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For Immediate Release: Nov 06, 2024

Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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Read more about ACLU of Northern California Statement on Proposition 36

Oct 31, 2024

Read more about Empowering Native Students Through Advocacy and Support: A Profile of Sonny Tripp

For Immediate Release: Oct 24, 2024

Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

Desks in empty dark high, middle, or elementary school classroom with light coming through windows.

Read more about Pittsburg School District Agrees to Settlement of Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination against Black Students, Disabled Children of Color and English Learners

Oct 23, 2024

Poster being held up that reads Abortion is healthcare, Abortion is a right

Read more about Know Your Rights: Abortion Access in California

For Immediate Release: Oct 16, 2024

Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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Read more about ACLU, Family Members Whose Loved Ones Died in Police Shootings, Will Rally Thursday in West Sacramento to Call for Decertification Investigations of Vallejo Police Officers

Oct 15, 2024

Read more about Records of Sexual Abuse Unsealed at a Federal Prison

Oct 09, 2024

Read more about Big Tech is Trying to Burn Privacy to the Ground–And They’re Using Big Tobacco’s Strategy to Do It

Oct 04, 2024

Read more about Defending Democracy: The ACLU's Election Strategy

Oct 04, 2024

Read more about After U.S. Supreme Court Homelessness Decision, San Francisco Cracks Down

For Immediate Release: Sep 25, 2024

Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

California with "libertad de expresion" over the top

Read more about ACLU publica oportunamente un nuevo video y una guía para que conozca sus derechos durante una protesta, e incluye consejos para estudiantes en colegios y universidades