Justice for Trans People Isn't a Post-Marriage Fight

The call for justice for trans people is not merely what comes after marriage. Transgender people have been fighting in the streets, in the courts, in prisons and jails, and in legislatures for decades.

By Chase Strangio

Protect trans lives

Smart Devices Make Everything Easier – Like Spying On Users

We live in a world where everyday devices collect and transmit data, but consumer privacy awareness is only beginning to come into focus for the Internet of Things.

By Amisha Manek

Samsung SMART TV

Homeless Rights in Tulare

The small Central Valley city of Tulare is not necessarily a place that springs to mind when you think of social justice activism. But this sleepy city has been a hotbed of activism for the ACLU recently, especially on policing and homelessness.

Daniel Lawrence

Why I am Afraid of the Bathroom

As a trans person, I don’t take small things for granted. I appreciate every uneventful trip to and from the bathroom, something that most cisgender people take for granted.

By Carl Charles

Bathroom signs

Shifting Deadlines, Shifty Numbers: The Pentagon’s Messy Process for Removing the Ban on Women in Combat

ACLU was in court trying to break the "brass ceiling" for women in combat positions. Meanwhile, the military appears to be dragging its feet.

By Ariela Migdal

military woman

Prop 47 Wasn’t Meant to Discriminate Against Kids

The ACLU of California is challenging San Diego County’s denial of Prop 47 sentencing relief to juveniles. Juveniles in California deserve the same opportunities under Prop 47 as adults.

By Micaela Davis

youth at school

Bathroom Police: Prove Your Gender?

On Friday, anti-equality activists proposed a ballot initiative that would require Californians to "prove" their gender before using the bathroom.

By Kris Hayashi

Zoey, a transgender girl speaking into a microphone.

Marijuana Policy Perspective: How Much is Too Much?

Driving under the influence of marijuana - how much is too much, and how can you tell? This is the first conversation in Abdi Soltani's Policy Perspectives blog series focused on marijuana policy. In it he interviews Andrea Roth, a law professor at UC Berkeley School of Law and expert on DUI.

By Abdi Soltani

Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy

San Francisco: Future Doctors Affirm that Black Lives Matter

As medical students, we were especially disturbed by the denial of medical care of Walter Scott, the 300th person killed by police in 2015. Officers on the scene failed to perform CPR on Mr. Scott as he lay face-down on the ground, handcuffed, with five bullets in his body.

By Walker Keenan, Nicolas Barcelo

#WhiteCoats4BlackLives