to food that complies with their religious dietary restrictions.

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Aug 07, 2015

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  • Read more about Surveillance Technology: It's Not Just About Snowden
For communities of color, surveillance isn't just an invasion of personal privacy, it’s a tool for high tech racial profiling that can have disastrous and fatal consequences.

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For Immediate Release: Aug 07, 2015
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Aug 07, 2015

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Judge banging gavel on a pile of money.
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  • Read more about IN THE COURTS

Victory: California Chief Justice ends "bail for trial."

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Aug 07, 2015

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Fighting for homeless rights in Tulare.

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Aug 04, 2015

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  • Read more about The Government Is Watching #BlackLivesMatter, And It's Not Okay
According to documents recently obtained by The Intercept in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the government is surveilling the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

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