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For the third time in five years, California rejected a bill that would have greenlit government use of facial recognition across the state. Assembly Bill 1814 (AB 1814) died in California’s Senate Appropriations Committee late …

Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras, law enforcement control.

Police use of face recognition technology (FRT) poses a particularly massive risk to our civil liberties, particularly for Black men and women and other marginalized communities.

Join us for an overview of the dangerous police practice of using attack dogs to bite and maim members of the public, the realities of litigating police attack dog cases, how proposed legislation currently before …

Imagine taking a dog for a routine walk and being randomly and brutally attacked by another dog trained to inflict harm. This happened to Gary Gregory, a Benicia, California, man who was out walking his …

What is Proposition 1? Proposition 1 is a Governor-led statewide behavioral health system reform that will be on California’s March 2024 ballot. Though touted as a solution to houselessness in California, Proposition 1 would make, …

J. didn’t complain much when she was living in her car, despite her multiple mental health conditions and a diagnosis of stage-three cancer. At least she could lock her car doors for safety, she told …

We join the ACLU not to win easy fights but to take on the important ones, even when they prove hard and take time. On Tuesday, we learned the California Assembly shelved a bill to …

SACRAMENTO — On Tuesday, a bill that would have restricted the use of police attack dogs to only cases where a person poses serious injury to an officer or others was held up in the …

Today, ACLU California Action released a new, first-of-its-kind report examining the outdated and dangerous police practice of using attack dogs to bite and maim members of the public. Based on our analysis of official data, …

As a school counselor – and educator for over 30 years – I have had a bird’s-eye view on how excessive suspensions have sent many Black, Brown, and marginalized students down the school-to-prison pipeline. During …

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Once again, California refused to endorse face surveillance. Now it’s time to ban it.

Weak “Guardrails” on Police Face Recognition Use Make Things Worse

[Webinar] Weaponized Police Dogs: How State Law and Legislation Fail to Protect Californians

Strong Statewide Laws are Urgently Needed in California to Restrict Police Attack Dogs

FAQ: California ACLUs’ Opposition to Proposition 1

Don’t be fooled by Proposition 1’s false promises

Breaking: Update on police use of attack dogs

Advocates denounce legislature shelving bill that would have restricted police attack dog maulings in California

NEW REPORT: Weaponizing Dogs – The Brutal and Outdated Practice of Police Attack Dogs

How SB 274 Protects Students From the School-To-Prison Pipeline