American Civil Liberties Union

SF measure to drop municipal voting age makes it to November ballot

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to place a measure on the November ballot that allows city…

4 years ago

Bay Area leaders applaud ‘watershed’ LGBTQ rights U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bay Area officials celebrated a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that extended protections against job…

4 years ago

Federal judge reinstates nationwide injunction on asylum restriction

A federal judge in Oakland on Monday reinstated a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would prevent…

5 years ago

Federal judge blocks administration’s new asylum rule

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would…

5 years ago

San Mateo County sheriffs present revised use of force policy

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is revising its use of force policy, including for Taser stun guns, following outcry…

5 years ago

Groups challenge asylum restriction in court, say rule ‘cannot stand’

Four refugee assistance groups sued the administration of President Donald Trump in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge…

5 years ago

Court’s legal counsel decision subdues ICE raids

After the American Civil Liberties Union took the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to federal court in Northern California, the…

5 years ago

Appeals court blocks appropriation of military funds for border wall

A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration of President Donald Trump to…

5 years ago

Judge blocks protected status termination for immigrants

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to allow more than 300,000 immigrants…

6 years ago

Court orders prompt hearings for undocumented teenagers

A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Monday that undocumented teenagers who are accused of gang affiliation can't be…

6 years ago

Sanctuary state law stands in federal court

A federal judge in Sacramento refused Thursday to block two state laws that the Trump Administration claimed obstructed federal immigration…

6 years ago

Thousands protest Trump family separation policy

Large gatherings took place Saturday to protest of the Trump Administration policy of separating undocumented immigrant parents from their children.

6 years ago

Supreme Court denies bond to those facing deportation

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a San Francisco federal appeals court and said that immigrants facing deportation can be held…

6 years ago

Alameda County shifts many arraignments back to Oakland

Alameda County court officials announced Tuesday that starting next Monday, in-custody arraignments of inmates from the northern part of the…

7 years ago

As feds bail, SF stands behind police reforms

San Francisco city and police officials Tuesday said they will continue to implement reforms recommended last year by the U.S.…

7 years ago

Cameras aim to deter, identify freeway shooters

Contra Costa County officials hope that by this summer a project will be underway to help law enforcement deter or…

7 years ago

Trump team trots out revised travel ban

President Donald Trump Monday signed a revised executive order banning entry to the United States by certain citizens from six…

7 years ago

Cal, Stanford students sue over Trump immigration order

A student at Cal and another at Stanford University filed suit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel…

7 years ago

Detainees released amid day two of SFO protests

Four who were detained at SFO under President Trump's Executive Order have been released, while a final fifth person is…

7 years ago

Hundreds swarm SFO to protest Trump’s Muslim ban

Hundreds swarmed inside SFO to condemn reports that immigrants are being held under Trump's executive order banning entry into the…

7 years ago

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