Letter of Protest of Executive Ban on Immigration
We the undersigned faculty at the University of California, Davis, join our many colleagues at sister universities…
Guest Commentary: Is the Attack on the Courts a Constitutional Crisis?
By Richard Blumenthal Our nation is careening toward a constitutional crisis — testing the independence of the…
Limits on President Trump’s Executive Power
By David Cole The unanimous decision on Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold…
California Joins Six States in Brief Seeking Constitutional Protection for Non-Citizens Detained by Federal Authorities
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with the state attorneys general from Massachusetts, New…
Court Denies Trump Administration Reinstatement of Travel Ban
The 9th District Court of Appeals unanimously dealt President Trump’s agenda a blow when it refused to…
Emergency Hearing on the Muslim Ban from International Human Rights Body
By Joshua Manson The ACLU, joined by more than 40 other groups, is taking the fight against…
Muslim Ban a Simple Matter of Perspective?
By Hina Shamsi Last week, I was flying home from a work trip and faced Customs and…
California Students Barred from Traveling, Sue Trump over Muslim Ban
ACLU Suit Challenges Government Attempt to Ban Immigrants and Revoke Valid Visas (From Press Release) – Three…
Mayor Davis’ Letter to Garamendi on Muslim Ban
The following is a letter sent from Mayor Robb Davis to Congressman John Garamendi; at the end…
Huge Crowd Shows Up at Protest in Front of Garamendi’s Office Tuesday
Organizers describe that at least 170 people showed up at what appeared to be a last-minute protest…
Monday Night Massacre?
In what critics are likening to former President Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” in 1973, President Trump…
Monday Morning Thoughts: If It’s Chaos We Wanted…
Yesterday my wife flew from LAX to the Sacramento airport – she stepped through history on the…
Trump’s Unconstitutional Program of Anti-Muslim Discrimination
By Cecilia Wang In 1939, the German ocean liner St. Louis and its 937 passengers, almost all…
Sunday Commentary: The Epic Fail of the Hate Crime
I found myself thinking back to September 11, 2001. In the days following the attacks, we had…
Judge Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees
In President Trump’s First Week, ACLU Hands Him First Stinging Rebuke By Anthony D. Romero This is…
Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban
League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Provisions that…