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.
Jimenez v. County of San Bernardino is a lawsuit against the County of San Bernardino for violating the free speech rights of Efren Montiel Jimenez, a local artist. County officials removed two...
ACLU/Preven v. County of Los Angeles is a lawsuit demanding that Los Angeles County and the Office of the County Counsel release invoices detailing the amounts of money billed by...
Gonzalez v. ICE is a class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) for placing immigration detainers (or “ICE holds”) on people in jail and extending the...
ACLU v. USCIS is a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking policy memoranda, training manuals, statistics and other information about the Controlled Application Review and...