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ACLU of California Commends Governor for Assigning National Guard to Locations Where They are Actually Needed

SAN DIEGO — Please attribute the following statement to Norma Chavez-Peterson, executive director of the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, speaking on behalf of the three California ACLU affiliates, with regards to Governor Gavin Newsom's reassignment of National Guard troops from the st

February 12, 2019

TPS Holders from Honduras and Nepal Sue Trump Administration to Prevent Unlawful Deportation of 100,000 People

SAN FRANCISCO — Six adults with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and two U.S. citizen children of TPS holders filed a class-action lawsuit today seeking to stop the unlawful termination of TPS for over 100,000 TPS holders from Honduras and Nepal and prevent the separation of tens of thousands of U.S

February 11, 2019

Settlement in Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Anti-Discrimination Case Goes Before Court

Agreement in ACLU Lawsuit Gains Rights for Incarcerated People in San Bernardino County RIVERSIDE — In 2014 the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP filed a lawsuit against San Bernardino County over its discriminatory treatment of incarcer

February 8, 2019

Major Legal Development to Be Announced in Fight Against Termination of Honduran and Nepali TPS Programs

Months before Nepali and Honduran TPS holders are set to lose their work authorization and face possible deportation, TPS holders, representatives from unions, immigrant rights organizations, and legal groups will hold a press conference announcing a major legal development in the fight against the

February 8, 2019

Families of People Killed by Police Support AB 392, California Act to Save Lives

SACRAMENTO — Today, the ACLU of California, faith-based organizations, police reform advocates, labor unions, and families who have lost loved ones to police violence called on the legislature to pass AB 392: The California Act to Save Lives. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber

February 6, 2019

ACLU of California Statement on Qualification of Referendum to Repeal Bail Reform Legislation

SACRAMENTO — Yesterday, the California Secretary of State confirmed that a bail-bond-industry-funded referendum campaign asking voters to overturn Senate Bill 10, the recent legislation that would eliminate the bail bond industry in California, has qualified to be on the November 2020 ballot.

January 17, 2019