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.

Oct 01, 2012

ACLU Wins Fight to Protect Constitutional Right to Free Public Education in California

Enactment of AB 1575 Establishes Statewide Accountability System for Illegal School Fees, Resolving Class Action Lawsuit filed in September 2010
Sep 27, 2012

At One-Year Anniversary of Prison Realignment, ACLU Says California Failing to Enact Needed Criminal Justice Reforms

State Legislature Must Reject Failed Policies of Past In Face of New Polling Data Showing Overwhelming Public Support for Alternatives to Costly Incarceration
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 26, 2012

UC Davis Students Reach $1Million Settlement with University Over Pepper-Spraying Incident

University Will Formally Apologize and Implement Reforms
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 11, 2012

ACLU of California Endorses Proposition 30

Statewide Civil Rights Organization Backs Revenue Measure to Protect Schools and Social Safety Net from $6 Billion Automatic Cut this Year
Aug 21, 2012

Parents and Doctors Sue Clovis School District Over Sex Education

Lawsuit is the first of its kind in California
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights, Reproductive Justice, Schools