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L.A. Board of Supervisors Endorses No on Prop 36

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to endorse a No position on Proposition 36, signaling how Prop 36 will cost L.A. County taxpayers millions each year and strip funding from critical crime prevention programs that keep communities safe and healthy.

September 24, 2024

ACLU SoCal Says Vote No on Mass Incarceration, No on Prop 36

2024 Ballot Guide endorses initiatives for rehabilitation, voting rights and housing.

September 24, 2024

ACLU SoCal to Honor Actor/Activist Mark Ruffalo, WNBA Superstar Brittney Griner and Attorney Cherelle Griner

2024 Bill of Rights Awards Slated for November 10 at The Beverly Hilton

September 13, 2024

Muslim Americans Urge Ninth Circuit to Hold Government Accountable for Illegal Religious Questioning by Border Officers

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union and its partners argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who are challenging their unconstitutional religious questioning by U.S. border officers.

September 12, 2024

ACLU Responds to Gov. Newsom's Executive Order on Displacing Unhoused People

In response to Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order for California state officials to begin displacing unhoused people, the ACLU affiliates in California jointly issued the following statement:

July 25, 2024

ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Unhoused

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. This decision goes against longstanding Supreme Court precedent that it is cruel and unusual to criminalize a person’s status.

June 28, 2024