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Thank you Kristen Stilt @harvardanimallaw.bsky.social, @animal-justice.bsky.social, @climatedefense.bsky.social, animal law scholars, @nonhumanrights.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @nlgnews.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...
People who show up to court for their mandatory immigration hearings are simply complying with their legal obligations.
We're suing the Trump administration to stop ICE's lawless tactics of arresting people as they leave their hearings.
NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff observed masked federal agents apprehending people who were attending mandatory immigration court hearings.
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.
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....
We called for an independent investigation of the Vallejo City Attorney’s Office due to serious allegations of misconduct. Instead, the council tasked a law firm with close ties to the city atty's office to investigate whether a "formal" investigation is even warranted.
In a word, this is a sham.
The city will contract with Renne Public Law Group to review what councilmembers called “recent allegations.”
The answer to houselessness is housing and services — not criminalization of humanitarian assistance. Take action to support SB 634: action.aclu.org/send-message...
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…
"There’s a whole host of serious adverse life consequences that happen to people if they’re detained even one day, let alone 14 days. These people don’t have convictions yet. These are people who are legally innocent that this is happening to.”
– Yoel Haile, ACLU NorCal
Multiple defendants have been forced to wait weeks – at times, even a month – for attorneys due to the shortage, raising alarms among civil rights advocates.
Along with Vallejo residents, we’re calling on the City Council to authorize an independent investigation into the City Attorney’s office over growing allegations that it has conspired to conceal police misconduct.
The City of Modesto must repeal or amend its unconstitutional anti-masking law, and we urge the city to drop the charges for peaceful protestors arrested for allegedly violating the ordinance on June 14. Read our letter to the City Council: www.aclunc.org/sites/defaul...
Vague and overbroad laws invite discriminatory enforcement, as we saw on 6/14, when protestors at Modesto’s ICE Out rally—mostly people of color—were arrested for wearing masks. Meanwhile, 0 arrests of the mostly white participants at the No Kings rally held the same day, where masks were also worn.
