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Civil Rights Groups Demand Reforms to LAPD Disciplinary Process

LOS ANGELES — The ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, and Community Coalition call on the Los Angeles City Council to make meaningful reforms to the Los Angeles Police Department’s disciplinary process of officers who have committed serious misconduct, in a report published

November 28, 2018

Court blocks Trump's effective ban on green-card holders in the military

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court issued a ruling on Friday that halts a Trump administration policy that blocked hundreds of lawful permanent residents from serving in the U.S. military.

November 19, 2018

Federal Court Approves Settlement of Laguna Beach Homelessness Suit

SANTA ANA — The U.S. District Court in Santa Ana has finalized a groundbreaking agreement that will make homelessness facilities in Laguna Beach accessible to people with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act).

November 7, 2018

UCLA Falsely Claims Bear Used by Palestinian Rights Group is a Trademark Violation

A 'Cease and Desist' Threat from the University is the Latest Attempt to Silence the Group LOS ANGELES — The ACLU Foundation of Southern California & Palestine Legal today wrote to the University of California Los Angeles to strongly refute the school's claim that a bear logo used by a Palestinian

November 7, 2018

Ramona Ripston, ACLU Leader and Famed Champion of Civil Liberties, Has Died

Ripston led the ACLU of Southern California for nearly 40 years

LOS ANGELES — Ramona Ripston, who built the ACLU of Southern California into a civil liberties, civil rights, and activism powerhouse over a span of four decades, has died. She was 91.

November 3, 2018

ACLU SoCal Opens Kern County Office

BAKERSFIELD — The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California will mark the opening of its Kern County office in Bakersfield with a press conference for local media on Nov. 1. Community Engagement Policy Advocate Rosa Lopez and Staff Attorney Jordan Wells will each make brief

October 31, 2018