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Mar 10, 2025 April 26 @ 1:18 am

BayLegal client and attorney featured in story on SF Tenant Right to Counsel

This story from NBC Bay Area last week (in both print and broadcast versions) highlights the impact of San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel (TRC) program in leveling the legal…

Feb 27, 2025 April 26 @ 1:18 am

California Supreme Court Accepts Case Brought to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants

For Immediate Release Thao WeldyFamily Violence Appellate Projecttweldy@fvaplaw.org510-858-7358 Oakland, CA (February 20, 2025) – The California Supreme Court has accepted a case brought to protect the rights of low-income litigants…

Feb 21, 2025 April 26 @ 1:18 am

Court Reporter Shortage FAQ

[Updated February 21, 2025] Read our December 4, 2024 media release Read our February 21, 2025 media release Download a copy of the petition here. What is the current status…

Jan 31, 2025 April 26 @ 1:18 am

Trial advocacy training at BayLegal

This January, more than 35 Bay Area Legal Aid staff attorneys and managers built their capacity and honed their skills as advocates in a week-long intensive trial advocacy training. The…

Jan 27, 2025 April 26 @ 1:18 am

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…

Dec 11, 2024 April 26 @ 1:18 am

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:

Dec 4, 2024 April 26 @ 1:18 am

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…

Oct 17, 2024 April 26 @ 1:18 am

“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…

Oct 3, 2024 April 26 @ 1:18 am

Celebrating a Victory for the Custody Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors

In July, BayLegal filed an amicus brief in C.C. v. D.V., a case before the California Court of Appeal. Our brief supported an appeal by a survivor of serious domestic violence (represented…

Sep 6, 2024 April 26 @ 1:18 am

Bay Area Legal Aid’s Tenant Rights Initiatives in Alameda County, part four

Fighting Back Against Landlord Harassment Sometimes, conflict between landlords and tenants can escalate into harassing or threatening behavior. Some landlords might resort to harassment to force out tenants when a…

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