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For Immediate Release: Aug 04, 2015
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about Voting Rights Restored to Thousands of Californians
By withdrawing a voting rights challenge that was taken up by his predecessor, on Aug. 4, 2014, Secretary of State Alex Padilla sent the nation a message that California will not stand for discrimination in voting and that he will fight to protect the right to vote for all eligible Californians.

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Jul 30, 2015

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  • Read more about California Federal Judge to Government: Get a Warrant for Cell Phone Location Data

A federal district court held that the government must obtain a warrant to obtain historical cell phone location data. This important ruling makes it clear that we don’t have to give up privacy to participate in modern society.

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Jul 30, 2015

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  • Read more about Sandra Bland's Only Crime: She Knew Her Rights

Sandra Bland had a constitutional right to give her arresting officer the middle finger. She could have even told him to f*** off. Nothing in the law prevented her from being rude.

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For Immediate Release: Jul 29, 2015
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  • Read more about ACLU Sues State Hospital System for Failing Criminal Defendants with Psychiatric & Intellectual Disabilities
Today the ACLU of Northern California filed a lawsuit charging two state agencies with leaving defendants with disabilities to languish in jail, denying them treatment and their right to due process.

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Jul 29, 2015

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  • Read more about Courts in California Demand Warrant for Cell Phone Location Information
The ACLU of Northern California has joined the Federal Public Defender’s Office and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in supporting a warrant requirement for access to cell phone location information.

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Jul 28, 2015

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  • Read more about Trans Women Are in a Fight for Their Lives. We Must Join Them.

Trans women’s lives are endangered when renting hotel rooms, driving cars, walking down the street. How much longer will we sit idly by while they are murdered for having the audacity to exist? This must stop.

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Jul 28, 2015

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  • Read more about ACLU SoCal Files Lawsuit over Misappropriated Education Funds
The ACLU of Southern California sued LAUSD, asking that the school district be required to invest the appropriate amount of money to develop new or improved services for the high need students targeted under LCFF.

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Jul 27, 2015

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  • Read more about You Should Not Have a Gun Pointed at Your Head
Whatever your immigration status, you should not be arrested without proper justification. You should not have your home entered or searched without a warrant or other cause. You should not be treated differently because of your race or ethnicity. You should not have a gun pointed at your head for no reason.

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For Immediate Release: Jul 23, 2015
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  • Read more about Court Rules that Denial of Sentencing Relief to Juveniles is Unlawful

SAN DIEGO – The 4th District Court of Appeal, in a stunning rebuke to San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, today ruled that Proposition 47’s sentencing reclassification provisions apply equally to children and adults.

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For Immediate Release: Jul 22, 2015
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  • Read more about Final Report on Marijuana Policy is Full with Recommendations

San Francisco – The Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy released an extensive report detailing the complexities of marijuana legalization in California today. The report includes fifty-eight recommendations for policy makers and the public to consider before California decides to legalize recreational marijuana for production, sale and adult use.

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