Press Releases

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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