Advocacy
Last week, ads promoting the value of Eviction Defense Collaborative’s Tenant Right to Counsel (TRC) program went up in San Francisco’s Van Ness and Civic Center Muni stations. They were funded by ALRP and the Eviction Defense Collaborative with a contribution from BayLegal in an effort to educate the public…
MoreFor 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 who are being harmed by the statewide court reporter shortage. The Supreme Court only accepts a small percentage of the…
More[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 of the case? On February 19, 2025, the California Supreme Court accepted the case. The Court ordered the Superior Courts of…
MoreFor 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 Bay Area Legal Aid have filed a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court against the Superior Courts of Contra Costa,…
MoreIn 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 by the Family Violence Appellate Project) of the trial court’s award of joint custody to herself and her abuser, following issuance…
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