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As the administration continues to threaten the fabric of our democracy, we urge the courts to continue safeguarding our rights.
September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As the administration continues to threaten the fabric of our democracy, we urge the courts to continue safeguarding our rights.
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In a victory for Californians – and everyone who has rallied against Trump's unlawful military deployments, a federal judge rejected the administration's assertion that it could deploy troops anywhere government personnel or federal property could be harmed.
September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In a victory for Californians – and everyone who has rallied against Trump's unlawful military deployments, a federal judge rejected the administration's assertion that it could deploy troops anywhere government personnel or federal property could be harmed.
The Fair Representation Act (AB 690) will finally fix the problem by banning flat-fee contracts.
☎️ The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently debating whether to advance it. Call the Chair, Sen. Caballero (D-Fresno) at (916) 651-4014 to express support for AB 690.
☎️ The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently debating whether to advance it. Call the Chair, Sen. Caballero (D-Fresno) at (916) 651-4014 to express support for AB 690.
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Fair Representation Act (AB 690) will finally fix the problem by banning flat-fee contracts.
☎️ The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently debating whether to advance it. Call the Chair, Sen. Caballero (D-Fresno) at (916) 651-4014 to express support for AB 690.
☎️ The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently debating whether to advance it. Call the Chair, Sen. Caballero (D-Fresno) at (916) 651-4014 to express support for AB 690.
Eight of the 10 counties with the highest incarceration rates in the state use flat-fee contracts exclusively, including all of the top 5.
Flat fees pay lawyers the same amount of money no matter how much work they do on a case. The less time they spend, the more lucrative the fee.
Flat fees pay lawyers the same amount of money no matter how much work they do on a case. The less time they spend, the more lucrative the fee.
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Eight of the 10 counties with the highest incarceration rates in the state use flat-fee contracts exclusively, including all of the top 5.
Flat fees pay lawyers the same amount of money no matter how much work they do on a case. The less time they spend, the more lucrative the fee.
Flat fees pay lawyers the same amount of money no matter how much work they do on a case. The less time they spend, the more lucrative the fee.
Yet instead of listening to community input and lawmaker concerns, the policy lobby is trying once again to pass a bill that will lock in the unchecked and abusive ways that police use attack dogs.
‼️Tell your CA legislator to vote NO on AB 400:
action.aclu.org/send-message...
‼️Tell your CA legislator to vote NO on AB 400:
action.aclu.org/send-message...
Take Action: Stop Bill to Codify Police Dog Violence
Police attack dogs have left thousands of Californians with life-altering injuries, many of them Black, Brown, unarmed, or in mental health crisis. Now, AB 400 would lock in the same dangerous standar...
action.aclu.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yet instead of listening to community input and lawmaker concerns, the policy lobby is trying once again to pass a bill that will lock in the unchecked and abusive ways that police use attack dogs.
‼️Tell your CA legislator to vote NO on AB 400:
action.aclu.org/send-message...
‼️Tell your CA legislator to vote NO on AB 400:
action.aclu.org/send-message...
The answer to houselessness is housing and services — not criminalization of humanitarian assistance. Take action to support SB 634: action.aclu.org/send-message...
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…
action.aclu.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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.
July 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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.
July 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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.