Illegal Sweep of Homeless by SFPD and Public Works Department Results in Unconscientious Destruction and Disposal of Property
City blatantly violates formerly secured policy on the rights of the homeless For Immediate Release: February 25, 2016 Media Contact: Candice Francis, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, 415-543-9697, ext. 216, cfrancis@lccr.com (San Francisco, …
Lawsuit Filed to Uncover Government Policies on Deportation Procedures for Recent Central American Refugees
For Immediate Release – February 2, 2016 (San Francisco, CA)—Immigration organizations will file a lawsuit today in San Francisco to force the Obama Administration to release policy documents about its …
Court Rejects Government’s Efforts to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Inhumane Detention Conditions; Certifies Large Class of Immigrant Plaintiffs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 13, 2016 CONTACT: Candice Francis, LCCR, 415-543-9697×216, cfrancis@lccr.org Wendy Feliz, American Immigration Council, 202-507-7524, wfeliz@immcouncil.org Adela de la Torre, NILC, 213-400-7822, delatorre@nilc.org Steve Kilar, ACLU of …
Lawyers’ Committee and Silicon Valley Community Foundation Withdraw Civil Rights Complaint against Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2015 Media Contacts:Candice Francis, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights; 415-543-9697 ext. 216, cfrancis@lccr.com Sue McCallister, Silicon Valley Community Foundation; 650.450.5412, sjmcallister@siliconvalleycf.org District applauded for adopting …
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Education Law Center, Reed Smith, and Other Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Curiae Brief in Vergara v. State of California Urging Reversal of Judgment Invalidating Teacher Tenure Statutes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, 2015)—Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR) and pro bono partner Reed Smith LLP joined forces …
Civil Rights Groups Sue State for Refusal to Identify Number of Students Struggling to Learn English
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Candice Francis / Communications Director, LCCR / 415.543.9697 x216 / cfrancis@lccr.com Parents left unable to determine which programs are best for their children (San Francisco, CA) – …
Five Year-Old Boy’s Hairstyle Leads to Race Discrimination Complaint Filed with Office for Civil Rights
Belmont parochial school engages in disparate treatment based on unequal enforcement of hairstyle policy For Immediate Release: June 25, 2015 Media Contact: Candice Francis, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, 415-543-9697 …
Immigrants Held for Days in Freezing, Unsanitary Cells File Class-Action Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2015 CONTACT: Candice Francis, LCCR, 415-543-9697×216, Adela de la Torre, NILC, 213-400-7822, delatorre@nilc.org, Wendy Feliz, AIC, 202-507-7524, wfeliz@immcouncil.org, Steve Kilar, ACLU of Arizona, 602-773-6007, skilar@acluaz.org, …