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WASHINGTON — A federal district court in California issued a preliminary injunction in the case of Jesús Arreola late yesterday, ordering the government to restore Arreola's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grant and employment authorization.
ANAHEIM — The ACLU of California today released a report on the use of excessive force by the Anaheim Police Department, which has a rate of officer-involved deaths far exceeding law enforcement agencies in the vast majority of cities of similar and larger size.
SACRAMENTO — Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched new radio ads targeting Representatives Paul Cook (CA-08) and Devin Nunes (CA-22) demanding they support allowing Dreamers to live and work in the U.S. The ads are part of the #CAisMyHome campaign launched by the ACLU of California
BAKERSFIELD — The ACLU of California today released a report on the use of excessive force by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and Bakersfield Police Department.
SACRAMENTO — Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a coordinated campaign to urge California Republican House members Paul Cook (CA-08), Darrell Issa (CA-49), Devin Nunes (CA-22), Ed Royce (CA-39), and Mimi Walters (CA-45) to support a clean Dream Act by the end of 2017.
WASHINGTON — Under criticism from anti-choice activists for failing to file a timely appeal to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration has taken the extraordinary step of seeking to vacate a lower court ruling protecting reproductive rights.