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California ACLUs Oppose Proposition 1

Prop 1 would reduce already-strapped community-based and culturally responsive mental health services. 

LOS ANGELES – The ACLUs across California announced today their official opposition to Proposition 1 in the upcoming March 2024 Primary Election.  

February 16, 2024

STATEMENT: Cases Under California Racial Justice Act Move Forward

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In a victory under the new California Racial Justice Act, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal is allowing two Black men to move forward with their challenge to death penalty prosecutions being sought against them.

February 1, 2024