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ACLU Statement on Advancement of Bill to Update California Lethal Use of Force Law and Save Lives

SACRAMENTO — Today, legislation to update California's lethal use-of-force law was removed from the Senate Appropriations Committee and referred to the Senate Rules Committee before heading to the Senate for a floor vote.

August 16, 2018

ACLU of California Statement on Changes to Bail Reform Legislation

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) unveiled amendments to bail reform legislation, Senate Bill 10, he introduced in 2016.

August 16, 2018

Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People in San Bernardino County Jail Gain Rights

For years, a group of people incarcerated in a San Bernardino County jail were locked in their cells for as much as 23 hours a day. They were not permitted to participate in the jail’s job training, educational, drug rehabilitation, religious or community re-entry programs. Today, a settlement has

August 15, 2018

ACLU to Argue in Court for Decision on Army Veteran Yea Ji Sea's Citizenship Application

LOS ANGELES — Yea Ji Sea, 29, a Korean-American woman recently given an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after four years of meritorious service, is in danger of being deported because the Trump administration has not acted upon her 2016 citizenship application. At a hearing in federal court

August 13, 2018

Voting rights groups praise California Motor Voter for reaching nearly 800,000 voter registration transactions

SACRAMENTO, July 25, 2018 — California voting rights organizations today praised the California Motor Voter program for dramatically increasing statewide voter registration.

July 25, 2018

ACLU SoCal Names Melissa Goodman Director of Advocacy/Legal Director

LOS ANGELES – Today, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California welcomes Melissa Goodman as its new Director of Advocacy/Legal Director. In this role Goodman leads the affiliate's advocacy department, which comprises 60 attorneys, policy advocates, organizers, and support staff across offices in Los

July 24, 2018