The latest news and commentary on our legislation.
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 …
The Opportunity ACLU California Action advocates for the defense and advancement of civil liberties and civil rights in the State Capitol in collaboration ACLU’s three California Affiliates: ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of Southern California, …
SACRAMENTO – American Civil Liberties Union California Action (ACLU Cal Action) is proud to announce a new member of its executive team, Carmen-Nicole Cox, as Director of Government Affairs, where she will lead a team …
Criminal Justice & Policing, Immigrant Rights
I live in California’s Central Valley: a richly diverse region, home to nearly a million immigrants, who comprise a quarter of the total population here. Over half of them are noncitizens, of which 300,000 are …
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 …
ACLU California Action fights for Californians’ bodily autonomy and the right to have children, not have children, and parent the children we have with dignity and safety. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a devastating …
Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
CALIFORNIA – Today, the United States Supreme Court published its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of precedent guaranteeing the constitutional right to abortion. “The …
Racial and Economic Justice
All Californians deserve permanent, affordable housing, and healthcare that meet their needs and allow our communities to flourish. Nobody should be forced to languish, deteriorate, and die on our streets. Unfortunately, instead of focusing on …
Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity
Californians’ right to bodily autonomy—to make decisions over one’s own life and future—is a deeply held value in our diverse state.
Shilpi Agarwal is the legal director at the ACLU of Northern California. On May 2, 2022, we submitted a letter to the California legislature formally announcing our opposition to SB 1327. Here’s why. Gov. Newsom …