"The violent beating of Christopher Ballew by Pasadena police officers is yet another example of how law enforcement in precincts across the country over-aggressively police youth of color. The officers' actions here — including grabbing Ballew by the arm, forcing him against his car, punching him

WASHINGTON — In the case of Garza v. Hargan, today the U.S. government announced it is releasing Jane Roe on her own recognizance. The following statement is from Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project:

SAN BERNARDINO — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Guadalupe Plascencia, 60, a U.S. citizen unlawfully detained by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department (SBSD) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

LOS ANGELES — Today the three California ACLU affiliates launched a hard-hitting new online ad campaign, featuring actress Rosario Dawson, urging California Republican House members Paul Cook (CA-08), Darrell Issa (CA-49), Devin Nunes (CA-22), Ed Royce (CA-39) and Mimi Walters (CA-45) to support

Sergio Carrillo, a citizen since 1994, was detained three days. LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Perkins Coie have reached a settlement on behalf of Sergio Carrillo who was arrested by immigration agents and detained for three days though he had