The latest news and commentary on our legislation.
Criminal Justice & Policing, Democracy & Civic Engagement
George Parampathu, legislative attorney with ACLU California Action, spoke to Newsweek about the prospect of robot police in California, and the necessity of passing the current bill. “The bottom line is that Californians cannot afford …
Criminal Justice & Policing
The California Constitution prohibits involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime. But if voters approve proposition 6 in November, that exception will go away.
Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
“In California, LGBTQ+ students –– like all students –– have the right to a safe and welcoming school environment,” said Becca Cramer-Mowder with ACLU California Action. “With the Governor’s signature, our state becomes the first …
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 …
SAN FRANCISCO—California’s fundamental obligation is to safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of every resident, regardless of their housing status. Yet once again, elected officials are demonstrating a disregard for human dignity and have opted …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
Activists against indentured servitude said they didn’t take chances this time. They worked with Gov. Gavin Newsom to secure agreements over language in the amendment, said Carmen-Nicole Cox, director of government affairs with ACLU California …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Racial and Economic Justice
Carmen-Nicole Cox, director of government affairs with the American Civil Liberties Union California Action, said it’s past time “to finally and fully divorce our Constitution from the oppressive, brutal, racist practice of taking someone’s labor without …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
“We know power dynamics [in prisons] is ripe for abuse,” said Ruth Dawson, a legislative attorney for ACLU California Action. “It seems like a small tweak in the law but we think it will have …