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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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Muhanna v. USCIS

Muhanna v USCIS is a suit filed by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the national ACLU and the law firms of Jones Day and Stacy Tolchin, which charges that a little-known government program that is being used to deny thousands of law-abiding people citizenship,

July 31, 2014 Immigrants' Rights

Cruz v. State of California

Cruz v. State of California is a class action lawsuit filed against the State of California for failing to address the factors that reduce actual learning time and slowly rob students of an equal education, despite knowing of their existence and impact on students.

May 29, 2014 Education Equity

Lopez-Venegas v. Johnson

Lopez-Venegas v Johnson is a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of Mexican nationals who were eligible to reside in the United States lawfully, but instead were misinformed, deceived or threatened into signing their own expulsion orders through misuse of a proces

May 5, 2014 Immigrants' Rights

Alfaro Garcia v. Johnson

Alfaro Garcia v. Johnson is a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of immigrants fleeing persecution who have faced months of detention while they await reasonable fear determinations.

April 17, 2014 Immigrants' Rights

Davies v. County of Los Angeles

Davies v. County of Los Angeles is a federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors challenging its decision to restore a cross to the county seal.

February 6, 2014