The ACLU of Southern California (ACLUSOCAL) works on behalf of people in the Southern California region, namely in Los Angeles, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. They work for the rights of free speech, free association, and assembly, freedoms of the press and religion, including the strict separation of church and state. They also work for equal protection, due process, privacy and protection of the Bill of Rights, including women, immigrants, the poor, people of color, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people, members of minority religions, people with disabilities, lesbian, gay, or bisexual people, people experiencing homelessness, incarcerated and children in the custody of the state. They provide public education, lobbying, and litigation. ACLUSOCAL educates and helps empower individuals about their rights. ACLUSOCAL advocates for and against federal, state, and local measures. ACLUSOCAL files federal and state court lawsuits. ACLUSOCAL does all of this to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. Their office provide legal assistance relating to civil liberties and civil rights matters arising in the Southern California region. They do not accept walk-ins. Please submit a legal request by writing to them, calling the Intake Line, or using the online form.