California's “Equity” Algorithm Could Leave Two Million Struggling Residents Without Additional Vaccine Supply

As most Californians become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, California is rightly centering equity in distributing doses to communities that have been hardest hit.

By Jacob Snow

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We proudly honor our pro bono partners

The term pro bono comes from the latin pro bono publico, meaning “for the public good.” And that indeed describes the enormously valuable volunteer work of law firms that have co-counseled with us on lawsuits and other actions to further civil rights and civil liberties for our communities in the southland.

By Hector Villagra

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How this firefighter mama transformed the Orange County Fire Authority

OCFA is one of the first fire departments in the country to put a lactation room in all 77 of its fire stations.

By Lauren Andrade

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Banishing people to the desert does not solve homelessness

When the City of Lancaster and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department banished J. to the Mojave Desert, she came close to paying with her life.

By Eve Garrow

Banished and Abandoned in Lancaster

Gascón’s Work – Our Work – to Reimagine Justice is Just Beginning

District Attorney George Gascón’s battle for criminal justice reform in Los Angeles County, where long outdated policies have resulted in the largest jail system in the nation, had a setback this week that can’t be ignored. 

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Even in COVID, student mental health is still not a priority

Governor Newsom should fund student mental health.

By Catherine Estrada

LAUSD student Catherine Estrada attends a rally with mask on

Unhoused people don’t lose their civil rights at the shelter door

“A counselor on a domestic violence hotline told me my life was more important than things and that I should get away quickly,” Deborah Kraft recalled. Leaving everything behind, Deborah drove west until she reached Orange County, where she entered the homeless shelter system. 

By Eve Garrow

Unhoused people don’t lose their civil rights at the shelter door

Five takeaways from this election season

With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to miss the local and state progress voters willed to life in California. With about 96% of votes now tallied, here are our five takeaways from this historic eleciton and how the results stacked up with our ballot guide:

By Melissa Goodman

ACLU SoCal Election Round Up

Democracy persists

Today, we turn a page from one of the darkest moments in civil liberties and civil rights. Over the last four years, we weathered an all-out attack on immigrants, withstood racist dog whistles as loud as bull-horns, and witnessed presidential back-slapping of white supremacists. For his anti-civil rights and civil liberties agenda, Donald Trump was democratically and ceremoniously removed from the Oval Office by his employer: the American people. 

By Anthony Romero

Democracy persists.