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.
John Paul Morrow and Christian Davis are federal inmates in Terminal Island who have a right to a parole hearing every two years. Since 2004, the United States Parole Commission started holding all hearings...
Williams v. State of California was a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the State of California because of the terrible conditions in many of its public schools. Parents, students...
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,...
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...