Press Releases

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Racial Profiling Bill Moves Forward in California Legislature

Expert Urges California to Follow Connecticut’s Lead on Data-Collection Bill
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Racial Profiling Bill Heads to California Senate

Bill to address racial profiling (AB 953) moves forward
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Historic Ruling in ACLU Lawsuit: Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Law

Fresno County judge rules that the curriculum had been medically inaccurate and biased for “many years”

ACLU Warns California Counties: Charging Payment for Court Dates is Unconstitutional

Traffic Courts Are Requiring Pre-Payment to Contest Citations in Court