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The ACLU Foundation of Southern California undertakes litigation when doing so is the most effective way to advance a civil liberties concern. We file lawsuits that will have an impact on people’s rights by setting a legal precedent or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. We both provide direct legal representation to people and file amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs addressing civil liberties issues in cases initiated by others. All of the ACLU SoCal’s legal work is on a pro bono basis; we never charge for our legal services.

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K.L. v. City of Glendale

On Friday, September 24, 2010, administrators at Hoover High School and officers from the Glendale Police Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Probation Department interrogated, photographed, and collected personal information from approximately 56 students, all of whom were Lat

April 19, 2005 Education Equity

Khatib v. County of Orange

Khatib v. County of Orange is a lawsuit against the County for forcing a practicing Muslim woman to remove her religious headscarf when she was taken into custody at an OC holding facility.

April 19, 2005 Religious Liberty

Reed v. State of California

Reed v State of California is a class action lawsuit against the State of California and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) seeking to enjoin budget-based layoffs at three Los Angeles middle schools because they denied students their fundamental right under the

April 19, 2005 Education Equity

Rodriguez v. Robbins

Rodriguez v Robbins is a class action lawsuit seeking to establish that immigrants whom the government has detained for more than six months while their cases remain pending deserve the most basic procedural right — a right to a hearing where they can argue for release o

April 19, 2005 Immigrants' Rights