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.
On March 17, 2017, Bakersfield Police Department officers Jeffries and Bishop stopped the car in which Robert Mitchell was a passenger for the purported purpose of enforcing state vehicle code violations....
The American Civil Liberties Union (including the Reproductive Freedom Project and Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief of the National ACLU, and the affiliates serving Northern and Southern California...
The ACLU and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of several young immigrants against the Trump administration for its unlawful...
This lawsuit challenges the interim final rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies that would allow nearly all employers to deny their employees insurance...