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Emails Show How Amazon is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement

Broad coalition demands that Amazon stop selling dragnet surveillance tool to the government, citing privacy and racial justice concerns

Lawsuit Charges that Sacramento’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinance is Unconstitutional

Ordinance Violates Free Speech Rights of City’s Most Vulnerable

Civil Rights Groups Sue Secretary of State for Depriving CA Voters Language Assistance

Law Requires Voting Obstacles for Limited English Speakers be Minimized
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

California’s Human Right to Water Unrealized in Many Communities

State law declares that everyone should have access to water for sanitary purposes, but report details large gaps in meeting sanitation needs