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Mercury News: BART’s fare evasion fines hit African-Americans hardest

September 20, 2018

Read the full article here from Bay Area News Group’s Erin Baldassari.

SF Chronicle: Suit: Oakland housing police misuse loitering law, issue citations for no reason

September 20, 2018

Read full article here from the San Francisco Chronicle’s Kimberly Veklerov.

East Bay Times: Civil rights groups sue Oakland, housing authority police over loitering ordinance

September 19, 2018

Read the full article here from Bay Area News Group’s George Kelly.

Mercury News: Civil rights groups sue Oakland, housing authority police over loitering ordinance

September 19, 2018

Read the full article here, from Bay Area News Group’s George Kelly.

KQED: Thousands of Californians Live in Cars. Will This Man’s Lawsuit Stop Cities From Impounding Them?

August 30, 2018

Read the full article here, from KQED’s David Gorn.

LCCRSF files Lawsuit to Stop Towing Cars for Debt Collection

February 14, 2018

On February 13, 2018, Bay Area Legal Aid and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area filed a case challenging San Francisco’s practice of towing …

#LCCRBayArea50 in the Media

January 19, 2018

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights is honored to have an ad featured by our local news station, KRON 4. For more information on our 50th Anniversary Celebration and …

Gov. Brown signs five #EquityAndJustice bills to promote crime prevention, rehabilitation and family cohesion

October 12, 2017

As read on Senator Mitchell’s Press Release from October 11th, 2017. Sens. Lara and Mitchell continue momentum for reform Includes juvenile justice bills to end fees for the innocent, update …

Traffic Ticket-to-Prison Pipeline: New Report Reveals Racial Bias In California’s Traffic Court System

May 8, 2017

Written by Tanasia Kenney, Atlanta Black Star California’s traffic fines are some of the steepest in the country, and a new report shows that the state’s current policies for those …