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News & Commentary
The ACLU SoCal staff and board at May Day 2026

VIDEO: This May Day, We Affirm the Fundamental Human Rights of All Workers

Watch the video to hear from our Executive Director Chandra Bhatnagar on why we march to honor labor organizing across the world.
News & Commentary
Heather Ann Thompson in conversation with Summer Lacey | ALOUD

VIDEO: Why does white rage have a grip on our criminal legal system?

Watch historian and author Heather Ann Thompson in conversation with ACLU SoCal’s Summer Lacey.
News & Commentary
An Analysis of Death and Dying in Orange County Jails

“I’m getting weaker as each day passes"

Our new report examines in-custody deaths in the Orange County jails system
News & Commentary
Picture of Jane Fonda at SIE Society Event

VIDEO: Jane Fonda Revives the Committee for the First Amendment

Watch Jane Fonda receive the inaugural Impact Entertainment Visionaries Award in Los Angeles

Press Releases

California Civil Rights Department Opens Investigation Into Riverside Over Rejected Quality Inn Project

The state civil rights agency initiated action based on complaint filed by advocates

ACLU Statement on DHS Retaliatory Arrest of ICE Raids Plaintiff 

Advocates File Complaint Against Riverside Over Rejection of State Funding for Quality Inn Project

The complaint alleges unlawful discrimination in violation of civil rights laws