Press Releases

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Driver’s License Suspensions Still a Problem for People Too Poor to Pay Exorbitant Traffic Fines

Coalition of Bay Area legal organizations working to make changes locally and statewide

ACLU Seeks Hearings for Kids Unlawfully Sentenced to Die in Prison

As Many as 250 People May be Entitled to Resentencing, but Don’t Have Access to Attorneys
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

California School District Changes Dress Code after ACLU Sues for Censorship

ACLU client was sent home for wearing a shirt that read “Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian”

California’s Lethal Injection Plan Amounts to Human Experimentation

Legal experts, advocates and nearly 15,000 object to the CDCR’s proposal to resume executions.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Hospital For Denying Reproductive Health Care

Dignity Health Hospital Network Continues to Refuse Pregnancy-Related Care Because of Religious Directives
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice