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California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the Country

Under AB 392, officers can use deadly force only when necessary to defend against an immediate, deadly threat to themselves or others

California Set to Pass Landmark Legislation to Save Lives, Reduce the Number of Police Shootings

Under AB 392, California will establish one of the strongest use of force laws in the country by requiring that officers only use deadly force when necessary

ACLU Sues Fresno County Election Official for Removing Church Polling Place in First Amendment Dispute over Black Lives Matter Banner

Registrar Violated Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno's First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas: Free Speech, Racial Justice