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ACLU sues Orange County District Attorney and Sheriff Over Secret, Illegal Jail Informant Program

SANTA ANA — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, and the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP today filed a lawsuit against Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, whose departments conducted a secret

BREAKING: Deported Army Veteran Hector Barajas Granted U.S. Citizenship

TIJUANA — Deported U.S. Army veteran Hector Barajas, who has been living in Mexico the last 8 years, today received word from the Dept of Homeland Security that he is being granted U.S. citizenship. Barajas, a decorated vet who received an honorable discharge after serving nearly six years in the mi
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Files Pregnancy Discrimination Charges Against West Coast Dockworkers

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP, and Los Angeles attorney Brenda Feigen filed pregnancy discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today on behalf of female longshore worker

ACLU: Volunteers to Give Greyhound Bus Passengers 'Know Your Rights' Guides

ACLU: Volunteers to Give Greyhound Bus Passengers 'Know Your Rights' Guides Greyhound buses are increasingly targeted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who board buses without warrants to interrogate passengers about their travel plans and immigration status. The ACLU affiliates in Calif
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU: OC District Attorney's New Social Media Policy Still Inadequate

SANTA ANA — Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, criticized by the ACLU earlier this year for unlawfully deleting negative comments on his social media platforms, promised reforms. And he did make some welcome changes as set out in new Social Media Terms of Use. But Rackauckas's social