Press Releases

Settlement in Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Anti-Discrimination Case Goes Before Court

Agreement in ACLU Lawsuit Gains Rights for Incarcerated People in San Bernardino County RIVERSIDE — In 2014 the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP filed a lawsuit against San Bernardino County over its discriminatory treatment of incarcer
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights, Jails Project

Major Legal Development to Be Announced in Fight Against Termination of Honduran and Nepali TPS Programs

Months before Nepali and Honduran TPS holders are set to lose their work authorization and face possible deportation, TPS holders, representatives from unions, immigrant rights organizations, and legal groups will hold a press conference announcing a major legal development in the fight against the
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Families of People Killed by Police Support AB 392, California Act to Save Lives

SACRAMENTO — Today, the ACLU of California, faith-based organizations, police reform advocates, labor unions, and families who have lost loved ones to police violence called on the legislature to pass AB 392: The California Act to Save Lives. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU Applauds Governor's Proposal to Expand Early Education

SACRAMENTO — Just days after being sworn in as California's 40th governor, Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, including a $124.9 million investment to expand preschool education to all low-income four-year-olds over the next three years.
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Appeal Filed Against Court Decision Striking Down California Values Act

HUNTINGTON BEACH — On behalf of Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos residents, workers, and community organizations, a notice of appeal was filed in the Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana late Monday challenging a ruling by a judge invalidating the California Values Act (SB54) as applied to the
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights