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Lawsuit filed against ICE over unconstitutional detention of American citizens

Seeking to end the government’s practice of placing immigration holds on individuals without probable cause, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU/SC), the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), and the law firm Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt filed a class-actio

June 19, 2013

VICTORY! US Supreme Court invalidates patents on BRCA1 and BRCA2

Should companies be able to patent human genes? Today, the Supreme Court answered that profound question with a resounding NO.

June 13, 2013

Press Release: Bill supporting transgender students goes to the senate floor

SACRAMENTO—Today, the California Senate Education Committee passed AB 1266 (Ammiano), the School Success and Opportunity Act, a bill that provides crucial support for transgender students, by a vote of 5-2.

June 12, 2013

Press Release: Clovis parents ask school district to reject inadequate sex ed proposal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2013 Parents are asking the Clovis Unified School District to reject a proposed high school sex education curriculum, saying that it is inadequate and still contains dangerous misinformation about sexual health.

June 12, 2013

ACLU challenges NSA's Patriot Act phone surveillance

In the wake of the past week's revelations about the NSA's unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls, today the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the program violates Americans' constitutional rights o

June 11, 2013

Press Release: ACLU/SC commends LA DA Jackie Lacey for new policies on disclosure of exculpatory evidence

LOS ANGELES – The ACLU of Southern California commends LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey for adopting new policies that address the way that the DA’s office maintains and discloses evidence of misconduct by police officers and other governmental employees.

June 11, 2013