Victory! Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Barring San Francisco from Brutal Practice of Criminalizing Homelessness as Cover for the City’s Affordable Housing Failures.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24th December 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier rsteier@lccrsf.org 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Last night, just a day after the preliminary hearing in the case, a federal judge in …
Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit Against San Francisco for Criminalizing Homelessness will Hold a Press Conference Tomorrow Before Preliminary Hearing in the Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21st December 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier rsteier@lccrsf.org 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Tomorrow, plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the City of San Francisco for criminalizing homelessness will hold …
Victory! San Mateo Ends Collection of Illegal Court Fees that Penalize Poverty; Settlement Talks With California’s Statewide Judicial Council Continue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2022 Media Contact Raya Steier rsteier@lccrsf.org 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** SAN MATEO, CA — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, the ACLU Foundation …
City of San Francisco & Mayor London Breed Sued for Harassing Unhoused San Franciscans, Violating Civil Rights to Cover Up the City’s Affordable Housing Failures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28th September 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier rsteier@lccrsf.org 530-723-2426 ***PRESS RELEASE*** Late yesterday, the Coalition on Homelessness and seven individual plaintiffs filed suit against the City and …
Families Separated at the Border Seek Justice as Biden Administration Continues to Defend Trump Policy in Federal Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** Adding to the nearly thirty lawsuits across the country, three more families forcibly separated at the border …
ACLU Norcal, Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area & Other Legal Groups Denounce Sacramento Police Department’s Unlawful Draft Military Equipment Use Policy Ahead of Vote at Sacramento City Council
For Immediate Release September 6, 2022 Media Contact Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** ACLU NorCal, Lawyers’ Committee for …
Civil Rights Groups Challenge San Francisco’s Draconian “Poverty Tows” Before the California Court of Appeal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2022 PRESS CONTACT: Lance Wilson, 341-203-0888, lance@theworkeragency.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** Civil Rights Groups Challenge San Francisco’s Draconian “Poverty Tows” Before the California Court of Appeal Civil …
California Discharges $500 Million in Illegal Court Fees in Response to Litigation, but Lawsuit Against the Courts Will Press On
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 1, 2022 PRESS CONTACT: Joe Rivano Barros, joe@theworkeragency.com, 510-798-0730 ***PRESS RELEASE*** CALIFORNIA DISCHARGES $500 MILLION IN ILLEGAL COURT FEES IN RESPONSE TO LITIGATION, BUT LAWSUIT …