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Legal Aid Organizations Sue Superior Courts of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and San Diego to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants

For Immediate Release Thao WeldyFamily Violence Appellate Projecttweldy@fvaplaw.org510-858-7358 Oakland, CA (December 4, 2024) – Family Violence Appellate Project, represented by Covington & Burling LLP and Community Legal Aid SoCal, and…

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BayLegal Weighs in on Critical Protections for Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BAY AREA LEGAL AID MEDIA CONTACT Please use the form at the bottom of this page to contact our media team. BayLegal Weighs in on Critical Protections…

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Bay Area Legal Aid Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) Secures Statewide Injunction Against Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in Landmark Fraudulent Debt Collection Case Oakland, California, December 4, 2023— Bay Area Legal…

Media coverage of BayLegal

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DMV holds for bridge tolls return, along with deep inequities

A story by Noah Baustin in today’s San Francisco Standard examines the post-pandemic return of DMV registration holds for unpaid bridge and FasTrak tolls and fees. Since the fall of…

Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage

Journalism focused on or citing our petition to the CA Supreme Court related to civil litigants’ right to a verbatim record includes:

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“A qualified yes”: new Social Security rules on remote appeal hearings

The AARP website features an in-depth examination of new Social Security Administration (SSA) rules for remote access to appeal hearings. The new rules make permanent some exceptions to requirements for…