Social Justice Organizations Join Growing Coalition to Reform Outdated CIPA Law
Sacramento, CA — Many of California’s important community and social justice organizations today announced their support to Reform CIPA, a coalition to modernize California’s outdated wiretapping law. These influential groups join over 100 small businesses, nonprofits, and community-based organizations already signed up to stop abusive lawsuits that are driving up costs for Californians.
The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), enacted in 1967, was designed to address criminal eavesdropping. For too many years, it has been used by trial attorneys to bring costly litigation targeting routine website tools, creating significant financial burdens for organizations that serve communities across the state.
The following organizations have joined the #ReformCIPA coalition:
- Earl “Skip” Cooper Foundation
- Chicana Latina Foundation
- Community Build Inc.
- Golden Years Policy Council
- Jesse Miranda Center for Hispanic Leadership
- National Diversity Coalition
- National Action Network Sacramento
- Groundswell for Water & Housing Justice
- Greater Sacramento Urban League
- The Two Hundred for Homeownership
- Time in Destiny Economic Development Coalition
- United Latinos Action
- YXPLosion
“Small businesses and community organizations are being hit with costly lawsuits for simply operating online in good faith,” said Earl "Skip" Cooper, Black Business Association. “Reforming CIPA is critical to protecting the economic stability of the communities we serve and ensuring these resources stay focused on growth and opportunity—not litigation.”
“Our Latino communities are already feeling the strain of rising costs,” said Robert J. Apodaca, Executive Director, United Latinos Action. “When outdated laws are misused, those costs are passed directly to consumers. Reforming CIPA is about protecting affordability while maintaining strong privacy protections.”
Supporters of Reform CIPA emphasize that reform will not weaken privacy protections. Instead, it will ensure that enforcement is aligned with California’s modern privacy framework, while preventing abusive litigation that increases costs for consumers, limits access to services, and strains community-serving organizations.
For more information, visit: www.ReformCIPA.com