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ACLU Sues Riverside County For Violating Public Records Act

Riverside is the only CA county to completely disregard public records requests related to indigent defense

July 18, 2023

ACLU & Catalyst California Report Finds L.A. and Riverside Sheriff’s Departments Waste Millions on Traffic Stops

LOS ANGELES – Today, Catalyst California and the ACLU of Southern California released two new reports shedding light on the massive proportion of time that Riverside and Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies spend on unproductive and harmful traffic stops.

July 13, 2023

Press Conference: Civil Rights Groups Call for Accountability of L.A. Sheriff Deputy Gangs

8:30 a.m. Thursday, 6/29, rally before court hearing in ALADS v. County of L.A.

June 28, 2023

ACLU Reaches Landmark Settlement in L.A. County Jails Case

Agreement to create 1,925 community beds is first in nation to enshrine decarceration measures.

June 22, 2023

TPS Holders and Lawyers Respond to DHS Announcement Rescinding Trump TPS Terminations

LOS ANGELES — Today, the Biden administration announced it is rescinding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations of former President Trump, and extending TPS for m

June 13, 2023

Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments in FBI v Fazaga on Behalf of Muslim Americans Illegally Surveilled by FBI

At stake is whether plaintiffs can hold the government accountable for violating religious freedoms

June 8, 2023