The latest news and commentary on our legislation.
Racial and Economic Justice
SACRAMENTO – In response to Governor Gavin Newsom urging California cities and counties to adopt an ordinance outlawing camping on public property, David Trujillo, executive director of ACLU California Action, issued the following statement: Punishing …
Democracy & Civic Engagement
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 …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Democracy & Civic Engagement
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.
Criminal Justice & Policing
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 …
Criminal Justice & Policing
San Diego – On Sunday, May 19, the California Democratic Party endorsed the End Slavery in California Act by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (ACA 8). This historic legislation will give incarcerated workers the dignity and autonomy …
Sacramento – Today, ACLU California Action released its fifth annual legislative scorecard. The scorecard looks different this year. In honor of its five-year anniversary, and to ensure we acknowledge the voting record of our departing …
Sacramento — ACLU California Action proudly announces the appointment of civil rights leader and ACLU alum David Trujillo as its Executive Director. The ACLU California Action Board voted unanimously in support of Trujillo and his …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
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 …
Racial and Economic Justice
Prop 1 would reduce already-strapped community-based and culturally responsive mental health services. LOS ANGELES – The ACLUs across California announced today their official opposition to Proposition 1 in the upcoming March 2024 Primary Election. Carmen-Nicole …
Racial and Economic Justice
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 …