ACLU Speaks Out Against CBP After Video Shows Officers Shooting Migrants Surfaces
By Talia Kruger and Nicole Mayer NEW YORK, NY – The ACLU released statements this week attacking…
Guest Commentary: Are Gun Detectors the Answer to Mass Shootings?
Surveillance technologies that promise to prevent gun violence are unproven and threaten our privacy. By Jay Stanley…
Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act
By Alyssa Eng RIVERSIDE, CA – Two individuals in Riverside County are challenging prosecutors’ decisions to seek…
SCOTUS Halloween Hearing: Anti-Affirmative Action Cases Heard before the U.S. Supreme Court
By Naya Wiezel WASHINGTON – Two cases challenging race-conscious admissions policies, or “affirmative action,” will be heard…
Guest Commentary: ACLU of SoCal Supports Housing Measure
By Kath Rogers The ACLU of Southern California is proud to support YES on Measure ULA. Here are…
Guest Commentary: LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions
By Melissa Camacho-Cheung Celia Banos calls her son, Jhean, a born musician. Ever since he was a…
U.S. Court of Appeals Gets Case Involving Legality of Israel Boycotts
By Hannah Adams ST. LOUIS, MO — Arkansas Times LP has filed a petition for a writ…
ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps
By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union…
Guest Commentary: ACLU Has Taken Legal Action in Pennsylvania on Behalf of LGBQ&T Students
By Witold “Vic” Walczak and Richard T. Ting School should be a safe place for all students….
ACLU, Others Begin Campaign to Discharge Fee Debts, Call Them ‘Hidden’ Taxes
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The “first national campaign to eliminate all fees in…
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Restore Abortion in Arizona
Special to the Vanguard Tucson, AZ – This week, an Arizona physician and the Arizona Medical Association…
ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System
By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY — In a new report, the American Civil Liberties Union is…
ACLU Releases Video Urging Renaming Former Olympics Home
By Ava Schwartzapfel SQ**W VALLEY, CA – The ACLU of Northern California released a Youtube video entitled…
Federal Judge Orders LA County to Address Conditions and Overcrowding in Jail Booking Facilities
By Naya Wiezel and Alexis Rios-Jimenez LOS ANGELES – The American Civil Liberties Committee Tuesday praised U.S….
State, Local Lawmakers Attack ‘Politically Motivated’ Effort to Remove Progressive Philly DA – Call It ‘Stunt’
By The Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA – Civic leaders and elected officials rallied here Wednesday on behalf…
Guest Commentary: Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform
National headlines don’t tell the full story; reform continues to win across the country. By Udi Ofer…
ACLU Files over ‘Abysmal’ Conditions at LA County Jail
By Amy Berberyan and Citlalli Florez LOS ANGELES. CA –An emergency court filing by the American…
SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Nearly two years after former San Francisco…
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law,…
Guest Commentary: The Cowardice of California Legislators Has Endangered Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
By Jessica Carmona One year ago, on my third wedding anniversary, I worked up the courage to…
