Report Finds LCFF Has Failed to Live Up to Its Promise of Equitable Outcomes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Anyone familiar with local school funding discussions is aware of the…
ACLU Opposes SF Lawmaker’s ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ Facial Recognition Bill
By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO – The ACLU this week heavily criticized a California measure by San Francisco…
ACLU Claims ‘Americans Turning Away’ from Death Penalty After Life Sentence for ‘Bike Path Killer’ Sayfullo Saipov
By Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY – Noting “the jury deciding the fate of Sayfullo Saipov has…
Guest Commentary: COVID-19 Is Not Over for People Who Are Incarcerated
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster. By Nancy Rosenbloom The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, especially not…
Criminal Justice Reform Nonprofit Supports Washington State Bill Changing Juvenile Sentencing Policies, Criticizes Current Policies
By Michael Apfel OLYMPIA, WA – Daniel Landsman, Deputy Director of the criminal justice reform organization Families…
ACLU Opposes Potential Detention Policies Under Biden Administration
By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU this week announced its opposition to possible acts of…
Guest Commentary: Why Courts Wrongly Allow Police Stops
By Christopher Dunn The killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers arose from what has…
ACLU Warns School District to Host After School Satan Club at District Facilities
By Michael McCutcheon HELLERTOWN, PA – The ACLU of Pennsylvania last week sent a letter warning the…
ACLU Reprimands Houston School District for Discriminatory Treatment Towards Girls’ Sports Team, Black Student Athlete
By Sunny Zhou HOUSTON, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas this…
ACLU Strongly Opposes House Bill to Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- The ACLU sent a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee this…
Horrible Jail Conditions Perpetuated by Violation of Los Angeles County Court Orders, Charges ACLU
By Destiny Gurrola LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County Jail’s Inmate Reception Center (IRC) is…
Federal Court Rules Unconstitutional Two South Carolina School Laws that Led to ‘Disproportionate’ Number of Black and Disabled Arrests
By Jonathan Lewis RICHMOND, VA – Two South Carolina school laws were ruled unconstitutional last week by…
ACLU, Allies Charge Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act Unconstitutional, Threat to 1st and 14th Amendment Rights
By Maria Pia Matos OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A group of civil rights organizations fighting for multiracial…
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Defense 1st Amendment Claim in Immigrant Case
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked, in United States v….
Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
ACLU Amicus Supports Withdrawal of Arizona Death Warrant after Botched Executions
By Belen Avelar PHOENIX, AZ – The withdrawal of Arizona’s death warrant for Aaron Gunches is pending…
Minnesota Supreme Court Votes against Restoring Voting Rights for Felons – Opponents Charge Ruling Disproportionately Affects People of Color, People of Indigenous Descent
By Destiny G MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Constitution does not automatically give those who have been released…
Black Colorado Ranchers Claim ‘Modern Day KKK Assault,’ but Sheriff Arrests Them – NAACP and ACLU Providing Support
By Audrey Sawyer YODER, COLORADO – Two married Black ranchers in rural Colorado who go by Nicole…
ACLU Petition Challenging Trump/Biden ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Rule to be Reheard in 9th – Biden Administration Continues Trump TPS Attacks
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ANGELES, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for…
ACLU Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Notes Biden ‘Can Do So Much More’
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – American Civil Liberties Union National Political Director Deirdre Schifeling responded to…
