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Jul 13, 2026
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
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.
Jun 29, 2026
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.
Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
ACLU Releases Statement in SCOTUS Ruling Watson v. RNC
A voting rights victory affecting millions who vote by mail
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
SCOTUS Gives Trump Administration Carte Blanche to Strip More Than a Million People of their Legal Status With No Oversight
Court greenlights Trump administration's termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti and eliminated most judicial review of TPS decision-making
Court Cases:
Mullin v. Dahlia Doe
Jun 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026
City of Vallejo Releases Sanitized Report On Police Officers' Badge-Bending Ritual
Vallejo officials hid evidence of police misconduct from public for years
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026
Federal Court Strikes Down Courthouse Arrests Nationwide
The ruling, a major blow to the Trump administration deportation agenda, also restores protections against inhumane detention
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases:
Pablo Sequen, et al. v. Albarran, et al.
Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
As SCOTUS Prepares to Rule, New Evidence Confirms that DHS Lied about its Actions When Terminating TPS for Haitians
Plaintiffs file a motion to dismiss at the Supreme Court, relying in part on new documents
Court Cases:
Mullin v. Dahlia Doe
Jun 10, 2026
Jun 10, 2026
The MacArthur Justice Center and the ACLU Demand Transparency About DHS Agents’ Pattern of Targeting People Who Film Them
The advocacy organizations filed suit to enforce a FOIA request sent late last year that the agencies have failed to respond to
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