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TPS Holders Declare Victory In Litigation, Protecting Status for 400,000 People

TPS holders and their children vow to fight any future termination efforts

February 27, 2024

California ACLUs Oppose Proposition 1

Prop 1 would reduce already-strapped community-based and culturally responsive mental health services.

LOS ANGELES – The ACLUs across California announced today their official opposition to Proposition 1 in the upcoming March 2024 Primary Election.

February 16, 2024

ADVISORY: ACLU SoCal Bill of Rights Awards to Honor Oscar® winning Directors Daniels, Actor and Producer Sheryl Lee Ralph and Poet and Author Alok Vaid-Menon

Sunday, February 18, at 5:00 p.m. PT at Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles.

February 15, 2024

ACLU SoCal Centennial Awards To Honor Oscar® winning Directors Daniels, Actor and Producer Sheryl Lee Ralph and Poet and Author Alok Vaid-Menon

Special Performance by Oscar® nominee Laura Karpman, composer for American Fiction

February 6, 2024

Ninth Circuit Clears Way for Unhoused Residents to Challenge Unlawful Policies in Orange County Shelters

Egregious policies include "lock-in/shut-out" policy essentially trapping shelters residents

February 2, 2024

STATEMENT: Cases Under California Racial Justice Act Move Forward

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In a victory under the new California Racial Justice Act, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal is allowing two Black men to move forward with their challenge to death penalty prosecutions being sought against them.

February 1, 2024