Press Releases

Court Rejects Prolonged Detention of People with Psychiatric and Intellectual Disabilities

For Immediate Release

June 16, 2021

Historic Lawsuit Against Orange County Sheriff Transformed Jail System

Cutback in Jail Population Showed that Costly Planned Expansion Should be Stopped

June 9, 2021

ACLU to Defend Religious Freedom in Landmark Supreme Court Case

In what will likely be a landmark court decision concerning religious freedoms in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court said today it will hear the case of Fazaga v. FBI, concerning the government’s secret surveillance of people on the basis of their religious beliefs and practices.

June 7, 2021

L.A. Supervisors Vote to Force Sheriff to Disclose Information on Deputy Shootings

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of community and advocacy groups applauds the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ unanimous approval today of a motion that would require the County to make promptly available vital Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departm

May 18, 2021

Report: L.A. Sheriff Deputies’ Harassment of Grieving Families

Report Demands LASD End Harassment of Families Who Speak Out Against Deputy Killings

May 4, 2021

ACLU Statement on LAPD Use of Force on Unhoused People and Their Supporters

LOS ANGELES – People who are unhoused in Echo Park and those who support them were subjected to use of force by the Los Angeles Police Department and city officials who direct it.

March 26, 2021