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Victory: Court approves settlement enforcing federal protections for inmates with disabilities in L.A. County Jails

LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court approved a class action settlement today, validating claims that conditions in the Los Angeles County jails violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal legal protections for inmates with disabilities.

March 23, 2015

Residents sue City of Fullerton for shutting Asian Americans out of electoral process

FULLERTON, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice - LA), the Law Office of Robert Rubin and Sidley Austin LLP sued the City of Fullerton today for violating the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA).

March 18, 2015

U.S. citizen threatened with deportation while detained in jail settles claim with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network have settled a tort claim filed on behalf of a U.S.

March 12, 2015

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Victory: Court approves settlement enforcing federal protections for inmates with disabilities in L.A. County Jails

Residents sue City of Fullerton for shutting Asian Americans out of electoral process

U.S. citizen threatened with deportation while detained in jail settles claim with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

ACLU lawsuits charge Anaheim, Sacramento County with refusing to disclose information about StingRay use

BREAKING: L.A. Board of Supervisors approve ACLU SoCal settlement on behalf of photographers detained by deputies

ACLU SoCal issues statement on LAPD shooting of homeless man