SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man accused of assault and other felonies was acquitted by a San Francisco jury Aug. 26 after the SF Public Defender’s Office successfully argued the accused was simply defending ...

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Homelessness is one the biggest issues California is facing, according to the First Amendment Coalition here, charging, “to understand the human toll of housing insecurity and to ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy who kicked and hit a Black man in 2020 four times cost Sacramento taxpayers $217,000 – but the deputy is still on the job. The county paid the ...

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislature’s recent rejection of Assembly Bill 1814 that “would have greenlit government use of facial recognition across the state” has allowed the ACLU to breathe a ...

OAKLAND, CA – Judge Kimberly Colwell denied the accused’s request to only be banned from the Lake Merritt BART station as opposed to all BART property—so the accused can attend their job in San ...

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SANTA CRUZ, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation, and civil rights attorney Thomas Seabaugh Monday said in a statement Monday they filed a lawsuit ...

There is something immensely intriguing about the window seat. Logistically, it enables an individual to stay away from the turbulent cacophony of the airplane. Cozy, cornered and comforting—a window ...

On September 5, 2024, at the “Rally for Action to Protect Children and Reform Family Court” in Denver, Representative Meg Froelich brought attention to a harsh reality: Colorado’s family courts are ...

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WASHINGTON, DC – In an op-ed published by News One, a social justice focused news organization, the authors outlined the disproportionate impacts of fine–based traffic cameras on drivers of color.