The latest news and commentary on our legislation.
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
In a victory under the new California Racial Justice Act (CRJA), the California Fourth District Court of Appeal is allowing two Black men to move forward with their challenge to death penalty prosecutions being sought …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
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 …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
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 …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
CA Assembly Bill 742 would restrict the use of police canines.
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
Today, ACLU California Action released a new, first-of-its-kind report examining the outdated and dangerous police practice of using attack dogs to bite and maim members of the public.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, …
Criminal Justice & Policing
Human trafficking is a horrific crime and we must do everything we can to get victims to safety and hold traffickers accountable. But SB 14 (R-Grove) will harm the very people it is supposed to …
Join us for a townhall with State Senator Angelique Ashby on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm. Senator Ashby was elected in 2022 to represent over half of Sacramento County, including the city of Sacramento, …
Education Equity, Racial and Economic Justice, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond sent a joint letter to California K-12 school administrators cautioning them against removing books from classrooms and libraries and …
With the 2023 legislative session in full swing, we’re advancing a bold new policy agenda that aims to address some of the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties challenges facing vulnerable Californians today. We’re …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
Today, Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Weiner’s Senate Bill 357, the Safer Streets for All Act, which will help to protect all people from discriminatory arrests and harassment based on how they dress or their …