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U.S. Supreme Court overturns lower court, rules Michigan’s Proposal 2 is constitutional

WASHINGTON – In a 6-2 decision today, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court and ruled that Michigan’s Proposal 2 is constitutional.

April 22, 2014

Detained asylum seekers sue Obama Administration to end long waits for initial interviews

SAN FRANCISCO — ACLU Foundation of Southern California, ACLU of Northern California, and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), along with the international law firm Reed Smith LLP, today filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California on behalf of thousands of immigran

April 17, 2014

How a father gets deported for a traffic violation

If you ask the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it doesn't deport parents whose most serious crime is a traffic offense. In fact, according to its statistics, 98 perc

April 15, 2014

BREAKING: Settlement of Reed lawsuit delivers for students at 37 struggling L.A. schools

LOS ANGELES - Attorneys representing middle-school students who experienced huge teacher turnover due to budget-based layoffs have reached a historic agreement in the Reed v.

April 8, 2014

ACLU SoCal calls on L.A. Sheriff John Scott to let Muslim inmates express their right to religious expression

LOS ANGELES—Today, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) sent a letter to Sheriff John Scott requesting an end to the Los Angeles Sheriff Department’s (LASD) current practice of denying Muslim inmates access to congregational prayer.

March 28, 2014

California to comply with voter registration law according to settlement

SACRAMENTO – In a victory for voting rights, the state of California has agreed to mail voter registration cards to nearly 4 million Californians who have signed up for health insurance through the state health exchange, Covered California, and to ensure t

March 24, 2014