Press Releases - ACLU of Northern California

Oct 6, 2026

ACLU Files Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Discriminatory Hiring Products

Complaint raises concerns that Criteria Corporation’s hiring assessment products discriminate against applicants based on disability, race, and sex

Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology, Racial Justice

Oct 6, 2026

ACLU of Northern California Takes Listeners Behind the Scenes in Fight for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with New Podcast MAKE the CASE

ACLU organizers and attorneys discuss battles for freedom in new four-part podcast

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights, Police Practices, Privacy and Technology, Voting Rights

Court Cases: American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Vallejo Police Department (Police misconduct), SIREN, et al. v. City of San Jose, et al., National TPS Alliance v. Noem, National TPS Alliance v. Noem (NTPSA II)

Oct 1, 2026

Marin County Sheriff's Office Shared Automated License Plate Reader Information with Outside Law Enforcement Agencies

The California ACLUs and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the county in 2021 for illegally sharing drivers' locations with federal and out-of-state agencies.

Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology

Court Cases: Lagleva v. Doyle (License Plate Surveillance)

Sep 29, 2026

Court Ends Oversight in Landmark Case over California's Failure to Treat Mentally Ill People in Pretrial Detention

ACLU lawsuit led to major reforms that protect mentally ill people in pretrial detention

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Court Cases: Stiavetti v. Ahlin (State Hospital Suit)

Sep 16, 2026

Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court Cases: Salles, et al. v. National Institutes of Health, et al.

Sep 2, 2026

ACLU Settles Lawsuit with Sonoma County, Curbing Invasive Runaway Drone Surveillance Program that Trampled People’s Privacy

ACLU Settlement Victory for Privacy Protections

Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology

Court Cases: Schmitz, et al. v. Permit Sonoma, et al.

Jul 13, 2026

ACLU of Northern California Files Amicus Brief Supporting State's Challenge to Shasta County's Illegal Measure B That Would Make it Harder for Eligible Voters to Cast Ballots

Measure B takes away mail voting for nearly all Shasta County residents

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Jun 30, 2026

Settlement Reached in Mathis v. County of Siskiyou: Shasta Vista Residents Secure the Right to Reliable Water Access

Under the settlement, the County will refrain from enforcing local laws that had the effect of curtailing water deliveries to Shasta Vista.

Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Police Practices

Court Cases: Mathis et al v. County of Siskiyou and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue

Jun 29, 2026

ACLU NorCal Announces its Opposition to Menlo Park’s Anti-Housing Initiative

Housing development should not be contingent on a city vote.

Issue Areas: Economic Justice, Racial Justice

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