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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

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|Date: September 16, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trail ...

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trails, grassy hills, and strikingly green flora. But this beautiful park is now the center of a civ ...

September 16, 2020
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From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die

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|Date: September 05, 2020
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From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die

By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration fro ...

By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration from Katrina to COVID" on the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the program discussed the ter ...

September 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About

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|Date: September 02, 2020
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Guest Commentary: The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About

Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, ...

Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, and brutally attacked journalists, legal observers, and medics. By Abdullah Hasan Day after day ...

September 02, 2020
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ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Discriminatory Practices in Maricopa County (AZ) Attorney’s Office

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|Date: August 31, 2020
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ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Discriminatory Practices in Maricopa County (AZ) Attorney’s Office

By Cailin Garcia MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — In 2018, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) was given a si ...

By Cailin Garcia MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — In 2018, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) was given a simple request by the ACLU—to be transparent with the public about how it operates. Now, two year ...

August 31, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

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|Date: August 27, 2020
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Police Reform in Senate Bill 731 Would License Cops Like Lawyers and Doctors

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to a ...

By Phoebe Glick STATE CAPITOL – California Senate Bill 731 has been introduced here, and it promises to address bad cops who manage to dodge discipline and get hired by another law enforcement agency ...

August 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

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|Date: August 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer

By Paige Fernandez Almost exactly six years after NYPD officers murdered Eric Garner in New York City, Mi ...

By Paige Fernandez Almost exactly six years after NYPD officers murdered Eric Garner in New York City, Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd. Activists, advocates, and protestors are still ...

August 24, 2020
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ACLU REPORT: Police Fatally Shoot/Kill People of Color at Same Rate During Pandemic

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|Date: August 21, 2020
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ACLU REPORT: Police Fatally Shoot/Kill People of Color at Same Rate During Pandemic

By Anais Cortes The ACLU’s recent research report, “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Tim ...

By Anais Cortes The ACLU’s recent research report, “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time of COVID-19,” offers a systematic review of the persistence of police brutality—specifically ...

August 21, 2020
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Half of ICE Facility Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 after Federal Judge Orders Tests

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: August 16, 2020
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Half of ICE Facility Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 after Federal Judge Orders Tests

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The Vanguard has learned that IC ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The Vanguard has learned that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been ordered – in a late Friday emergency ruli ...

August 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives

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|Date: August 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives

By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind the twinned, racist ...

By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind the twinned, racist forces of police impunity and mass incarceration: our District Attorneys. Yet, despite the chor ...

August 12, 2020
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Supreme Court Sides with California Jail on COVID Matter in Another 5-4 Decision

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Supreme Court Sides with California Jail on COVID Matter in Another 5-4 Decision

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court in a 5-4 unsigned opinion sided with Orange County Jail officials ...

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court in a 5-4 unsigned opinion sided with Orange County Jail officials over incarcerated people impacted by COVID-19 in a suit filed by the ACLU. The four dissents w ...

August 07, 2020
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Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge grante ...

After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge granted extraordinary relief -- weekly rapid testing, no new intakes, and a dorm for COVID-positive d ...

August 07, 2020
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Iowa Governor Restores Right to Vote for Those Convicted of Felonies

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Iowa Governor Restores Right to Vote for Those Convicted of Felonies

By Ayanna Gandhi IOWA - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Wednesday signed an executive order automatically rest ...

By Ayanna Gandhi IOWA - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Wednesday signed an executive order automatically restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions once they complete the terms of thei ...

August 07, 2020
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ACLU Unveils Ambitious Clemency Program Aimed at State Governors

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|Date: August 06, 2020
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ACLU Unveils Ambitious Clemency Program Aimed at State Governors

By Josué Monroy NEW YORK – The American Civil liberties Union (ACLU) has launched an expansive campaign s ...

By Josué Monroy NEW YORK – The American Civil liberties Union (ACLU) has launched an expansive campaign seeking to release 50,000 people from state prisons over the next five years by working with sta ...

August 06, 2020
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Legislation Would Allow for Decertification of Bad Cops

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Legislation Would Allow for Decertification of Bad Cops

In the last two months, we have seen people across the country take to the streets to demand an end to po ...

In the last two months, we have seen people across the country take to the streets to demand an end to police brutality and ask for accountability. However, California is one of only five states that ...

August 03, 2020
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ACLU Claims Prison Population Change during COVID-19 Does Not Result in High Crime Rates

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|Date: July 29, 2020
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ACLU Claims Prison Population Change during COVID-19 Does Not Result in High Crime Rates

By Shellsea Lomeli The ACLU’s latest study explores the relationship between incarceration and crime in c ...

By Shellsea Lomeli The ACLU’s latest study explores the relationship between incarceration and crime in communities, determining that the reduction of jail populations during COVID-19 did not correlat ...

July 29, 2020
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Federal Court Signs Order to Protect Journalists, Legal Observers during Portland Protests

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|Date: July 24, 2020
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Federal Court Signs Order to Protect Journalists, Legal Observers during Portland Protests

By Ayanna Gandhi PORTLAND, OR – The ACLU late Thursday reported that U.S. District Judge Michael Simon “b ...

By Ayanna Gandhi PORTLAND, OR – The ACLU late Thursday reported that U.S. District Judge Michael Simon “blocked federal agents in Portland from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, or targeti ...

July 24, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate t ...

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to expand his actions to other cities. "We're not going to let New York ...

July 21, 2020
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Letter: Recommendations for Reducing the Prison Population and Protecting People in California Prisons

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|Date: July 10, 2020
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Letter: Recommendations for Reducing the Prison Population and Protecting People in California Prisons

by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of ...

by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of COVID-19 in California prisons statewide and over 1,500 people who are incarcerated or work in ...

July 10, 2020
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ACLU Client Finally Released after Being Held for More than 17 Months without Charge

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|Date: July 01, 2020
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ACLU Client Finally Released after Being Held for More than 17 Months without Charge

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou NEW YORK - Federal Court here announces the release of Adham Amin Hassoun, an American ...

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou NEW YORK - Federal Court here announces the release of Adham Amin Hassoun, an American resident unlawfully detained for more than 17 months under a provision of the Patriot Act enac ...

July 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away with Murder

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|Date: June 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away with Murder

Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police r ...

Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship. By Somil Trivedi Just one month ago, the world saw a video of Minneapolis officer ...

June 28, 2020
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