Housing Action Coalition Sues Lafayette for Defying State Housing Law
LAFAYETTE, CA – The Housing Action Coalition (HAC) and Farella Braun + Martel LLP have filed a…
ACLU Sues over U.S. Education Department’s DEI Directive, Federal Funding Threats
CONCORD, NH – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of New Hampshire, the ACLU of…
Sacramento Joins Coalition Suing Trump Admin for Targeting Sanctuary Cities
SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this week joined a lawsuit filed against the Trump Administration…
Lawsuit: SWAT Raided Wrong Denver Apartment, Traumatized 2 Young Girls
DENVER, CO – The Shelton family was “startled by loud banging on their apartment door by a…
CA AG Joins Lawsuit against Elon Musk, Protesting DOGE Power
OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 14 state attorneys general this…
Lawsuit against Norwalk for Unlawful Ban on Homeless Shelters Moves Forward
In a new development, a court has denied the city of Norwalk’s request to dismiss a lawsuit…
NYCLU Responds to Trump Administration Suit over Immigration Law
NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, has filed a lawsuit…
Appeals Court Favors Same-Sex Couple Denied Cake from Bakersfield Bakery
FRESNO, CA — In a 74-page decision from the California Fifth Appellate District Court here last week,…
Santa Clara County, San Francisco Lead Sanctuary City Lawsuit against Trump Administration
SANTA CLARA, CA – Santa Clara County and San Francisco last week led a coalition of local…
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Order on Transgender Identification
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump’s executive order Jan. 20 mandates discrimination against transgender individuals in federal…
Lawsuit Accuses Disneyland of Discriminating against Visitors with Physical Disabilities
IRVINE, CA – A class action lawsuit filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court alleges Disneyland discriminates…
San Francisco Public Defender Brief Supports End to Racially-Biased Traffic Stops
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office this week filed an amicus brief supporting…
Trump Administration Sued Over Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border
Advocates for immigrants’ rights have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday, challenging the president’s recent…
Lawsuit Filed against Trump Administration’s Birthright Citizenship Order
San Francisco, CA – Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s…
Lawsuit Filed against Southern California Edison following LA Wildfire
ALTADENA, CA – Nationally acclaimed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, alongside co-counsel Anne Andrews, has filed a…
San Joaquin Sheriff in Court Document Controversy Says Won’t Mind ‘Jailing’ Reporter
STOCKTON, CA – The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, wrote the Stockton Record, accessed confidential information and…
Landmark Settlement Agreement Reached in Class Action on Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin
On Friday, the parties reached an unprecedented settlement agreement in California Coalition for Women Prisoners et al….
Family Files Suit after Santa Rita Jail Places Violent Sex Offender into a Mentally Ill Man’s Cell Leading to His Murder
Dublin, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer, of Oakland-based Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers For The People, announced last…
Washington State ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Laws Targeting Homeless in Spokane
SPOKANE, WA — After filing a lawsuit against the City of Spokane for three ordinances it claims…
A Judge Ruled a Louisiana Prison’s Health Care System Has Failed Inmates for Decades. A Federal Law Could Block Reforms.
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