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

Civil Rights Groups Demand Reforms to LAPD Disciplinary Process

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, and Community Coalition call on the Los Angeles City Council to make meaningful reforms to the Los Angeles Police Department’s disciplinary process of officers who have committed serious misconduct, in a report published
Issue Areas: Police Practices