Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee v. County of Sacramento
In May 2014, the County of Sacramento adopted an ordinance making it a crime to panhandle except when soliciting donations for charitable purposes. The ACLU Foundation of Northern California sued to stop the enforcement of the new law, which prohibits free speech.
The Sacramento County Airport and the California Endowment
Latif v. Holder (No Fly List)
De Abadia-Peixoto v. DHS (Shackling in Immigration Court)
Humboldt County Schools Litigation
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California and NCYL have charged school officials in two Humboldt County towns with intentionally discriminating against Native American and Black students by allowing the pervasive racial and sexual harassment of these students to go unchallenged.
Long Beach Police Officers Association v. Long Beach (Police Transparency)
In 2010, Long Beach officers shot and killed Douglas Zerby when they mistakenly believed the garden hose nozzle he was holding was a gun. A concerned LA Times journalist requested the names of the officers involved under the CA Public Record Act, but the requested information was not disclosed.
Maral v. City of Live Oak
Offer-Westort v. San Francisco (Warrantless Cell Phone Search)
Mejia v. Aitken (Immigration Detention)