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is a lawsuit against the L.A. District Attorney and Sheriff's Department seeking to halt unlawful policies that suppress exculpatory evidence in criminal trials.
is a lawsuit against Glendale Police Department and Hoover High School on behalf of 56 Latino students who were unlawfully racially profiled, detained, and searched.
is a lawsuit against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the director of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System for discriminating against homeless veterans.
Case : Rosas v. BacaThe court granted the motion for class certification to include present and future inmates in Men’s Central Jail, Twin Towers, and the Inmate Reception Area. The court also made it clear that it found no merit to disqualify the ACLU as counsel.
Order granting class certification
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