Policing and Democracy Breakdown

The growing problem of police violence and public mistrust in law enforcement isn’t a breakdown of policing but of democracy.

By Hector Villagra

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Leave No Man Behind

By Daniel TorresWhen you join the U.S. Marine Corps, you are taught to “leave no man behind.”I lived and breathed those words while serving as an infantryman in the First Battalion, 7th Regiment in Iraq.These days, however, that maxim holds a very different meaning.

Illustration by Lalo Alcaraz for the ACLU

ACLU Report Details How U.S. Has Failed Deported Veterans

By Marcus Benigno

ACTION: Stop LAPD's flawed body camera program

By Marcus Benigno

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Take Action: End random metal detector searches in L.A. schools

By Marcus Benigno

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Due Process Denied: Most California Immigrant Detainees Face Deportation Proceedings Without Legal Counsel

Representation matters – and there is a severe representation crisis in California.

By Carmen Iguina

California

Paid Sick Leave: A Right For All

California made historic strides last summer with the passage of AB 1522, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, a law providing three paid sick days to workers across the state. Now, Los Angeles is preparing to double down on that landmark legislation with a new ordinance that, when enacted this summer, will allow workers to earn six paid sick days.

By Diana González

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Will Magnet Programs Lead to a Two-Tiered School System?

By Lida Dianti

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Keep Immigration Agents Out of the Classroom

 By Benjamin GrushLos Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Michelle King is expected this month to present a plan designed to help students who may be affected by stepped-up immigration

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