Press Releases

Our lawyers and advocates are among the nation's leading experts on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms. Read the latest on the ACLU of Northern California’s work. To schedule a press interview, call (415) 621-2493 or contact press@aclunc.org.

Broad Coalition Supports Effort to Reform California’s Unfair and Costly Money Bail System

Current System Exacerbates Racial and Economic Injustice and Does Not Keep Communities Safe

California Poised to Pass Momentous Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms

SB 443 establishes stricter standards to protect innocent, vulnerable Californians from having police take and keep their property.

California Moves to Repeal Maximum Family Grant Rule

State budget proposal includes funding to lend families living in deep poverty a helping hand

Report On Disparities and the Criminal Justice System Finds That Lack of Data Leads to Bad Policy

ACLU of Northern California and the Burns Institute Tracked Disparities in Housing, Employment and Education Related to Criminal Justice System Involvement