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ACLU Sues Federal Government for Granting Millions of Dollars to Religious Groups That Deny Young Women Access to Medical Care

Groups like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have been awarded upwards of $10 million annually to care for unaccompanied immigrant minors despite their explicit refusal to allow them access contraception and abortion

June 24, 2016

ACLU SoCal Statement on L.A. City Council Approval to Spend Millions on LAPD Body Cameras

Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal):

June 22, 2016

ACLU SoCal Statement on L.A. Board of Supervisors' Vote Not to Appeal on Ruling Over County Seal

Please attribute the following statement to Peter Eliasberg, chief counsel of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) and the Manheim Family Attorney for First Amendment Rights:

June 21, 2016

Civil Liberties Groups Urge NY Senate to Pass Legislation that Promotes Diversity in TV

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal), the New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Women’s Rights Project today released a joint statement supporting a New York state bill that would make New York the first state to create financial incentives for T

June 15, 2016

ACLU SoCal Statement on the Tragedy in Orlando

Please attribute the following statement on this weekend’s mass murder in Orlando, Florida to Hector O. Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California:

June 13, 2016

BREAKING: California Moves to Repeal Maximum Family Grant Rule

State budget proposal includes funding to lend families living in deep poverty a helping hand

June 9, 2016