ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties

The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) is a prominent force for the protection and expansion of fundamental rights.

From the courtroom to the state legislature to city hall to the court of public opinion, ACLU-SDIC fights for equity on multiple fronts. Based in San Diego with an office in the Imperial Valley, our efforts are sustained by 36 staff, more than 13,000 card-carrying, dues-paying members, thousands of social media followers, and hundreds of volunteers and supporters.

We work hard to resolve deeply rooted social inequities that deny the full measure of civil rights and freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. We are grounded in an “integrated advocacy” approach that allows us to effectively leverage our legal, policy analysis and advocacy, strategic communications and organizing expertise to work with and within the region’s richly diverse communities to create a more just and fair society for us all.