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Civil Liberties Groups Demand California Police Stop Sharing Drivers’ Location Data With Police In Anti-Abortion States

This sharing by 71 CA police agencies violates state law and could be used by other states to identify and prosecute abortion seekers and providers.

Community Activists Reach Settlement with Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers’ Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies

Activists and Civil Rights Advocates Say Sheriff’s Sharing Practices Threatened Safety of Marginalized Groups

ACLU Investigation Uncovers Footage from Widespread Aerial Surveillance of Racial Justice Protests

California Highway Patrol Recorded Protesters from the Skies in Dozens of California Cities after Murder of George Floyd