The ACLU Foundation of Southern California undertakes litigation when doing so is the most effective way to advance a civil liberties concern. We file lawsuits that will have an impact on people’s rights by setting a legal precedent or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. We both provide direct legal representation to people and file amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs addressing civil liberties issues in cases initiated by others. All of the ACLU SoCal’s legal work is on a pro bono basis; we never charge for our legal services.
When students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) launched the Palestine Solidarity Encampment in protest of certain actions of the State of Israel and the Israeli Defense Forces and their...
Russell Austin and Michael Mosby are challenging the Riverside County District Attorney’s decision to pursue the death penalty in their cases under the new California Racial Justice Act. Mr. Austin and Mr....
People who are unhoused and disabled have rights. In San Bernardino, where worsening climate conditions pose life-threatening situations to those who are most vulnerable, they have been systemically...
The landmark California Racial Justice Act, passed in 2020, prohibits the state from pursuing convictions or sentences based upon race, ethnicity, or national origin and allows people to challenge...