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VIDEO: How do we keep usable knowledge alive, to ground a better future?

Watch writer and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in conversation with ACLU SoCal’s Chandra Bhatnagar.
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scales of justice and tax equity

Building a Better California — For Whom? 

Five propositions on the ballot can influence whether billionaires pay their fair share. 
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federal immigration agents

DHS is a Legacy of 9/11 – and Its Abuses Continue Today

Twenty-five years after 9/11, we will never forget the victims of the horrific attacks and the heroic first responders. But we must also remember the civil-liberties failures that followed.

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ACLU SoCal to Honor Ava DuVernay with 2026 Bill of Rights Award for “14th”

Screening of “14th” followed by filmmaker Q&A on Wednesday, December 9, at the Japanese American National Museum

Settlement Reached to Protect Residents’ Freedom of Movement in Anaheim Shelters

Settlement also establishes new protections against sexual harassment and invasive searches at city shelters; ACLU SoCal calls on Orange County to follow suit.

ACLU Applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Historic Commutation of All Death Sentences in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that he was moving to commute all death sentences in California, marking a historic step towards ending the death penalty in California and across the country.