What We Do and How We Do It
The ACLU was founded to defend and secure the rights granted by the Bill of Rights. Read more about our mission.
Our History
Since 1923, the ACLU of Southern California has been on the leading edge of liberty. Read some of the highlights of the past 85 years.
Recent Work
Read our latest Annual Report for a summary of some of the highlights of the recent past.
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights lays out the guiding principles of all our democratic government: freedom and equality for all. Read more.
Support Us
Our work is made possible by ACLU memberships, and generous contributions to our foundation. Find out more about how you can support us today.
Take Action
For more than three quarters of a century the ACLU/SC has organized the community to support a broad-based civil rights and civil liberties agenda. Join our free activist email list today.
Legal Intake
Our office handles civil liberties and civil rights matters arising in the Southern California region. Read about the kinds of cases we accept and how to have the ACLU consider your problem.
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Criminal Justice
Report: Racial Profiling and the LAPD: Reform & Resistance
Economic Justice
Suit Against Santa Monica for Throwback Treatment of Disabled Homeless
Educational Equality
Pushing Back Against LAUSD Layoffs: Equal Education For All
Get Help Fixing California's Broken Classrooms
Freedom of Speech
Suit to Protect Veteran's Free Speech Rights
Immigrant Rights
Immigrants with Mental Disabilities Lost in Detention for Years
Jails Project
ACLU Report Finds LA Men’s Jail Plagued by Violence
LGBT Equality
Prop 8: Focusing on the Wrong Question
Religious Liberty
Blocking Faith, Freezing Charity
