Please read this information carefully to find out the kinds of legal work we do and how to contact the ACLU SoCal about your legal problem.
Our office handles civil liberties and civil rights matters arising in the Southern California region — meaning San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties.
If your issue arises elsewhere, find your local affiliate here.
We try to use our limited resources to make systemic or structural change that benefits whole communities, through litigation as well as other kinds of advocacy. We unfortunately are NOT able to offer legal assistance to the vast majority of people who contact us for help.
We will contact you if we need more information to understand your request or if our staff would like to discuss representing you to try to solve your problem. If we are able, we may also contact you with suggestions about steps you could take or resources you might find helpful, Due to the high volume of requests we receive, we are not able to respond to most requests.
Securely submit your legal issue to the ACLU.
Please note that due to limited resources, we are not able to respond to most submissions.