SoCal Residents Sue DHS For Unlawful Arrest and Detention
Southern California residents, workers, and advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security for abducting and disappearing community members using unlawful stop and arrest practices and confining them in illegal conditions.
Vote No on 36: Setting Critical Services Ablaze Will Not Keep Us Safe
Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform
Californians deserve to feel safe and have access to community resources that work.
By Jess Farris
Californians deserve to feel safe and have access to community resources that work.
By Jess Farris
Oct 22, 2024
UCLA suppressed student and faculty freedom of speech. So, we sued them.
First Amendment and Democracy
Following the violent destruction of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on the UCLA campus, students and faculty members speak out.
By Benjamin Kersten, Mohammad Tajsar, Salih Can Açıksöz, Graeme Blair
Following the violent destruction of the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on the UCLA campus, students and faculty members speak out.
By Benjamin Kersten, Mohammad Tajsar, Salih Can Açıksöz, Graeme Blair
Sep 30, 2024
A Right to Dignity: Protecting the Rights of All Unhoused Individuals
Economic Justice
A year after filing a lawsuit against the City of San Bernardino, unhoused plaintiffs reached an agreement in a major win for people with disabilities.
By Kath Rogers, Eve Garrow
A year after filing a lawsuit against the City of San Bernardino, unhoused plaintiffs reached an agreement in a major win for people with disabilities.
By Kath Rogers, Eve Garrow
Sep 27, 2024
Our Right to Speak Out
First Amendment and Democracy
Since our founding, the ACLU SoCal has defended our right to speak out and protest against injustices in our communities and the world.
By Veronica Valdes-Perez
Since our founding, the ACLU SoCal has defended our right to speak out and protest against injustices in our communities and the world.
By Veronica Valdes-Perez
Jun 24, 2024
Trans futures are worth fighting for
LGBTQ Rights
The ACLU SoCal marched at the annual L.A. Pride Parade under the theme “fight for trans futures.”
By Rocío Ortega
The ACLU SoCal marched at the annual L.A. Pride Parade under the theme “fight for trans futures.”
By Rocío Ortega
May 1, 2024
Open Letter to UCLA to Protect Rights of Student Protesters
First Amendment and Democracy
In response to acts of mob violence on UCLA’s campus last night, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California sent a letter to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block denouncing efforts to suppress the peaceful right to...
By Peter Eliasberg, Mohammad Tajsar
In response to acts of mob violence on UCLA’s campus last night, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California sent a letter to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block denouncing efforts to suppress the peaceful right to...