The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties is a public interest law firm that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The ACLU of San Diego works to protect and expand fairness, equity, and freedom through community engagement, building power, policy advocacy, and impact litigation for people in California’s second-most populous county. From the courtroom to the state legislature to city hall to the court of public opinion, ACLU-SDIC fights for the people. ACLU fights for education equity, housing equity, LGBTQ rights, and reproductive justice. This organization works every day to challenge and eradicate systemic racism, white supremacy, bigotry, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism. ACLU works to vigorously protect and advance for all people the freedom of speech and expression, and the freedom to peacefully assemble and to protest. ACLU-SDIC advocates for the enforcement of constitutional standards in our nation’s justice systems to safeguard individuals against abuses of power by law enforcement. ACLU also advocates ending racial profiling, selective enforcement, and the criminalization of young people of color. The ACLU generally files cases that affect the civil liberties of large numbers of people, rather than those involving a dispute between two parties. They take cases that do not involve complicated disputes of fact but prefer to take cases where the issue is a question of law. The attorneys represent the clients free of charge. The ACLU is unable to give you advice about your case, or provide other types of assistance (for example, reviewing your papers, or conducting legal research to assist you) if they do not accept your case. They also cannot advice you about the deadlines that apply to your case.

The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties is a public interest law firm that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The ACLU of San Diego works to protect and expand fairness, equity, and freedom through community engagement, building power, policy advocacy, and impact litigation for people in California’s second-most populous county. From the courtroom to the state legislature to city hall to the court of public opinion, ACLU-SDIC fights for the people. ACLU fights for education equity, housing equity, LGBTQ rights, and reproductive justice. This organization works every day to challenge and eradicate systemic racism, white supremacy, bigotry, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism. ACLU works to vigorously protect and advance for all people the freedom of speech and expression, and the freedom to peacefully assemble and to protest. ACLU-SDIC advocates for the enforcement of constitutional standards in our nation’s justice systems to safeguard individuals against abuses of power by law enforcement. ACLU also advocates ending racial profiling, selective enforcement, and the criminalization of young people of color. The ACLU generally files cases that affect the civil liberties of large numbers of people, rather than those involving a dispute between two parties. They take cases that do not involve complicated disputes of fact but prefer to take cases where the issue is a question of law. The attorneys represent the clients free of charge. The ACLU is unable to give you advice about your case, or provide other types of assistance (for example, reviewing your papers, or conducting legal research to assist you) if they do not accept your case. They also cannot advice you about the deadlines that apply to your case. ACLU NextGen is a group of emerging leaders, community activists and young professionals. They bring an infusion of energy to the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties by activating their diverse professional and social networks around key issues and sharing their passion for protecting and expanding civil liberties.