George Floyd Protestors Head to Trial Against Police after Federal Court Denies Majority of Sacramento’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Police Brutality Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2025MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Sacramento — On January 24, 2025, a critical pretrial hearing will occur in federal court in Sacramento …
Advocates Sue for Transparency to Uncover Truth About Violent Raid at ICE’s California Detention Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 23, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco–The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) filed a Freedom of Information Act …
Civil Rights Advocates Seek Rehearing to Ensure Habeas Corpus Protections for Immigrants Detained by ICE’s San Francisco Field Office
***PRESS RELEASE*** SAN FRANCISCO – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) has submitted a petition for rehearing to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, contesting a July 2024 …
Governor Gavin Newsom Signs First-in-the-Nation Protections for Small Businesses and Nonprofits into California Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 30 September 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, c: 5307232426, e: rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Commercial Tenant Protection Act (Senate …
California Legislature Passes First-in-the-Nation Commercial Tenant Protections for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 3, 2024 Media Contact: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** Sacramento, Calif. – This week, the Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103) was passed by the …
Immigrants in California ICE Detention Center File Civil Rights Complaint After Private Prison Guards Respond to Peaceful Protests with Violent Raid, Pepper Spray, Solitary Confinement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2024MEDIA CONTACTS: Alex Mensing, alex@ccijustice.org, 415-684-5463, Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** “Everyone get the fuck down on the floor!” yelled a guard at Golden …
U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson Guts Civil Rights Protections of Unhoused People Nationwide; Lawsuit Against the City of San Francisco Will Proceed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, C:530-723 2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, Calif.– Today, in a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case …
President Biden’s New Asylum Ban Puts Thousands of Lives at Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 ***STATEMENT*** On June 4, 2024, President Biden enacted a ruthless asylum ban that places arbitrary limits on asylum seekers’ …