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Appeals Court to Hear ACLU Discrimination Case Against Dignity Health

SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU will argue before the Court of Appeal in San Francisco Tuesday on behalf of Evan Minton, a man who was denied health care because he is transgender. Minton was scheduled to receive a hysterectomy at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, a Sacramento-area Catholic hospital in the

September 9, 2019

Urgent for Employers: TPS Does Not End Today

LOS ANGELES – Nearly 200,000 migrants from El Salvador lawfully living and working in the U.S. under Temporary Protective Status (TPS) have work authorization papers that have a printed expiration date of today, Sept. 9, 2019. But those Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), as the documents are

September 9, 2019

Amendment to Give Parolees the Right to Vote Passes CA Assembly

SACRAMENTO — Today the California State Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6, which would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. ACA 6, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), passed with a 54-16 vote. ACA 6 will next go through the California

September 5, 2019

California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the Country

SACRAMENTO — Propelled by the leadership of hundreds of family members whose loved ones were killed by California police officers, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed historic legislation to strengthen the state's law on police use of force. Introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego

August 19, 2019

Rally in Support of County Lawsuit Against Sheriff Villanueva

LOS ANGELES — Prior to a court hearing on a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County against Sheriff Alex Villanueva for reinstating a deputy previously fired for domestic violence, several civil rights and anti-racism organizations will rally outside Superior Court. Speakers will call for more checks

August 15, 2019

ACLU SoCal Applauds Halt of Massive, Ineffective 'Mental Health Jail' Plan

LOS ANGELES — Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to halt development of a massive "mental health jail" that would have cost billions of dollars and been doomed to failure.

August 13, 2019