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Oct 04, 2018
ACLU Sues San Francisco Police Department for Unconstitutionally Targeting Black People for Arrest
SAN FRANCISCO – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California, and the law firm Durie Tangri LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for its ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 20, 2018
ACLU Demands Colorado State University Amend Policing Practices Following Racial Profiling of Two Young Native American Men
ACLU Launches Campaign, ‘Living While Black’ on Campus, in Response to Widespread Racial Profiling
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Sep 06, 2018
ACLU Statement on Start of NFL Regular Season
ACLU Argues Players Should Have Choice to Stand or Kneel
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Statement on Department of Justice Filing in Harvard University Admissions Lawsuit
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case. The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement in re...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Files Brief Supporting Harvard University in Admissions Lawsuit
ACLU Joins Civil Rights Leaders, Students, and Universities Calling for Case’s Dismissal and Preservation of Colleges’ Right to Promote Diversity
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 29, 2018
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows New Area of Racial Disparities in Public Schools
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the UCLA Civil Rights Project released the first in a series of reports yesterday revealing students missed more than 11 million...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ACLU expert, email media@aclu.org.
Contact an ACLU Affiliate
The ACLU has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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A Multi-generational Fight For Desegregated Schools In Los Angeles. Explore News & Commentary.A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
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Congressional investments should reach the communities they were intended to serve. -
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Researchers asked experienced police supervisors to rate police reports, some of which were written by humans and some by AI