LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern California released a white paper today revealing first-of-its-kind data around Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s record as it relates to the death penalty. DA Lacey was first elected to her seat in December

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education will vote on a resolution to end the daily, random searches that unfairly criminalize students, and have been shown to be ineffective, intrusive, and excessive. A coalition, Students Not Suspects, has been urging

LOS ANGELES — In a major decision over storm trooper-style tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal court today ruled that ICE agents violated the Constitution in their raid on a Van Nuys factory. ICE had warrants for fewer than 10 people working at Micro Solutions Enterprise

RIVERSIDE — On May 17, auto mechanic Eludio Sanchez was speaking to his wife by cell phone when he was pulled over by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents and arrested. His family has not heard from his since. They likely wouldn't have even known he had been stopped if he hadn't been on the phone

SANTA ANA — A rally calling for transparency and accountability for deaths in Orange County jails will be held Friday, May 31, outside the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) headquarters. The rally comes after the most recent death in OCSD custody — on May 14, Anthony Aceves was found in his

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 392: The California Act to Save Lives, critical legislation that will change the use of force standard in California to a "necessary" standard to reduce the number of police shootings. If passed and signed into law, AB 392 will

LOS ANGELES — Emmanuel Flores has been working as a cashier at a McDonald's in the San Gabriel Valley since 2015 and was told by a supervisor that he was one of the most valuable employees. He worked close to 40 hours a week.

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California will honor at its annual awards luncheon five men who as teenagers were wrongly accused of the rape of a jogger in Central Park in New York in 1989. These men endured years of racially and politically charged betrayals by the