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L.A. Measure Approved: Voters to Decide on County Power to Remove Sheriff

Supervisors Heed Community Call for Sheriff Accountability on November Ballot

August 2, 2022

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ICE for Withholding Documents Related to Practice of Releasing People from Custody Prior to Imminent Death

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, and Hoq Law filed a public records lawsuit today against U.S.

July 12, 2022

Latinx Voters Sue Riverside for Discriminatory Redistricting

County Plan Violates the FAIR MAPS Act and the California Constitution

June 15, 2022

Supreme Court Denies Bond Hearings to Detained Immigrants

Rulings Keep Door Open to Constitutional Claims

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld the federal government’s policy of locking up immigrants for months or years without a bond hearing.

June 13, 2022

ACLU Announces 2022 ‘Advocates For Justice’ Law Firm Awards

Prominent Author and Professor Michele Goodwin will be the Keynote Speaker at Awards Event

LOS ANGELES — Law firms that co-counsel cases pro bono with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California are truly advocates for justice.

May 16, 2022

LGBTQ Legal Rights Organizations Move to Protect California’s Trans-Inclusive Incarceration Policy

Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and ACLU Foundation of Southern California file to intervene in anti-trans challenge to SB132: The Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act

May 9, 2022