Perla Chavez

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  • Perla Chavez

    Perla Chavez is a first-generation college student that has obtained a paralegal certificate from the UCLA Extension Paralegal Program. Her academic journey includes a major in Political Science with a focus on race, ethnicity, and politics at UCLA. Perla has actively contributed to social justice advocacy through internships with CHIRLA and the NAACP. Driven by her passion to recognize inequalities and advocate for the rights of others, Perla aspires to become an immigration lawyer. Apart from her dedication to academics and the legal field, she finds fulfillment in being a volunteer for the city of California City, spending quality time with family, and expressing creativity through painting.

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Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, San Francisco

Public Defender Comments on San Francisco Pretextual Stops, Effort to Remedy Racial Disparities 

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By Perla Chavez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Brian Cox, a public defender from the San Francisco Public...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

Florida Supreme Court Releases Opinion Reaffirming Death Sentence Despite Constitutionality Issues Presented 

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By Perla Chavez TALLAHASSEE, FL – In the Allen Ward Cox v. State of Florida capital resentencing...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

Capital Punishment Opponents Charge Missouri Attorney General Continues to Press for Wrongful Execution Despite Man’s Clear Innocence 

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By Perla Chavez ST. LOUIS, MO – Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) this month described...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

Detroit Police Receive Facial Recognition Technology Training after Lawsuit Agreement

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By Perla Chavez DETROIT, MI – ACLU, in a statement last week, chronicled that as a result...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Sacramento Region, State of California

California Civil Rights Department Announces Family Threatened with Deportation/Eviction by Landlord Will Receive $30,000 from Property Owner

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By Perla Chavez SACRAMENTO, CA –  A fair housing settlement against a property owner accused of threatening...... Read more.
Breaking News, Court Watch, Southern California Court Watch, State of California

COURT WATCH: LA County Judge Rejects Defense Motions to Dismiss and Reduce Charges; Accused Jailed on Reduced ($150,000) Bail 

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LANCASTER, CA —Judge Lowrie Mendoza denied Deputy Public Defender Shahane Hakobyan’s motions to dismiss based on insufficiency...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, State of California

31,500 Set to Strike by Wednesday at California Campuses in Response to ‘Brutal’ UC Treatment of Peaceful Gaza Protests 

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By Perla Chavez OAKLAND, CA – University of California-Santa Barbara, UC San Diego and UC Irvine will...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

ACLU Urges Congress to Address Police Brutality in Response to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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By Perla Chavez WASHINGTON, DC – The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, re-introduced by Rep. Sheila...... Read more.
Breaking News

California’s Senator Skinner Reports Bills Addressing Retail Theft and Drug Addiction Approved by Senate, Move to Assembly

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By Perla Chavez  SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Nancy Skinner’s office Wednesday announced legislation to reduce...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, National Issues

Op-Ed Argues Texan’s Execution Based on Discredited Science, Highlights Failure of Texas ‘Junk Science’ Writ  

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By Perla Chavez  AUSTIN, TX – In an opinion piece published Thursday in the Austin American-Statesman, the...... Read more.