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LCCRSF and CREEC Joint Statement on the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

November 19, 2021

Today, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in the shooting deaths of two people and injury to a third during protests sparked by the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob …

Man Detained in Solitary Confinement for 14 Months First to Sue ICE Detention Corporation Using Accountability in Detention Act

October 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** Man Detained in Solitary Confinement for …

SFMTA Changes Debt Towing Policies in Response to Lawsuit, Promising New Protections for Vehicularly Housed San Franciscans

October 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** SFMTA Changes Debt Towing Policies in Response to Lawsuit, Promising New Protections for Vehicularly Housed San …

San Jose Fails to Stop BLM Protesters from Suing for Police Violence

September 27, 2021

For Immediate Release September 27, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Jose Fails to Stop BLM Protesters from …

LCCRSF Statement on Biden Administration’s Racist and Violent Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers in Del Rio

September 22, 2021

Last week, the Biden Administration decided to respond to increased numbers of Haitians seeking humanitarian protection in the United States by expelling them without due process under Title 42, a Trump-era …

Bay Area Families Sue U.S. Government for Family Separation at Border and Abuses in Immigration Detention, Demand Reparations

June 10, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** Bay Area Families Sue U.S. Government for Family Separation at …

Homeless Advocates, Legal Organizations File Against City of San Francisco in Suit to End Unconstitutional Towing Practices

June 9, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** Coalition on Homelessness Files Against SFMTA and SFPD in Suit to End Unconstitutional Towing …

Civil Rights and Legal Aid Organizations Demand California Court Ends Unconstitutional $300 Civil Assessment Fees

May 26, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2021 Media Contact Sam Lew, 415-272-8022, slew@lccrsf.org Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***PRESS RELEASE*** Civil Rights and Legal Aid Organizations Demand California Court Ends Unconstitutional $300 Civil Assessment Fees …

Governor’s Fines and Fees Approach in May Revise is Right Idea, Wrong Approach

May 18, 2021

Back on the Road CA

Governor Newsom’s May Revise has set aside $300 million in much needed funds to alleviate $8.6 billion in uncollected traffic debt. Unfortunately, the current proposal in the May Revise is another traffic amnesty program, the third in less than a decade. While …