Press Releases

Voters Concerned About Digital Privacy, Want to Increase Protections from Warrantless Searches

Sacramento, CA – By overwhelming majorities, California voters are concerned about their digital privacy and support efforts to increase protections included in the California Electronic Privacy Act (CalECPA, SB 178), a statewide poll released today has found.

Voters Strongly Support Public Access to Police Misconduct Reports, Body Cam Footage

Likely voters in California overwhelmingly support allowing public access to investigation reports in all cases where a police officer is accused of misconduct, a statewide poll released today has found.
Issue Areas: Police Practices

Catholic Hospital Approves Woman’s Procedure under Threat of Lawsuit

 A Catholic-affiliated hospital will now perform a common reproductive healthcare procedure after the ACLU threatened to sue

Attorneys and Visitors Illegally Barred from Detention Centers for Criticizing Operations

LOS ANGELES--Over the past two years, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its contractors have retaliated against attorneys and volunteers who criticized the agency or participated in protests by illegally barring them from visiting people in detention, a violation of the First Amendment.

Laguna Beach Sued for Targeting Homeless Residents with Disabilities

Laguna Beach, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) and the law firm of Paul Hastings LLP today sued the City of Laguna Beach for discriminating against homeless individuals with disabilities.
Issue Areas: Police Practices