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Orange County Jail Informant Case Settled

SANTA ANA— Plaintiffs agreed to a settlement in P.E.O.P.L.E v.

March 25, 2025

TPS Holders Challenge Cancellation of Humanitarian Relief for 600,000+ Venezuelans

Plaintiffs ask court to halt DHS Secretary from terminating TPS

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, a federal judge heard a challenge from a group of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders against the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of TPS humanitarian relief.

March 24, 2025

TPS Holders Challenge Shortening of Humanitarian Relief for 500,000 Haitians

Plaintiffs in NTPSA v. Noem amend complaint that also challenges lawless vacatur and termination of TPS affecting 600,000 Venezuelans

March 21, 2025

BREAKING: Court Rules OCDA Todd Spitzer Unlawfully Concealed Prosecutorial Data and Racial Justice Act Records for Years

Judge Orders OCDA to Release Hundreds of Documents

March 20, 2025

Civil Rights Groups File Complaint Against LAPD for Discriminatory Stops

Complaint Calls on State Office of Traffic Safety to Cease Funding

March 12, 2025

ACLU Statement on Governor Newsom’s Comments on Transgender Student Athletes

SACRAMENTO – Please attribute the following statement to David Trujillo, executive director at ACLU California Action, in response to comments made by Governor Newsom on transgender student athletes on his podcast:

March 6, 2025