Fresno Ruling: California Must Pay for Public Defenders
(ACLU) A Fresno judge has ruled that the state of California is ultimately responsible for ensuring that people who can’t afford to hire their own…
Local
Dispatches from the War Zone is the Most Important Book About Fresno’s Persecution of the Homeless
Title: Dispatches from the War Zone Author: Mike Rhodes Former editor of the Community Alliance Dispatches from the War Zone is Mike Rhodes’ first person…
Clovis Learns the Hard Way: Hiding Discrimination in a Dress Code Won’t Fly
By: Abre’ Conner follow @MsAConner The Clovis Unified School District has a problem. School administrators in this small town in California’s Central Valley can’t seem…
Fresno Cop Awarded for Public Safety is Repeat Shooter
It’s unclear how the Fresno Rotary Club chooses officers to honor in their annual Public Safety Officers Awards luncheon, but this year they picked Fresno Police Officer…
Making Smart Decisions About Surveillance: A Guide for Community Transparency, Accountability & Oversight
(ACLU) Surveillance is on the rise in our communities, but basic transparency, oversight, and accountability remain the exception, not the rule. Police are spending billions of…
John Lang’s Death Ruled A Suicide, Activists Push for Federal Investigation
This morning it came to our attention that the death of John Lang has been ruled a suicide. The cause of death is still unknown….
Do Fresno Police Have a Secrecy Problem?
By: Novella Coleman follow @ACLU_Novella One day after Fresno Police Department’s fourth shooting this year, the department released body cam footage of a police killing…
Fresno Police Sergeant is suing Department for discrimination, retaliation
Slowly but surely we’re getting a glimpse into the culture at the Fresno Police Department, and there may be more of a problem than meets the…
Two Lawyers Walk into a Bar. And Get Kicked Out for Being Black.
ACLU lawyers are used to taking on injustice and speaking out on behalf of our clients. This time the discrimination happened to us. We began…
Antifa Movement Growing in Fresno
In the past few days there has been a social media storm brewing wherein a pre-WWII group known as The White Rose Society has been…