Advocacy
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 Bay Area Legal Aid have filed a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court against the Superior Courts of Contra Costa,…
MoreDownload a copy of the petition here. What is this lawsuit about? This case seeks to protect the constitutional rights of low-income people. Historically, California courts relied on court reporters to create a word-for-word record of what happens in court, known as a “verbatim record.” In recent years, there has…
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…
MoreInjunction The court-ordered injunction in Bay Area Legal Aid v. Achievable Solutions, et al. (Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV008464) is described in detail below and a copy of the injunction is available at the bottom of the page. Please note that this court order does not in any…
MoreOur colleagues at the Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP) recently settled a lawsuit against the County of Santa Clara related to notices and implementation of their charity care policy. The settlement requires the County to review bills that were sent to collections between October 28, 2018 and December 31, 2021. The…
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