FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL TO OPEN UP CLOSED CONTRACTING SYSTEM FOLLOWING CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT BY MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES
Decision Cites Evidence of Agency Misrepresentations, Incompetence For Immediate Release Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a 12-page decision issued today, …
CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL ORDERED TO OPEN UP CONTRACTING SYSTEM FOLLOWING CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ordered California’s High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on September 15 to open …
FREE SPEECH VICTORY FOR DAY LABORERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, ruled in favor of day laborer groups …
LAWSUIT TO CHALLENGE SHACKLING OF IMMIGRANT DETAINEES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com Lawyers’ Committee, the ACLU of Northern California, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati filed a class …
LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE AND ACLU SUE ICE, HOMELAND SECURITY FOR SHACKLING NON- VIOLENT DETAINEES DURING IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS
Advocates Challenge Blanket Policy, Cite Physical and Emotional Harm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Miriam Gerace, ACLU, 415-293-6352 Suman Murthy, Lawyers’ Committee, 415-543-9444 ext. 218, smurthy@lccr.com SAN FRANCISCO (August 15, …
MUNICIPAL SERVICES SETTLEMENT IN MODESTO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com Lawyers’ Committee reached a settlement with the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County to remedy discrepancies …
SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING INJUNCTIONS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com A judicial decision handed down on May 25 ended the San Francisco Housing Authority’s use of …
Equal Opportunity Victory for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in Caltrans Contracting Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Suman Murthy, 415-543-9444 x218, smurthy@lccr.com Rebecca Farmer, 415-621-2493, x374, rfarmer@aclunc.org Bilen Mesfin, 510-681-5978, bilen@change-llc.com Sacramento, CA — A U.S. District Court Judge ruled yesterday that the California …