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ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties
ATTN: Non-Legal Internship Coordinator
PO Box 87131
San Diego, CA 92138-7131
The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

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Position Title: Voting Rights Intern

Position Description: Part-time position working with the Voting Rights Project to reduce barriers to voting and expand opportunities for broader participation in the electorate.

Internships are unpaid: However, the ACLU is willing to discuss cooperating with students in applying for public interest grants or obtaining course credit.

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SACRAMENTO—A state bill to reform civil asset forfeiture, a practice that has come under fire nationwide following widespread claims of abuse, received strong, bipartisan approval from the California Senate today. Senate Bill 443 will now head to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature.

The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties is excited to invite you to a free ADVANCE screening of SNOWDEN, a film by Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, on Tuesday, September 13th. SNOWDEN will be released in theaters on September 16th.UPDATE: With overwhelming response we have reached capacity for our advanced showing of Snowden. However, waitlist registration is available through the link above.  Doors open at 6:00 and we highly recommend that you show up early as unfilled seats will be made available to people on the waitlist starting at 6:50 pm.  Snowden opens in theaters on September 16th.To join the waitlist please fill out this form.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X41bfQa7xFQEdward Snowden changed the world when he leaked information about the National Security Agency’s sweeping surveillance of ordinary people’s everyday communications. Several years ago, when our case against mass surveillance finally reached the Supreme Court, it was dismissed for lack of evidence of the secret programs. Snowden provided that evidence, at great personal risk.Snowden is a politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley. It reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. This is the epic story of why he did what he did, who he left behind, and how he pulled it off, making for one of the most compelling films of the year.A special preview screening for ACLU members and supporters takes place on Tuesday. September 13th at 7pm at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theatre at the Museum of Photographic Arts at 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92103.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – A U.S. District Court judge today issued a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s guidance to public school districts regarding their legal responsibility to allow transgender students to use the same restrooms as other students. The ruling came in the multi-state lawsuit, Texas v. United States.