Lawyers’ Committee in Court Thursday to Argue Habeas Corpus Case Concerning Rights of Immigrants Detained by ICE’s San Francisco Field Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** What: Oral arguments in John Doe v. Merrick Garland, an appeal where the federal government asks the …
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Punishing Homelessness; Ruling will not Prevent Case Against San Francisco from Proceeding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** SAN FRANCISCO –Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case …
Iconic San Francisco Legacy Business Peña Pachamama Faces Closure as It Battles Realty Company’s Exploitation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 18, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 Iconic San Francisco Legacy Business Peña Pachamama Faces Closure as It Battles Realty Company’s Exploitation ***PRESS RELEASE*** …
Amici Curiae Brief from Civic Organizations and Local Leaders Blasts San Francisco for Playing Politics at the U.S. Supreme Court to Cover up the City’s Affordable Housing Failures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C: 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, Calif.—Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area …
United States District Court Rejects Government’s Attempt to Conceal Damning Evidence from Public Scrutiny in Family Separation Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/26/2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 *** PRESS RELEASE *** San Francisco, Calif- Last Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected …
Plaintiffs respond to San Francisco’s motion to stay; Majority of legal issues in the lawsuit are unrelated to Grants Pass, case must proceed
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2024Media Contact: Raya Steier, rsteier@lccrsf.org, C:530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, Calif. – Today, plaintiffs in Coalition on Homelessness v. City of San Francisco filed a …
Citing Evidence That “Bad Faith” Drove Family Separations, Federal Court Authorizes Deposition of Former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, C: 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, CA- Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California authorized …
Statement from Plaintiffs’ Attorneys: Despite US Supreme Court Review of Grants Pass Case, San Francisco Homelessness Case Should Continue
For Immediate Release: January 18, 2024 Media Contact: Nina Erlich-Williams, nina@publicgoodpr.com 510-336-9566, C: 415-577-1153 ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, Calif. – Last night, San Francisco’s City Attorney filed a motion for a …