Litigation

Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage

Dec 11, 2024 Comments Off on Court Reporter Shortage – media coverage
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

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

Dec 4, 2024 Comments Off on Legal Aid Organizations Sue Superior Courts of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and San Diego to Protect Constitutional Rights of Low-Income Litigants
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

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,…

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Court Reporter Shortage FAQ

Dec 4, 2024 Comments Off on Court Reporter Shortage FAQ
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

Download 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…

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Celebrating a Victory for the Custody Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors

Sep 17, 2024 Comments Off on Celebrating a Victory for the Custody Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

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 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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Celebrating a Victory for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Jun 21, 2024 Comments Off on Celebrating a Victory for Survivors of Domestic Violence
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

BayLegal today joins Texas Advocacy Project and a nationwide coalition of legal aid firms and survivors’ advocacy organizations in applauding today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in US v. Rahimi. The court’s ruling upholds the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which prohibits individuals subject to domestic-violence protective orders from possessing firearms.…

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Celebrating a Partnership for Justice

Jun 5, 2024 Comments Off on Celebrating a Partnership for Justice
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

The BayLegal team, it’s community partners and co-counsels help a young woman experiencing severe domestic violence.

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BayLegal’s new Director of Litigation — Brenda Adams

Mar 13, 2024 Comments Off on BayLegal’s new Director of Litigation — Brenda Adams
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

We are excited to announce that Brenda Star Adams has joined BayLegal as our Director of Litigation. Brenda previously worked for BayLegal in our inter-personal violence prevention team handling family law and immigration cases, and before that she was a housing litigator with the Eviction Defense Center.  Since leaving BayLegal,…

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California Court of Appeal Declares San Francisco’s Poverty Tows Unconstitutional As Legislature Confronts Towing Policies Statewide

Jul 24, 2023 Comments Off on California Court of Appeal Declares San Francisco’s Poverty Tows Unconstitutional As Legislature Confronts Towing Policies Statewide
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco, CA– Last Friday, the California Court of Appeal held that San Francisco’s policy of towing lawfully and safely parked vehicles without a warrant, solely due to unpaid parking tickets, violates the California Constitution. San Francisco’s…

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Litigation Victory Signals End to California Courts’ Illegal Late Fees That Penalized Poverty for Profit

Apr 25, 2023 Comments Off on Litigation Victory Signals End to California Courts’ Illegal Late Fees That Penalized Poverty for Profit
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Raya Steier, 530-723-2426, rsteier@lccrsf.org   ***PRESS RELEASE*** Litigation Victory Signals End to California Courts’ Illegal Late Fees That Penalized Poverty for Profit.   San Francisco, CA- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, the ACLU Foundation of…

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Investigative journalist uncovers significant additional evidence of “sewer service” by debt buyer ASI

Apr 7, 2023 Comments Off on Investigative journalist uncovers significant additional evidence of “sewer service” by debt buyer ASI
January 24 @ 2:24 pm

An independent investigative report in inewsource—a nonprofit news service in San Diego—appears to corroborate and add data to the allegations against debt collector Achievable Solutions, Inc. (ASI) in the suit filed by Bay Area Legal Aid and co-counsel firms Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg and Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser, LLP.…

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