The latest news and commentary on our legislation.
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 …
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
“La gran mayoría de los californianos gravemente heridos por perros de ataque de la policía no están armados con ningún arma, según datos reportados por las agencias policiales al Departamento de Justicia de California”, dijo …
Criminal Justice & Policing
“The vast majority of Californians severely injured by police attack dogs are not armed with any weapon,” ACLU California Action‘s director of governmental affairs, Carmen-Nicole Cox, said in a statement on Wednesday, citing a newly …
Criminal Justice & Policing
“There are no statewide regulations on how canines can be used across our state,” said Eric Henderson, a legislative advocate at ACLU California Action. “That means that it’s up to every department to craft their …
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Today, ACLU California Action released a new, first-of-its-kind report examining the outdated and dangerous police practice of using attack dogs to bite and maim members of the public.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, …
Education Equity
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 …