ACLU of Northern California

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Picture of a person in graduation cap and robes with an item of Indigenous significance on the hat. Text: "Know your rights: In California, students have the right to wear tribal regalia at graduation"
Key findings: * Black people made up 33% of all SPD traffic stops, but are only 12% of the Sacramento population; * Black drivers were 3.1 times more likely to be stopped than white drivers; * Of the Black drivers who were stopped, just over 70% of the stops were for vehicle equipment or non-moving violations, meaning most Black drivers were stopped for reasons that have little to do with traffic safety; * Black and Latino drivers were, respectively, 2.1 and 1.5 times more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than white drivers; * Latino drivers made up 38% of stops for window obstruction; * Black drivers had the lowest rate of citations despite being stopped and searched more than all other racial groups. White drivers had the highest share of citations relative to their share of stops; * In 90% of searches during traffic stops, police did not seize any items (e.g. weapons or contraband); and * More than half of all traffic stops were for non-moving violations such as missing license plates, window obstruction, and expired registration; and 28% of stops did not result in a warning, citation, or arrest.
Flyer: Last chance, tell the Berkeley city council to drop flock. Sanctuary over Surveillance! Thursday, May 7. rally and press conference, 4pm, meeting 5pm, 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley, learn more at tinyurl.com/dropflockberkeley
Two ACLU NorCal attorneys in suits outside of the Supreme Court.
ACLU attorney standing outdoors in a blue blazer and black shirt, speaking about Temporary Protected Status
ACLU lawyer and United Farm Workers staff speak outside a San Francisco courthouse.
Three people being photographed in an event space, holding award plaques.
Clips from NBC Bay Area video coverage "Lawsuits challenging ICE detentions skyrocket across Northern California."
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Event graphic showing scene from Minneapolis with federal immigration agents facing off against civilians.
Protest sign reading “We’re paying ICE billions to kill us” with American flag
Quote on purple background: Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Video of young man explaining your rights to record law enforcement officers in public.
Blue box that says "We're hiring: Human Resources Coordinator" with the ACLU NorCal logo.
Graphic with words "ICE OUT FOR GOOD" above a collage with images of signs saying "ICE out of CA" and "No Troops or ICE in the Bay"
Animated protest rights video
A collage of photos of ICE agents, an upset person covering their eyes, and a handmade sign that reads, "ICE is breaking the law."
A video clip of an ACLU NorCal attorney's interview with a San Francisco TV station.
Video featuring ACLU lawyer describing case against San Francisco landlords who have installed “smart-home” systems that surveillance their tenants.
An excerpt of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Dissent
Your right to vote free of intimidation by federal, state or local officials
ACLU legal director Shilpi Agarwal speaking about voting rights.
Invite to Bay Resistance rally and march 5pm in SF Embarcadero Plaza.
Center for Policing Equity flyer calling for participants for study on traffic stops.
ACLU attorney speaking about phone security at protests.
Archival image showing two smiling Black women holding young children and a paper bag of groceries. Text says "All Power to the People." Image depicts free grocery distribution at the Black Community Survival Conference, March 30, 1972. Courtesy Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries.
We're hiring: Investigator, Administrative Assistant.
Quote by United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero: "We will continue to fight together for the civil rights of every farm worker and every immigrant community. This agency and this administration will not keep terrorizing our union members, our coworkers or our neighbors unchecked. Not on our watch.” Along with a photo of a farm worker carrying a large bin of produce in a field.
Illustration by Neil G. Ballard showing judge filing papers and text saying "September 18: ACLU sues ICE over San Francisco conditions."
Picture of Apple Conk, plaintiff in Coalition on Homelessness v City and County of San Francisco, and her partner and child, with quote saying "“Constitutional rights don’t disappear when someone is unhoused. The Fourth Amendment applies to everyone, regardless of where they sleep at night.”
Lawsuit settlement agreement requirements between the Coalition on Homelessness and San Francisco. Follow bag-and-tag policy -- give people time to reclaim belongings Give advance notice-- before property is seized Provide enhanced documentation -- with photographic evidence Mandatory staff training -- for Public Works staff Quarterly reports and monitoring-- of property seizures
ACLU NorCal attorney explains what the recent Supreme Court order on LA immigration raids means for the rest of the state.