Los Angeles--Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 60: The Safe and Responsible Driver Act. Starting in January 2015, California residents who learn the rules of the road and pass a driving test will be eligible to obtain a driver's license regardless of immigration status.

LOS ANGELES--The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) commends Governor Jerry Brown for signing into law The California Liberty Preservation Act (AB 351) yesterday.

COSTA MESA—The City of Costa Mesa repealed its unconstitutional anti-solicitation ordinance three years after civil rights organizations sued on behalf of the Asociación de Jornaleros de Costa Mesa, whose members had been restricted from peaceably expressing their need and availability for work in the city’s public areas and Colectivo Tonantzin, an organization dedicated to protecting the interests of immigrant workers and their families in Orange County.

LOS ANGELES -- In a settlement reached Monday and published today with the United States Parole Commission, all people in federal prisons within the Ninth Circuit who are eligible for parole will get to participate in those hearings in-person. 

LOS ANGELES — Today, the ACLU of Southern California celebrates the nine-year anniversary of the historic Williams settlement with the release of a report, "Williams v. California: Lessons From Nine Years of Implementation.”

LOS ANGELES - Today, State Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant denied the State of California’s request to dismiss litigation in  D.J. v. State of California.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California applauds the proposal by County Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Gloria Molina to create a permanent citizens’ oversight commission for L.A.’s troubled sheriff’s department.

Today, inmates ended their hunger strike protesting the state’s inhumane practice of prolonged solitary confinement after state officials responded to their demands for reform. Inmate advocates announced that the promise of legislative hearings was one reason to end the strike.

LOS ANGELES--Federal Judge S. James Otero ruled today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) violated federal law when it leased portions of its sprawling West L.A. campus to 11 businesses and organizations for purposes unrelated to providing medical care or treatment for homeless and disabled veterans.