ACLU California Action

Take Action: Stop Criminalizing Compassion, Pass SB 634 Cities in California are moving to criminalize acts of compassion towards our unhoused community members. Tell your state lawmaker to pass SB 634 to protect our right to provide humanitarian…

The answer to houselessness is housing and services — not criminalization of humanitarian assistance. Take action to support SB 634: action.aclu.org/send-message...

3️⃣ In Santa Ana, the City threatened to prosecute a faith-based charity for providing aid to unhoused people at a church resource center.

2️⃣ In Fremont, the City Council passed an ordinance making it a crime to hand out resources like food and water earlier this year. The ordinance was reversed only after public outcry.

Tell your CA legislator to protect the right to help your community members. Despite the rising cost of living, some cities in California have moved to criminalize acts of compassion:

1️⃣ In El Cajon, 12 people were cited simply for sharing food with unhoused community members.

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Job Posting: Legislative Director - ACLU California Action The Opportunity The ACLU California Action advocates for the defense and advancement of civil liberties and civil rights in the State Capitol in collaboration with ACLU’s three California Affiliates: ...

🚩Job alert: We are seeking a Legislative Director. This position will be responsible for advancing the ACLU’s broad civil liberties policy agenda before the state legislature and state agencies.

Apply + details: aclucalaction.org/2025/07/job-...

AB 400 will lock in the abusive use of police attack dogs in California.

The bill was written by police lobbyists working to undermine true reform of the use of police attack dogs which have mauled and disfigured thousands of Californians.

Take action: action.aclu.org/send-message...

Dem anti-prostitution bill oils Republican deportation machine - Capitol Weekly OPINION - The Trump Administration is waging a war – with military troops on the ground – on Los Angeles and the rest of California because we refuse to hand our migrant neighbors over to unidentifiab...

"AB 379 would make innocent Californians, including non-citizens, vulnerable to arrest and prosecution, for example, for beckoning to, contacting, or attempting to contact or stop pedestrians or other motorists because they are having car trouble."

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This year’s #CABudget includes ZERO funding for houselessness and very little funding for housing – we need a bold vision so let’s get to work!

Missed our webinar on how to end houselessness in 12 years and make housing affordable for all by 2050? Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW3c...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled public schools must allow opt-outs from any lesson parents believe will interfere with their child's religious development, including LGBTQ-themed materials.

This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.

BREAKING: We're filing a new class-action lawsuit to challenge President Trump's lawsuit restricting birthright citizenship.

The 14th Amendment is clear: Every child born on U.S. soil is a citizen, whether the president likes it or not.

The Supreme Court just issued a ruling that limits the ability of courts to block unconstitutional actions by the Trump administration, like his executive order that aims to get rid of the 14th Amendment.

We're filing a class-action lawsuit to protect birthright citizenship.

ACLU NorCal Immigration Series July 2025 Take action with ACLU!

Next Tuesday, July 1, join our organizing team’s monthly immigration webinar. We'll make sense of the latest headlines and share tangible ways that everyone can take action to stand with immigrants. Habrá interpretación en español disponible.

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Journalists, Protesters, and Legal Observers Sue DHS for Unconstitutional Violence Excessive and unnecessary force employed to justify military deployment

More: www.aclusocal.org/en/press-rel...

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BREAKING: We just sued the Department of Homeland Security over their use of excessive force against protesters, reporters and legal observers.

Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents.

We’ll see you in court, DHS.

Here in Los Angeles, Immigrants Are Leading the Fight In the streets, in our legislatures, and in the courts, political leaders are calling for law and order, ignoring the fact that it is their officers wreaking havoc.

"It is heartbreaking to see so much suffering in our community, caused by those who have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution. Yet, among the pain, I also see hope." — ACLU SoCal Chief Legal and Advocacy Officer Victor Leung

Get the tools you need to be an advocate for housing justice.

Come learn how to plug into the movement for housing budget justice + how to support the California Housing Justice Act. With looming federal budget cuts, now is the time to push our state to lead.

Register: bit.ly/cabudgettraining

The ACLUs of California Statement on Ninth Circuit Decision Allowing Federalization of California National Guard  | ACLU of Northern CA

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We are deeply concerned by today's ruling allowing federal control of CA National Guard without state consent. This dangerous precedent undermines state sovereignty and constitutional rights. We urge Congress and the public to reject the normalization of military intervention in civilian affairs.

We will continue to support and help strengthen the California laws and policies that affirm trans young people’s right to be authentically themselves.

The attacks on essential health care for trans young people are part of an attempt to erase scapegoated communities from public life. Families, doctors, and patients deserve trust, respect, and privacy as they make medical decisions without political interference.

Though today’s SCOTUS decision is devastating for trans people across the country, California law still protects the rights of trans youth to access the care they need. Trans young people thrive when we all build a gender-affirming future they can see themselves in.

California ACLUs Applaud State Leadership's Fight Against Federal Abuse of Power in the Deployment of the National Guard | ACLU of Northern CA

Read today's statement from the ACLUs of California: www.aclunc.org/news/califor...

As we await the Ninth Circuit decision on Trump’s unlawful federalization of the CA National Guard, we thank @governor.ca.gov and @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov for protecting the rights of all Californians by challenging this dangerous abuse of power that threatens core democratic principles.

🚩Just 0.5% of California's budget goes to housing and homelessness.

Become an advocate to for housing! Join us to learn how to plug into the fight for housing budget justice and support The California Housing Justice Act (AB 1165).

🔗Register: bit.ly/cabudgettraining

Send a message to ICE: Free Mahmoud Khalil NOW.

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‘What’s happening in LA is not about LA’ | #AJOPINION Donald Trump is using the Los Angeles protests as a pretext to amass authority, warns the ACLU’s Sarah Mehta.

President Trump's threats to deploy the military beyond Los Angeles is another clear abuse of power — but we won't be silenced.

Tell Congress: No Troops on Our Streets President Trump has deployed thousands of National Guard and federal troops into our communities in response to Angelenos protesting the dangerous and cruel ICE raids across LA. Tell Congress: No troo...

President Trump is trying to write himself a blank check to use the military to stifle dissent and target immigrants anywhere in the country.

Tell your members of Congress to take action NOW.

Job Posting: Director of Strategic Communications This position will be responsible for leading the ACLU’s legislative strategic communications in California.

🚩Job alert: We are seeking a Director of Strategic Communications. This position will be responsible for leading the ACLU’s legislative strategic communications in California.

Learn more & apply by July 11: aclucalaction.org/2025/06/dire...

The Trump Administration's forcible removal of Senator Padilla today is un-American and unacceptable. Our elected officials have a right — and a duty — to conduct oversight of President Trump's abuses of power.

As much as the administration wants to silence dissent, we the people won't back down.

Stop the Abuse of Power. Stop Unfounded Arrests of Public Officials. The Trump administration is turning the power of the federal government against anyone who doesn’t toe the line – whether it's members of Congress, mayors, judges, protesters, or now, sitting Senators...

Senator Padilla wasn't the first elected official to face intimidation from the Trump administration for doing his job, but he must be the last.

Tell DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel to put an end to these abuses of power immediately.