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Colin Kaepernick Receives ACLU award

Colin Kaepernick, the pro football player who took a stand by taking a knee, was honored at the ACLU of Southern California's annual Bill of Rights awards event in Beverly Hills on Sunday evening.

December 3, 2017

U.S. Citizen Unlawfully Detained by Immigration Agents Wins Settlement

Sergio Carrillo, a citizen since 1994, was detained three days.
LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Perkins Coie have reached a settlement on behalf of Sergio Carrillo who was arrested by immigration agents and detained for three days though he had

November 29, 2017