News & Commentary

By Gil Garcetti Support for the death penalty in California is at the lowest point in half a century. And not only that – a new Field poll shows that this level of support is falling rapidly.

By: Peter Bibring, @PeterBibring Today, the LA Times reported that “the number of cases with unanalyzed fingerprint evidence has more than doubled in the last two years” — to 5,455 — “hampering efforts to solve thousands of burglaries, thefts and other property crimes.”

By: Peter Bibring and Jennifer Lynch In a ruling that will harm the public’s ability to engage in an informed debate over the use of automated license plate readers (ALPR) in California, a judge late last week rejected EFF and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California’s argument that the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department should hand over a week's worth of license plate data.

By: Gabriela Rivera & Mitra Ebadolahi, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties One night last summer, Patricia's mother, Marta, did not come home. She had been in poor mental health, but it was unlike her to simply disappear without a word.

By: Maggie Crosby, ACLU of Northern California The California Department of Managed Health Care today clarified that health plans sold in the state must cover abortion.

By: Melissa Goodman, @mg718 When I get sick, I can take the day off from work and still get paid.

By: Ruth Dawson, @RuthWDawson Running a hospital may not immediately spring to mind as a reproductive justice issue.

The following article was published in the Los Angeles Times.

By: Julia Harumi Mass