Press Releases

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

New Mother Sexually Harassed at Mojave Desert Military Base

ACLU and Legal Aid at Work Sue on Behalf of Employee Who Asked for Lactation Room BARSTOW — When Jennifer Atkinson returned to work at a military base in the Mojave Desert after parental leave, she asked for a private room to pump breastmilk. It's her right under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Federal Court to Re-Hear C.J.L.G. Lawsuit on Behalf of Child Refugee

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will take up C.J.L.G. v. Whitaker, a lawsuit that addresses whether immigrant children facing deportation should have the right to a court-appointed attorney. The ACLU, American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrants' Rights
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights