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VICTORY: DHS has withdrawn its subpoena demanding the identities of anonymous Instagram users who posted about ICE raids in LA. The First Amendment protects your right to record police, to share those recordings, and do so anonymously. @snowjake.bsky.social @aclu.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
VICTORY: DHS has withdrawn its subpoena demanding the identities of anonymous Instagram users who posted about ICE raids in LA. The First Amendment protects your right to record police, to share those recordings, and do so anonymously. @snowjake.bsky.social @aclu.org
Sami Hamdi is still in ICE detention.
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sami Hamdi is still in ICE detention.
As we head into the last weekend before Election Day, our legal director Shilpi Agarwal has some final tips for voters.
Our Know Your Rights guide has the facts on who can vote, registering to vote (it’s not too late!), where and when to cast your ballot, and more: www.aclunc.org/ca-voting-rights
Our Know Your Rights guide has the facts on who can vote, registering to vote (it’s not too late!), where and when to cast your ballot, and more: www.aclunc.org/ca-voting-rights
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
As we head into the last weekend before Election Day, our legal director Shilpi Agarwal has some final tips for voters.
Our Know Your Rights guide has the facts on who can vote, registering to vote (it’s not too late!), where and when to cast your ballot, and more: www.aclunc.org/ca-voting-rights
Our Know Your Rights guide has the facts on who can vote, registering to vote (it’s not too late!), where and when to cast your ballot, and more: www.aclunc.org/ca-voting-rights
It's been reported that President Trump will not send the National Guard to SF or anywhere else in the Bay Area as he had been threatening to do. That is welcome news. But we can't get complacent. Know your rights around protest, federal agents and law enforcement, and more: www.aclunc.org/kyr
October 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's been reported that President Trump will not send the National Guard to SF or anywhere else in the Bay Area as he had been threatening to do. That is welcome news. But we can't get complacent. Know your rights around protest, federal agents and law enforcement, and more: www.aclunc.org/kyr
As you prepare for this weekend’s nationwide day of protest, make sure you know how to protect the personal information on your phone from prying eyes.
You can also find a detailed surveillance self-defense guide from @eff.org at ssd.eff.org/module/atten....
You can also find a detailed surveillance self-defense guide from @eff.org at ssd.eff.org/module/atten....
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As you prepare for this weekend’s nationwide day of protest, make sure you know how to protect the personal information on your phone from prying eyes.
You can also find a detailed surveillance self-defense guide from @eff.org at ssd.eff.org/module/atten....
You can also find a detailed surveillance self-defense guide from @eff.org at ssd.eff.org/module/atten....
We are hopeful that our five-year settlement agreement with the city, which requires San Francisco to strictly follow its existing bag-and-tag policy, will encourage the city to redirect its limited resources away from sweeps and instead invest more in housing.
October 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We are hopeful that our five-year settlement agreement with the city, which requires San Francisco to strictly follow its existing bag-and-tag policy, will encourage the city to redirect its limited resources away from sweeps and instead invest more in housing.
Border Patrol can’t ignore the Constitution to carry out the Trump administration’s racist mass deportation agenda.
September 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Border Patrol can’t ignore the Constitution to carry out the Trump administration’s racist mass deportation agenda.
For too long, the people of Vallejo have faced terrible police brutality. There are multiple credible allegations that the city attorney’s office has been enabling this violence and abuse.
We need to bring the facts to light — because Vallejo deserves accountability and justice.
We need to bring the facts to light — because Vallejo deserves accountability and justice.
August 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For too long, the people of Vallejo have faced terrible police brutality. There are multiple credible allegations that the city attorney’s office has been enabling this violence and abuse.
We need to bring the facts to light — because Vallejo deserves accountability and justice.
We need to bring the facts to light — because Vallejo deserves accountability and justice.
And the council violated the Brown Act by making this decision in secret.
In case *anyone* needs a reminder, here's info about people's rights under the Brown Act, California's open meetings law intended give the public a voice and prevent backroom dealings. More at aclunc.org/open-meeting....
In case *anyone* needs a reminder, here's info about people's rights under the Brown Act, California's open meetings law intended give the public a voice and prevent backroom dealings. More at aclunc.org/open-meeting....
July 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
And the council violated the Brown Act by making this decision in secret.
In case *anyone* needs a reminder, here's info about people's rights under the Brown Act, California's open meetings law intended give the public a voice and prevent backroom dealings. More at aclunc.org/open-meeting....
In case *anyone* needs a reminder, here's info about people's rights under the Brown Act, California's open meetings law intended give the public a voice and prevent backroom dealings. More at aclunc.org/open-meeting....
For over 125 years, birthright citizenship has made the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is. Trump wants to end that right and create a permanent, multigenerational subclass with no vote, no voice, and no protection.
July 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For over 125 years, birthright citizenship has made the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is. Trump wants to end that right and create a permanent, multigenerational subclass with no vote, no voice, and no protection.