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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.

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Background:

SB 443 was introduced in the Legislature last year, sailing through the Senate, but failed to garner enough votes to make it off of the Assembly floor. The bill was amended earlier this year, prompting several law enforcement entities to remove their opposition to the bill.

Now that the Assembly has approved SB 443, the Senate will have to approve it once more before it is referred to Governor Jerry Brown for final approval.

If signed into law, SB 443 would offer some of the strongest personal property protections in the country. Specifically, SB 443 provides that:

Under federal cases, state and local law enforcement may only receive an equitable share of forfeited property if there is an underlying conviction, or the property is $40,000 or more in cash. Cash under $40,000, vehicles, boats, homes, and other types of personal property will require a conviction regardless of the value;
Under state cases, cash under $40,000 may be forfeited if there is an underlying conviction, increasing the cash value threshold from the current $25,000. Boats, vehicles, and homes will still require a conviction regardless of value.