Commentary: We Still Haven’t Learned How to Allow Protests to Go Forward
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was 2011 when UC Davis, in response to the Occupy…
ACLU Reports California Supreme Court Rules Minimum Wage Laws Don’t Apply to Pretrial Incarcerated Workers, Even for Work for Billion $$ Companies
By Sarah Chayet and Rajesvi Deora OAKLAND, CA – The ACLU noted the California Supreme Court ruled…
Guest Commentary: Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them. Dear College and University Presidents: We…
Guest Commentary: The ACLU Is Challenging Anti-Trans Laws in Court, and by Building Community
Kansas has temporarily blocked trans people from accessing gender-affirming state IDs, and we’re fighting back. By DC…
ACLU Applauds Recent Biden War on Drugs Clemency Announcement – 11 Pardons, 5 Commutations
By Bergen Greenley WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU applauded President Biden’s announcement this week that he intends…
ACLU Urges Senate to Join House, Prevent Government Spying on Americans without Warrant
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU said the U.S. House approved the “Fourth Amendment Is…
Prison Policy Initiative Provides Updates on Excessive Jailing – Statistics Find Little Progress
By Melinda Kukaj EASTHAMPTON, MASS – Prison Policy Initiative this week provided updates on new data…
Reform Groups Respond to the Likely Qualification of Recall against Alameda District Attorney
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – On Monday, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters…
We Have Known for Years California’s Death Penalty Is Discriminatory; Will A Court Finally Invalidate It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation…
ACLU Criticizes House Passing Bill that Massively Expands the Government’s Power to Spy on Americans without Warrant
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU Friday strongly criticized the U.S. House vote to…
Major Challenge to California’s Death Penalty Filed – Highlights Evidence Demonstrating Racial Discrimination
San Francisco, CA – Arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation of the death penalty…
Congress Set to Vote on Controversial Surveillance Law Reforms Amid FISC Program Extension
By Julie McCaffrey and Leela Bronner WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite Congress’ suggested changes to the law, the…
Guest Submission: SCOTUS to Determine Whether Cities Can Punish People for Sleeping in Public When They Have Nowhere Else to Go
Q&A with Scout Katovich, staff attorney at the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, on the stakes…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
Major Decision in Florida Will Put Abortion Rights in the Crosshairs for November
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a momentous day in Florida, as the state’s Supreme…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Davis Implement Facial Recognition Technology – Experts Consider It Racially Biased
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week, Tim Kingston of the Senior Investigator/member…
Guest Commentary: Why Is the ACLU Representing the NRA before the US Supreme Court?
The ACLU has always stood up for free speech – no matter the speaker. By Anthony D….
Guest Commentary: : What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn’t Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based…
Commentary: Why Civil Commitment Is a Dangerous Solution to the Homeless Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In California, a mental health treatment bond, Prop. 1, narrowly is…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions…
