Press Releases

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ACLU Challenges California Ban on Ballot Selfies

Hearing set for Wednesday in San Francisco

ACLU Files Suit Seeking Information on ICE Policies for Asylum Seekers

Nationwide shift in detention polices has led to widespread denial of parole

Gov. Brown Signs Historic Bill to Rein in Asset Forfeiture Abuse, Paving Way for Other States

SB 443 protects vulnerable Californians from having police permanently take and keep their property without a conviction.

ACLU Applauds Gov. Brown for Signing Bill to Address Unjust Convictions and Prevent Unfair Deportations

AB 813 provides much-needed relief for the wrongly convicted and immigrants whose lawyers didn’t advise them of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty.