In the News

Immigrants’ Rights (L.T. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

• Newsweek, ​​ICE Center Hit With Lawsuit Over Lack of Drinking Water—’Worse Than Prison’, 1/28/26
• NBC 4, Lawsuit filed against Adelanto ICE processing center, 1/27/26
• Ventura County Star, Adelanto ICE detainees sue over alleged inhumane, dangerous conditions, 1/27/26
• Victorville Daily Press, Detainees sue Adelanto ICE facility, alleging inhumane conditions, 1/27/26
• Victor Valley News, Federal Lawsuit Alleges “Cruel, Inhumane” Conditions at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, 1/27/26
• Univision, Demanda federal acusa condiciones inhumanas en el centro de detención de Adelanto, 1/27/26
• The Mercury News, Detainees, nonprofit file suit alleging inhumane conditions in California ICE detention center, 1/27/26
• Beritaja, Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions At Adelanto Ice Facility, 1/27/26
• Los Angeles Times, Adelanto ICE facility isn’t meant to hold immigrants, it’s meant to break them, lawsuit alleges, 1/26/26
• ABC 7, Federal lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, 1/26/26
• The LA Local, Man’s infected finger burst after Adelanto staff waited months to give him antibiotics: Lawsuit, 1/26/26
• LAist, Lawsuit targets Adelanto, 1/26/26
• La Opinión, Demanda contra ICE por condiciones inhumanas en centro de detención de Adelanto, 1/26/26

Veterans’ Rights (Powers v. McDonough)

• Los Angeles Times, VA promises hundreds of tiny homes on its West L.A. campus; veterans want something nicer, 1/22/26
• The Independent, Veterans stunned by VA plans to build hundreds of 8-by-8ft sheds in California for ex-service members to live in, 1/22/26
• ABC 7, VA, Justice Department tout progress on units for unhoused veterans at West LA campus, 1/21/26
• Hoodline, Feds Tout ‘Progress’ While Homeless Vets Wait For Keys In West LA Housing Fight, 1/21/26
• The Nation Podcast, VA Housing for Homeless Vets, 1/7/26

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• Colorado Boulevard Newspaper, L.A. County Honors Plaintiffs and Legal Teams Behind Landmark Immigration Rights Lawsuit, 1/26/26
• Pasadena Now, Pasadena Day Laborer’s Claims Central to Federal Immigration Lawsuit as Judge Weighs Dismissal Bid, 1/16/26
• LA Daily News, LA federal judge hears DHS bid to dismiss immigrants’ lawsuit; no ruling yet, 1/15/26
• MyNewsLA.com, Motions Hearing to Review Expediency ICE Detainees are Able to Meet Lawyers Set for Thursday, 1/15/26
• KTTC, Minnesota’s latest lawsuit will seek temporary injunction over ICE operations in state, 1/13/26

Child Welfare (Kevin S. Settlement)

• Searchlight New Mexico, Medically fragile and sleeping in office buildings, 1/30/26
• KRQE, Governor signs order to end overnight foster child stays at state buildings, 1/19/26
• Santa Fe New Mexican, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blocks CYFD from housing New Mexico kids in offices, 1/19/26
• Albuquerque Journal, Gov. bans overnight office stays for children in CYFD custody, 1/19/26

Education Equity

• NY Times, White Students Hurt by L.A. Desegregation Policy, Lawsuit Says, 1/20/26
• Los Angeles Times, Suit against LAUSD alleges ‘overt discrimination’ against white students, 1/20/26

Housing Justice

• LAist, This LA landlord asks renters for their astrological sign. Is that legal?, 1/15/26

Staff Spotlight

• Empowered with Gina Podcast: Immigrants, Due Process, Law: Public Counsel’s Gina Amato on Defending Rights in 2026 and Beyond, 1/24/26

Clinic Spotlight

• Pasadena Now, Free Legal Clinic Offers Pasadena Renters Help With Housing Rights, 1/16/26

Economic Justice (People v. Kopp & People v. Dueñas)

• Los Angeles Times, State’s high court vacates fines for indigent defendant, 12/29/25
• SF Chronicle, Fines, fees banned for low income defendants after convictions, state Supreme Court rules, 12/29/25
• Davis Vanguard, California Supreme Court Moves to End the Criminalization of Poverty in Court Fees, 12/30/25
• Hoodline, California High Court Slaps Down Fines Poor Defendants Can Never Pay, 12/30/25

Veterans’ Rights (Powers v. McDonough)

• Air Force Times, Court upholds order requiring VA to build housing for veterans in LA, 12/30/25
• Westside Current, Appeals Court Affirms Order for Veteran Housing on VA West LA Campus, 12/29/25
• Daily Journal, 9th Circuit narrows judge’s role but backs VA housing mandate, 12/29/25
• Stars and Stripes, Court ruling supports new housing for thousands of homeless veterans in Los Angeles, 12/29/25
• Task & Purpose, Appeals court upholds order for the VA to build 2,550 housing units in Los Angeles, 12/26/25
• NPR (Here & Now), Landmark court ruling orders VA to build housing for veterans on its West LA campus, 12/25/25
• Long Lead, Appeals court upholds landmark ruling in homeless veterans lawsuit against the VA, 12/24/25
• MyNewsLA, Appeals Court Affirms Order for Veteran Housing on VA West LA Campus, 12/24/25
• Pasadena Now, Pasadena Appeals Court Upholds Order for Veteran Housing at West LA VA Campus, 12/24/25
• LAist, Unhoused veterans win crucial ruling with appeals court decision on West LA VA, 12/24/25
• LA Times, Appeals court affirms federal judge’s order to build housing on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus, 12/23/25
• Courthouse News, Ninth Circuit upholds order for Veterans Affairs to build housing in West LA, 12/23/25
• Bloomberg Law, LA Veterans Housing Order Peeled Back by Ninth Circuit Panel, 12/23/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• Slate, Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late., 12/30/25
• Divided Argument: Race, the Fourth Amendment, and Immigration in Trump v. Illinois, 12/26/25 
• JURIST, Speaking as Suspicion: How Immigration Enforcement Chills Free Speech, 12/22/25
• Eater Los Angeles, How a Supreme Court ICE Ruling Made Los Angeles Restaurant Workers More Vulnerable, 12/19/25
• Law Dork, 100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that, 12/17/25 
• Minnesota Star Tribune, Racial profiling concerns grow as ICE expands presence in Twin Cities, 12/18/25
• Fourth Estate, The Weight of a Wallet, 12/16/25
• Los Angeles Times, Homeland Security says it doesn’t detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it has, 12/12/25
• L.A. Taco, Fifteen U.S. Citizens Detained In Over 96 ‘Kavanaugh Stops,’ As Feds Disregard Legal Documentation, 12/8/25
• Balls & Strikes, Federal Judge Has No Interest In Taking Brett Kavanaugh’s Racial Profiling Opinion Seriously, 12/4/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Block Club Chicago, Fraudsters Target Immigrants Seeking Legal Help, 12/10/25

AB 495—The Family Preparedness Plan Act

• Daily News, New California law lets immigrant parents name a caretaker for their child if they’re separated, 12/17/25

Child Welfare

• The Imprint, The Number of Children in Los Angeles County Foster Care Has Plunged. The Imprint Set Out To Discover Why, 12/17/25

Child Welfare (Kevin S. Settlement)

• KUNM, State agencies report improvement in child welfare, but experts have yet to validate those findings, 12/5/25
• Santa Fe New Mexican, CYFD makes some gains but unlikely to meet recruitment goals, 12/1/25

Education Equity (McKinleyville Union School District v. U.S. Department of Education)

• EdSource, California schools inch closer to rescuing mental health funds slashed by Trump, 12/9/25

Housing Justice

• Los Angeles Times, L.A. City Council passes ordinance to streamline affordable housing, 12/9/25

Housing Justice (Howard Jarvis & AAGLA v. City of Los Angeles)

• Bloomberg Law, Los Angeles ‘Mansion Tax’ Upheld by California Appeals Court, 12/15/25 
• Courthouse News, LA ‘mansion tax’ survives legal challenge, 12/15/25 
• 2 Urban Girls, Appeals court upholds Measure ULA, 12/15/25

Board Spotlight

• Los Angeles Times, Game Changers: Elevating Women in L.A.’s Sports & Entertainment Arena, 12/14/2025

Clinic Spotlight

• Pasadena Now, Nation’s Largest Pro Bono Law Firm Brings Free Consumer Defense Clinic to Altadena, 12/14/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed: Yes, immigrants have the right to a lawyer, but finding one is getting harder, 11/26/25
• Long Beach Post, Congressional hearing probes misconduct claims in Long Beach, LA immigration raids, 11/24/25
• KCBS-TV, Los Angeles Mayor Bass attends Congressional field hearing on immigration enforcement operations in region, 11/24/25
• Daily Journal, Immigration agents in LA ordered to ensure detainee access to counsel, 11/17/25
• La Opinión, Jueza ordena al gobierno acceso de abogados a inmigrantes detenidos por ICE en Los Ángeles, 11/16/25
• News One, Judge Orders Trump Administration To Stop Blocking Immigrants’ Access To Lawyers, 11/15/25
• Los Angeles Times, Federal judge orders government to stop blocking immigrant detainees from having access to lawyers, 11/14/25
• Associated Press, Judge says government is still blocking immigrants’ access to attorneys at LA detention facility, 11/14/25
• Telemundo 52, Jueza insiste: gobierno bloquea acceso de inmigrantes a abogados en centro de detención, 11/14/25
• Pasadena Now, Pasadena Worker’s Detention Leads to Federal Court Order on Immigrant Detainee Rights, 11/14/25
• Calo News, Judge orders ICE to allow immigrant detainees in DTLA to see lawyers, 11/14/25
• MyNewsLA, Judge Orders ICE to Allow Immigrant Detainees in DTLA to See Lawyers, 11/14/25
• Courthouse News Service, ICE must provide lawyer access for detainees in LA, judge says, 11/14/25
• Bloomberg News, Los Angeles ICE Facility Ordered to Provide Access to Lawyers, 11/14/25

Protections for Immigrant Survivors (ICWC v. Noem)

• Tucson Sentinel, TPD’s Kasmar ‘concerned’ after ICE deports immigrants seeking protective visas, 11/11/25
• Los Angeles Times, She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms., 11/3/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Los Angeles Times, The ex-landscaper behind the deportation diary L.A. never wanted, 11/25/25
• Los Angeles Public Press, These LA volunteers are fighting back by documenting what happens inside immigration courts, 11/13/25
• The Washington Post, As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?, 11/11/25

Immigrants’ Rights (Masuma Khan case)

• India Post, Court orders release of Masuma Khan, reuniting her with gamily and Altadena community, 11/13/25
• ABC7, 64-year-old Altadena woman released from ICE custody, 11/10/25
• BD News 24, Masuma Khan released after 31 days in California detention centre, 11/8/25
• La Opinión, Inmigrante detenida por ICE y víctima de estafa con su Green Card es liberada, 11/9/25
• Indica News, Masuma Khan Freed After Month-Long ICE Detention Following Court Order, 11/7/25
• Visa Verge, Altadena Woman Detained by ICE Released Following Scam Victim Case, 11/5/25

Immigrants’ Rights (Long Beach Justice Fund)

• Long Beach Post, Monday Morning Coffee: City weighs contract for immigrant legal defense, 11/17/25

Education Equity (McKinleyville Union School District v. U.S. Department of Education)

• EdSource, Judge: Trump administration must release some mental health grant funds, 11/5/25
• K-12 Drive, ‘A case of life or death’: Behind the Trump administration’s revoked mental health grants, 11/4/25

Education and Civil Rights

• CalMatters, Will California’s new K-12 antisemitism law make up for Trump’s civil rights cuts?, 11/21/25

Affordable Housing (Rent Stabilization Ordinance)

• Politico, Los Angeles limits rent hikes in historic vote, 11/12/25
• Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles City Council committee backs a 3% rent cap on rent stabilized units, 11/7/25

Adoption Day

• KNBC-TV, LA County officials celebrate National Adoption Day, 11/22/25

Access to Justice—AI-assisted appellate self-help

• Dealbreaker, Are Lawyers Next on AI’s Chopping Block?, 11/3/25

Veterans’ Rights (Powers v. McDonough)

• Brentwood News, VA Report Flags West LA Campus Leases, Trump Executive Order Mandates 6,000 Veteran Beds, But No Specific Plan, 11/12/25
• Los Angeles Times, Leases for VA land are millions of dollars under market value, Trump administration says, 11/11/25

Street Vendor Business Protection Act (SB 635)

• Los Angeles Business Journal, Fear of ICE Raids Drains Businesses, 11/17/25
• La Opinión, California protege datos de vendedores ambulantes con nueva ley, 11/13/25
• Diario Tiempo, California aprueba iniciativa para proteger a los vendedores ambulantes, 11/13/25
• KVEA-TV, Aprueban iniciativa que tiene como objetivo proteger a vendedores ambulantes en California, 11/12/25

Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles (GLAFF) Partners with Public Counsel

• El Informador, Guillermo del Toro inaugura la edición 15 del GLAFF con su versión de Frankenstein, 11/7/25
• Secret Los Angeles, Guillermo del Toro’s Highly Anticipated ‘Frankenstein’ Will Open L.A.’s GuadaLAjara Film Festival Tomorrow, 11/5/25
• UDGTV, GLAFF celebra 15 años con Guillermo del Toro, Yalitza Aparicio y Danny Trejo, 11/5/25
• La Crónica de Hoy, Yalitza recibirá el Premio Árbol de la Vida Trailblazer en Festival de Cine de Guadalajara en LA, 11/5/25

Board Spotlight

• World Culture Times, WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN: ‘STACY PHILLIPS & FRIENDS’ SEASON 2 LAUNCHES, 11/19/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Boulevard, 18 Things To Do This Weekend: November 7th – 9th, 11/6/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• Los Angeles Times, Federal judge issues tentative ruling ordering that immigrant detainees have access to legal counsel, 10/23/25
• Bloomberg Law, LA ICE Facility’s Open-Door-Only Lawyer Meetings Worry Judge, 10/23/25
• Courthouse News Service, Attorneys demand access to ICE detainees at LA facility, 10/23/25
• MyNewsLA, Judge Hears Arguments Concerning Immigrant Detainees’ Rights to See Lawyers, 10/23/25

Protections for Immigrant Survivors (ICWC v. Noem)

• Wisconsin Public Radio, Ex-Milwaukee educator joins lawsuit arguing feds are illegally deporting crime victims, 10/28/25
• Miami Herald, ICE is jailing, deporting victims of human trafficking, domestic abuse, suit says, 10/20/25
• La Opinión, Víctimas de trata humana y violencia doméstica demandan a ICE, 10/19/25
• Daily Journal, Advocates challenge ICE policy they say endangers crime victims, 10/16/25
• The 19th, Immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking sue over ICE policies, 10/16/25
• Lado Mx, Inmigrantes con visas U y T pendientes demandan por políticas de ICE, 10/16/25
• Law 360, ICE Policies Harm Noncitizen Crime Survivors, Suit Says, 10/15/25
• Los Angeles Times, ICE rompe promesa legal para inmigrantes víctimas de violencia y trata, 10/15/25
• Daily Breeze, ICE sued over removal of survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, 10/15/25
• KROQ, ‘Enough is enough’: L.A. lawsuit challenging deportation of domestic violence, human trafficking victims, 10/15/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• The 74, Lawmakers Demand Info on Students Detained by ICE, Including on Their Schooling, 10/22/25
• La Opinion, Exhortan a la comunidad a involucrarse a la Red de Respuesta Rápida, 10/20/25
• VisaVerge, Trump Admin Offers $2,500 to Unaccompanied Children to Return Home, 10/9/25
• KXTL-TV, ‘Victory belongs to the street vendors’: Newsom signs Street Vendor Protection Act into law, 10/8/25
• LA Public Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom signs California bill protecting street vendor data from ICE, 10/8/25
• LA Public Press, “Freaky Friday” plan offers unaccompanied teens $2,500 to self-deport, 10/8/25
• KGTV-TV, Trump administration offers $2,500 to unaccompanied migrant teens who self-deport, 10/6/25

Immigrants’ Rights (Masuma Khan case)

• Pasadena Now, Attorneys: Altadena Resident Detained and Held by ICE Denied Critical Medication, 10/24/25
• La Opinión, ICE deportará a mujer asiática de Los Ángeles pese a crisis médica familiar, 10/23/25

Education Equity (McKinleyville Union School District v. U.S. Department of Education)

• North Coast Journal, ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, 10/30/25
• KRCR-TV, McKinleyville schools sue U.S. Department of Education over suspended grant, 10/30/25
• Mad River Union, McK Union School District sues Trump Administration, 10/30/25
• Jefferson Public Radio, McKinleyville School District sues feds over the loss of a mental health grant, 10/28/25
• EdSource, Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants, 10/24/25
• RedHeaded Black Belt, Groundbreaking Lawsuit Challenges Federal Government’s Discontinuation of School Mental Health Grant, 10/24/25
• Times Standard, ‘A case of life and death’: McKinleyville school district sues DOE, Trump administration, 10/23/25
• Redwood News, McKinleyville School District Sues Trump Administration Over Cut Mental Health Funding, 10/23/25

Affordable Housing (Rent Stabilization Ordinance)

• LAist, LA takes up rent control reforms that could lower annual hikes. What you need to know, 10/2/25

Access to Justice—AI-assisted appellate self-help

• NBC News, These people ditched lawyers for ChatGPT in court, 10/7/25

AB 495—The Family Preparedness Plan Act

• Tuổi Trẻ Online (Vietnam), Luật của California và cáo buộc ‘bắt cóc hợp pháp’ là hoàn toàn sai lệch, 10/21/25
• Yahoo, Misinformation about California AB 495 is spreading online. Here’s what the law does, 10/20/25
• The Imprint, California Governor Signs Bills Protecting Children and Families Facing Federal Immigration Crackdown, 10/17/25
• Sierra Sun Times, California Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez’s Bill Shielding Families from Separation and Offering Legal Pathways for Joint Guardianship Signed by Governor Newsom, 10/14/25
• Visa Verge, California Law Lets Immigrant Parents Name a Caregiver if Deported, 10/13/25
• Caló News, Amid ICE raids, bill looks to keep children away from foster care, 10/6/25

Foster Care (Kevin S. Settlement)

• Santa Fe New Mexican, CYFD plans to open new group home for foster children in Las Cruces, 10/21/25

Education Equity (IntegrateNYC v. New York)

• Bloomberg, Top New York Court Tosses Race-Bias Challenge to City’s Gifted Schools, 10/24/25

Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles (GLAFF) Partners with Public Counsel

• Fusicology, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, 10/27/25
• Deadline, Yalitza Aparicio To Receive Trailblazer Award At Guadalajara Film Festival; Gia Coppola & Danny Trejo To Host Masterclasses, 10/29/25
• Tomatazos, Yalitza Aparicio será homenajeada con el Árbol de la Vida en el Festival de Cine de Guadalajara en Los Ángeles, 10/29/25

Founder Spotlight

• Mondaq, Law In Service Of Others: The Legacy Of Frederick M. Nicholas, 9/2/25

Litigation and Communications Strategy

• Stanford Social Innovation Review, Litigation in an Information Vacuum Is a Missed Opportunity, 9/17/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• Bloomberg, Why the Supreme Court Lifted a Ban on Migrant Profiling by ICE, 9/16/25
• Courthouse News Service, Remembering the immigration raids that swept Los Angeles four decades ago, 9/12/25
• MyNewsLA, LA Council Calls for `Know Your Rights’ Training For Homelessness Outreach Workers, 9/9/25
• Hey SoCal, Officials, groups react to SCOTUS ruling on LA immigration raids, 9/9/25
• LAist, LA mayor and immigration activists denounce Supreme Court decision on ICE arrests, 9/9/25
• Ámbito (Argentina), Temor en Los Ángeles tras el aval de la Corte Suprema a la reanudación de redadas migratorias en EEUU, 9/9/25
• Deseret News, Supreme Court allows ICE raids to resume in California, 9/9/25
• Telemundo52, Líderes locales reaccionan a decisión de la Corte Suprema que autoriza reanudar operativos migratorios, 9/8/25
• El Heraldo, Tribunal Supremo de EE. UU. permite arrestos migratorios en Los Ángeles tras un recurso de Trump, 9/8/25
• Los Angeles Times, ‘It’s going to get ugly’: L.A. immigrants fear the worst as Supreme Court allows raids to resume, 9/8/25
• MyNewsLA, Supreme Court Rules 6-3 in Favor of ICE Over LA Roving Patrols, 9/8/25
• La Vanguardia, El Supremo de EE.UU. permite arrestos migratorios en Los Ángeles tras un recurso de Trump, 9/8/25
• Los Angeles Times, Indiscriminate ICE raids in L.A. can resume: What rights do you have?, 9/8/25
• Daily Kos, U.S. Supreme Court Grants Stay in L.A. Raids Case, 9/8/25
• Patch, Supreme Court Allows ‘Roving Patrols’ By ICE To Continue In CA, 9/8/25
• NBC News, Why a court order barring ICE from targeting people based on their race isn’t being enforced, 9/4/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Spectrum 1 News, Proposed bill aims to shield street vendors’ information amid ICE raids, 9/26/25
• The Mercury News, Gov. Newsom signs ‘Safe Schools Act’ taking unprecedented action against ICE in schools, 9/23/25
• Caló News, Waiting on Gavin Newsom’s signature, SB 635 looks to strengthen protections for immigrant street vendors, 9/18/25
• Boyle Heights Beat, Sen. Durazo rallies in Boyle Heights, urges Newsom to sign bill protecting street vendors’ data from ICE, 9/17/25
• Los Angeles Times, Urgen a Newson firmar ley que protege información de vendedores ambulantes de ICE, 9/17/25
• KNSD-TV, California bill to aid immigrants amid family separation passes despite pushback, 9/16/25
• Sierra Sun Times, California State Senator Durazo’s Landmark Immigration Protection Bills Pass Legislature, Heads to Governor Newsom’s Desk, 9/16/25
• De Los, This Hispanic Heritage Month, know your rights, 9/12/25
• The Mercury News, Los Angeles schools are taking measures to protect students from ICE raids. Why hasn’t the Bay Area followed suit?, 9/7/25

AB 495—The Family Preparedness Plan Act

• La Opinión, Iniciativa en California para simplificar custodia de hijos de padres sin documentos, 9/30/25
• Telemundo 52, Proyecto de ley busca simplificar proceso de custodia de hijos de padres indocumentados en California, 9/30/25
• KNSD-TV, California bill to aid immigrants amid family separation passes despite pushback, 9/16/25
• The Center Square, AB 495 moves forward despite GOP pushback in California, 9/2/25

Education Equity (IntegrateNYC v. New York)

• Courthouse News Service, Kids claim NYC gifted school segregation at top state court, 9/10/25

Veterans’ Rights (Powers v. McDonough)

• Los Angeles Times, Trump’s veterans housing plan in West L.A. advances behind a wall of secrecy, 9/4/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• LA Daily News, Trump’s team vows more stepped-up immigration enforcement in LA, other sanctuary cities, 8/28/25
• Times of San Diego, When ICE arrests US citizens, there’s little clear path for what happens next , 8/22/25
• Los Angeles Times, Trial in National Guard lawsuit tests whether Trump will let courts limit authority, 8/12/25
• Newsmax, Administration’s New Normal Upends Reasonable Suspicion, 8/11/25
• KABC-TV, More SoCal cities join LA lawsuit against federal immigration raids, 8/8/25
• KCBS, 13 cities join federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics, 8/8/25
• NewsMax, Protests Reignite as Feds Ramp Up LA Immigration Enforcement, 8/9/25
• Los Angeles Times, ‘They run, we chase’: Immigration raids test limits of “probable cause”, 8/8/25
• Spectrum News 1 SoCal, More cities join lawsuit challenging Trump administration on immigration, 8/8/25
• Los Angeles Times, Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on ICE’s ‘roving patrols’, 8/8/25
• Milenio, Agentes de EU se ocultan en camión de alquiler para iniciar redada contra migrantes; lo llamaron Operación Caballo de Troya, 8/7/25
• AP, Federal agents hid in back of rental truck at start of raid outside LA Home Depot, 8/6/25
• LA Times, Agentes federales utilizan un camión de alquiler de Penske como ‘caballo de Troya’ para allanar un Home Depot de Los Ángeles, 8/6/25
• Univision-LA, Agentes de inmigración violan fallo federal y realizan una nueva redada en Los Ángeles, 8/5/25
• LA Daily News, Southern California detainees, advocates, celebrate ‘temporary’ win in challenge to ICE raids, 8/5/25
• The Sun, Restraining order on ‘roving’ Southern California ICE raids upheld by appeals court, 8/2/25
• Bloomberg News, ICE Racial Profiling Ban in LA Is Backed by Appeals Court, 8/2/25
• La Silla Rota, Tribunal ratifica suspensión de redadas migrantes en Los Ángeles, 8/2/25
• The Washington Post, Appeals court upholds block on indiscriminate immigration sweeps in L.A. area , 8/2/25
• Noticias Telemundo, Tribunal mantiene restricciones a las detenciones migratorias basadas solo en el idioma o raza, 8/2/25
• World Journal, Appeals court upholds Los Angeles judge’s ban on arresting immigrants based on accent, occupation, four factors, 8/3/25
• Common Dreams, ‘Authoritarian Horrors’ of Trump Dealt Blow by Federal Appeals Court, 8/2/25
• El Imparcial, En Los Ángeles ICE no podrá detener a migrantes únicamente por hablar español, su color de piel o tipo de trabajo , 8/2/25
• NBC News, Appeals court keeps in place restrictions on immigration stops in L.A. based on language and job, 8/2/25
• KTLA-TV, Court blocks immigration raids in Southern California, 8/2/25
• New York Times, Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda, 8/2/25
• Capitol & Main, Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids, 8/1/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• LA Public Press, California bill would help keep street vendors’ sensitive data from ICE, 8/28/25
• Spectrum News 1 SoCal, Fearing enforcement, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally decides to self-deport, 8/26/25
• The 74, As Students Return to School, Educators Grapple With Chaos From Washington, 8/20/25
• Caló News, How families can prepare for a potential deportation during back-to-school, 8/15/25
• LA Public Press, Guía para enfrentar redadas de ICE en el condado de Los Ángeles, 8/7/25

AB 495—The Family Preparedness Plan Act

• SF Chronicle, She wanted to give deported parents a choice. Then California’s Christian right attacked, 8/24/25
• El Tiempo, Esta ley en California enfrenta a Gavin Newsom con los cuidadores y podría cambiar su rumbo con un veto, 8/21/25
• KCRA-TV, What is AB 495? Controversial bill seeks to expand caregiver rights for children separated from parents, opponents stress concerns, 8/20/25
• Patch, CA Bill Sparks Controversy Over Parental Rights, Child Safety, 8/19/25
• Washington Examiner, What is AB 495, the California bill prompting backlash from parental rights groups?, 8/18/25
• Snopes, Critics of California AB 495 warn of child exploitation risks. Here are the facts, 8/13/25
• The Sierra Sun Times, California Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez Announces Children’s Advocates and Legal Experts Unite to Support Family Preparedness Plan Act – Says, “AB 495 Is A Necessity For Parents Facing Cruel Immigration Raids And The Threat Of Family Separation”, 8/9/25

Housing Justice

• Spectrum News 1, Some tenants in LA could see 5% rent increase as caps go up, 8/4/25

Street Vendor Rights (ICIJ v. City of Fontana)

• Law.com: The Recorder California, So. Calif. City Sued for Allegedly Targeting Immigrant Communities With ‘Discriminatory’ Street Vending Policies, 8/14/25
• The San Bernardino Sun, Street vendors sue, say Fontana makes it ‘impossible’ to keep businesses open, 8/13/25
• KVCR, Fontana sued over street vending laws allowing equipment seizures, private enforcement, 8/12/25
• Telemundo 52, Vendedores ambulantes demandan a la ciudad de Fontana, 8/12/25
• Univision 34, Fontana enfrenta demanda por ir contra vendedores ambulantes, 8/12/25

Labor Rights

• LA Public Press, LA bus driver who vowed to shut doors on ICE speaks out after “retaliatory” firing by Metro, 8/20/25
• Los Angeles Times, Farmworkers keep dying from heat illness, 20 years after California vowed to protect them , 8/10/25

Child Welfare (Ocean S. v. L.A. County)

• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Manatt Files Amicus Brief for Former Judges Supporting Dependency Court Reform, 8/12/25

Child Welfare (Kevin S. Settlement)

• KANW, Child welfare reform experts oppose NM lawmakers’ CYFD plan Governor says legislation poses ‘serious risks’ to child welfare reform efforts, 8/21/25
• Santa Fe New Mexican, Arbitrator in Kevin S. case again finds New Mexico has failed to improve care of children, 8/19/25

Education Equity

• The 74, Report: L.A. County’s Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth is ‘Systemic, 8/24/25
• San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Low graduation rates, poor attendance plague LA County juvenile hall students, report finds, 8/7/25
• EdSource, L.A. County’s failure to educate incarcerated youth is ‘systemic,’ report says, 8/6/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Blvd., 33 Things To Do This Weekend: August 8-10, 8/7/25

Founder Spotlight

• Pasadena Now, ArtCenter Remembers Trustee Emeritus Frederick M. Nicholas, 7/29/25
• Archyde, Frederick M. Nicholas, Los Angeles Cultural Visionary, Dies at 105, 7/1/25
• Los Angeles Times, Frederick M. Nicholas, champion of L.A. arts dubbed ‘Mr. Downtown Culture,’ dies at 105, 7/1/25

Immigration Raids & Unlawful Detentions (Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem)

• NewsBreak, SF’s federal judges evaluate if ICE agents racially profiled raid targets in LA, 7/30/25
• LA Magazine, Hearing Held Monday As Trump Attempts to Appeal Temporary Restraining Order On Immigration Enforcement Conduct, 7/29/25
• NewsBreak, Appeal on Tap Monday in Government’s Bid to Resume SoCal Immigration Raids, 7/29/25
• ABC7, SF’s federal judges evaluate if ICE agents racially profiled raid targets in LA, 7/29/25
• Mundo Deportivo, Los Ángeles: jueces federales analizan si ICE discrimina en redadas masivas, 7/29/25
• The Nation, How the Courts Blocked ICE Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed, 7/28/25
• KNBC-TV, Trump administration argues for pause on LA immigration raid tactics restraining order, 7/28/25
• Bloomberg News, US Tells Court Racial Profiling Ban Can’t Work in ‘Real World’, 7/24/25
• El Comercio, Es ciudadano estadounidense, pero ICE lo arrestó: el motivo detrás de la polémica detención en Los Ángeles, 7/15/25
• San Bernardino Sun, Who’s in ICE detention in California? According to ICE, less than 30% are criminals, 7/19/25
• MyNewsLA, Feds Continue to Push for Stay Ruling Barring Roving Patrols, 7/19/25
• Living in the USA, Stopping ICE in LA: Mark Rosenbaum; Epstein and Trump: Harold Meyerson; Birthright Citizenship: David Cole, 7/18/25
• USA Today, Judge denies government request to stay ruling barring roving patrols, 7/17/25
• East Bay Times, From a bus stop to plaintiffs, California immigrants at forefront of seismic pause on ICE raids, 7/16/25
• LA Daily News, Santa Ana Joins LA Lawsuit on Illegal ICE Raids, 7/16/25
• POLITICO, The attorney fighting Trump’s immigration raids in LA, 7/15/25
• La Voz, Juez ordena parar arrestos y paradas indiscriminados de inmigrantes en California, 7/15/25
• MyNewsLA, Feds Seek Stay of LA Judge’s Ruling on Immigration Raids, 7/14/25
• NPR, Lawyer discusses judge’s decision to bar indiscriminate immigration arrests in LA, 7/14/25
• Semana, “No en mi ciudad”: Los Ángeles frena redadas migratorias y da apoyo económico a familias afectadas por ICE, 7/14/25
• The Press Democrat, Judge blocks Trump administration tactics in Los Angeles immigration raids, 7/14/25
• Daily Breeze, Trump administration to appeal LA judge’s order pausing immigration raids, 7/13/25
• CalMatters, Judge says immigration agents must stop ‘roving patrols’ that have upended Southern California, 7/12/25
• KABC, Judge says DHS must stop race-based immigration arrests, granting temporary restraining orders, 7/12/25
• San Francisco Examiner, Judge blocks Trump administration tactics in LA immigration raids, 7/12/25
• Caló News, Federal judge blocks immigration officers to continue detaining people without probable cause, 7/12/25
• Los Angeles Sentinel, Judge Deals Blow to Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown in LA, 7/12/25
• Bloomberg, Judge Blocks ICE From Racial Profiling in LA Migrant Sweeps, 7/12/25
• WeHo Online, Federal Court Issues Restraining Orders on Immigration Raids in Southern California, 7/12/25
• MyNewsLA, Federal Judge Bans Immigration Authorities Detaining People Without Reasonable Cause, Withholding Counsel, 7/12/25
• Daily Breeze, Pasadena mayor praises federal ruling on immigration raids, after bus stop arrests in city he leads, 7/12/25
• Associated Press, Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California, 7/11/25
• NPR, Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles, 7/11/25
• Los Angeles Times, Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond, 7/11/25
• Daily Journal, La Federal Judge issues TRO barring ICE from racially targeting people, ensuring detainees get access to lawyers, 7/11/25
• El Universal, Judge orders Trump to stop indiscriminate arrests; activists accuse human rights violations, 7/11/25
• Dimsum Daily (Hong Kong), Judge blocks Trump administration’s immigration raids in southern California over alleged racial profiling, 7/11/25
• La Opinión, Jueza ordenó al gobierno de Trump detener redadas y arrestos de inmigrantes en California, 7/11/25
• KNBC-TV, Judge grants temporary restraining order restricting SoCal immigration crackdowns, 7/11/25
• KABC-TV, Judge hears arguments in lawsuit seeking to restrict immigration raids in SoCal, 7/11/25
• Los Angeles Times, Federal judge signals a halt to indiscriminate immigration stops, 7/10/25
• Pasadena Star-News, LA federal judge set to rule on restraining order seeking halt to ‘roving’ ICE raids, 7/10/25
• Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica Joins Regional Lawsuit to Halt Unconstitutional ICE Raids, 7/10/25
• Economic Times, US Green Card chaos: Immigration backlog hits record 11.3 million – thousands left in limbo, 7/9/25
• WeHo Times, West Hollywood Joins Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit Challenging ICE Raids, 7/9/25
• MTV Uutiset, Grandfather arrested while walking his dog, teenager taken away on the way to training – Trump’s mass arrests already number over 50,000 people, 7/8/25
• KCBS-TV, L.A. County cities join federal civil rights lawsuit over immigration operations, 7/8/25
• Los Angeles Times, L.A., other local governments seek to join lawsuit to stop ‘unconstitutional’ immigration raids, 7/8/25
• Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles County Joins Federal Lawsuit Against Warrantless ICE Raids, 7/8/25
• Pasadena Now, Pasadena Joins Federal Lawsuit Challenging ICE Immigration Raids, 7/8/25
• La Opinión, Persiste temor entre latinos a un mes del inicio de las redadas de ICE en Los Ángeles, 7/7/25
• The American Prospect, The ICE Sweeps Are Classic Racial Profiling, 7/7/25
• EFE, Un mes de redadas migratorias convierte a Los Ángeles en símbolo de resistencia, 7/7/25
• Radio Korea, LA immigration raid victims file class action lawsuit against federal government, 7/4/25
• Los Angeles Times, Hundreds rally on July 4 against immigration raids, budget bill in downtown L.A., 7/4/25
• Bloomberg Law, Federal Immigration Officials Sued Over LA Deportation Raids, 7/2/25
• Long Beach Post News, Civil rights groups sue federal government over LA immigration raids, 7/3/25
• The New York Times, L.A. Legal Groups Sue to Stop ‘Unconstitutional’ Immigration Actions, 7/2/25
• ABC News, Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of ‘systemic pattern’ of targeting minorities in immigration crackdown, 7/2/25
• Legal Reader, Immigrant Rights Groups Challenge ICE Actions in Los Angeles, 7/3/25
• CalMatters, ‘Brazen, midday kidnappings:’ LA immigration sweeps violate Constitution, lawsuit says, 7/2/25
• El Debate (Spain), Grupos y trabajadores demandan a Trump por abusos en las redadas migratorias de Los Ángeles, 7/2/25
• La Opinión, Demandan al DHS para que paren arrestos de inmigrantes sin órdenes judiciales, 7/2/25
• KNX-FM, DHS sued by workers, others targeted in L.A. immigration raids, 7/2/25
• Straight Arrow News, Lawsuit says ICE agents are racially profiling Californians, 7/2/25
• Agencia EFE, Presentan una demanda “histórica” contra Trump por las redadas migratorias en Los Ángeles, 7/2/25
• Telemundo, Demandan colectivamente al Gobierno por sus políticas migratorias: “Están violando sus derechos”, 7/2/25
• Latin Times, Report Reveals Inhumane Conditions in ICE Detention Centers: ‘It’s a Horror Show’, 7/2/25
• Los Angeles Times, L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says, 7/2/25
• WLRN-FM, Concerns grow over dire conditions in immigrant detention, 7/2/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Los Angeles Times, Know your rights: An immigration resource guide for L.A., 7/31/25
• La Opinión, Vendedores ambulantes de LA afectados por redadas reciben ayuda económica, 7/28/25
• WeHo Online, ‘WeHo Responds’ Program to Support Immigrant Communities, 7/26/25
• Calo News, Visa backlog leaves more than 150,000 immigrant youth at risk of deportation, 7/25/25
• WeHo Times, New ‘West Hollywood Responds’ Program Encourages Donations to Organizations that Provide Assistance to Immigrants, 7/25/25
• Pasadena Now, Webinar Will Support Small Businesses, Nonprofits With Immigration Enforcement Guidance, 7/24/25
• Los Angeles Public Press, LA bus operators vow to shut doors on ICE to keep immigrant riders safe, 7/16/25
• WRNJ-AM, Booker, Padilla introduce VISIBLE Act requiring immigration officers to display identification, 7/9/25
• Zona Franca, Street vendors in California plummet. Immigration officers harass elderly women., 7/3/25
• Los Angeles Times, ¿Qué hacer y qué documentos tener si el ICE detiene a tus familiares en redadas?, 7/1/25
• La Opinón, Street vendors between fear of raids and falling sales, 7/1/25

Housing Justice

• World Journal, A Chinese female tenant was fined NT$1,000 for placing a washing machine in her house and was told to “move out if you are not satisfied”, 7/22/25
• WestSide Current, Developers Continue to Pursue Venice/Dell Project Via Multiple Legal Actions Against the City, 7/1/25
• Street Sheet, The Beat Goes On: The Struggle of LA’s Vehicular Residents and the Venice Justice Committee, 7/1/25

Child Welfare (Ocean S. v. L.A. County)

• Caló News, L.A.’s foster care system is negligent and outdated, lawsuit claims, 7/18/25

Child Welfare (Kevin S. Settlement)

• Albuquerque Journal, Child welfare experts ‘frustrated’ over stalled reforms in New Mexico, 7/5/25
• KUNM-FM (Albuquerque, NM), TUES: Is the National Weather Service New Mexico prepared for a Texas-level emergency?, 7/8/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Boulevard, Thirty Four Things To Do This Weekend: July 11-13, 7/10/25

ICE Raids

• NY Times, Concerns grow over dire conditions in immigrant detention, 6/29/25
• The Economic Times, Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies concerns over dire conditions in detention facilities, 6/29/25
• LA Times en Español, Desaparecidos por el ICE en Los Ángeles: cómo encontrar a familiares detenidos, 6/29/25
• LA Times, Disappeared by ICE in L.A.: How to find detained relatives, 6/27/25
• LA Daily News, ICE raids in Los Angeles leave immigrants afraid to report discrimination, 6/27/25
• LA Times, Threatened with deportation, these L.A. workers keep doing their jobs amid fear, 6/23/25
• LA Times, Child-care providers brace for a painful scenario: What if ICE comes knocking?, 6/22/25
• Conde Nast Traveler, What to Do If ICE Stops You At the Airport, Border, Workplace, On the Street, or at Home, 6/19/25
• Streetsblog LA, As ICE Continues Assault on Vulnerable Workers, Groups Launch Fundraiser to Assist Street Vendors, 6/19/25
• LAist, LA street vendors affected by ICE raids to receive financial aid from new community fund, 6/18/25
• Mundo Now, Vendedores ambulantes en Los Ángeles enfrentan redadas arbitrarias de ICE (Street vendors in Los Angeles face arbitrary ICE raids), 6/18/25
• Boyle Heights Beat, Fundraiser seeks to help street vendors impacted by L.A. ICE raids, 6/17/25
• Nonprofit Quarterly, My Street Vendor Is Missing: The Impact of ICE Raids in Los Angeles, 6/16/25
• The Guardian, ‘Snatching off the streets’: Ice targets churches, car washes and workplaces, 6/14/25

Diego Luna Supports Public Counsel—Jimmy Kimmel Live

• The Wrap, Diego Luna Urges Support for Immigrants Amid Trump’s Crackdown in ‘Kimmel’ Guest Monologue: ‘Far Too Many People Live in Fear’, 6/24/25
• Variety, ‘Andor’ Star Diego Luna Slams Trump and Champions Immigrants in ‘Kimmel’ Monologue: ‘It Is Not Acceptable to Separate Families’, 6/24/25
• Parade, ‘Star Wars’ Actor Slams Trump During ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Opening Monologue, 6/24/25
• Mashable, Diego Luna slams Trump’s immigration policies while guest hosting for Kimmel, 6/24/25
• LA Times, Diego Luna took over ‘Kimmel Live!’ to advocate for immigrants, 6/24/25
• El País, Diego Luna presenta ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ y denuncia la política migratoria de Trump, 6/24/25
• ABC Noticias, EU se beneficia de inmigrantes, pero no reconoce su importancia: Diego Luna, 6/24/25
• La Opinión, Diego Luna arranca semana en Jimmy Kimmel con emotivo discurso para la comunidad latina, 6/24/25
• LateNighter, ‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Diego Luna Delivers Powerful Monologue on Trump and Immigration, 6/24/25
• Remezcla, Diego Luna Delivers Powerful Monologue on Importance of Immigrants While Hosting Jimmy Kimmel, 6/24/25
• The Independent, Star Wars actor earns standing ovation for rousing speech condemning Trump’s ‘unfair’ immigration policy, 6/24/25

Immigrants’ Rights—Advocacy to save 4-year-old Sofia

• People, Girl, 4, Who Was Nearly Deported Despite Getting Life-Saving Medical Treatment, Has Been Granted Permission to Stay, 6/18/25
• The Washington Post, After outcry, 4-year-old girl can stay in U.S. for lifesaving care, 6/7/25
• Spectrum News 1, Mexican 4-year-old is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in U.S., 6/7/25
• El Universo, “Si no era un error, lo que sucedía con Sofía era cruel”, 6/6/25
• CBS News, 4-year-old battling rare health condition allowed to stay in U.S., 6/4/25
• Univision, Sofía Vargas, niña mexicana con problemas médicos recibe permiso humanitario para continuar su tratamiento en EE. UU., 6/4/25
• Daily Mail, Trump admin’s show of mercy for adorable Mexican migrant girl receiving life-saving care in California, 6/4/25
• KFI-AM, 4-Year-Old at CHLA Granted Humanitarian Parole Amid Deportation Fears, 6/4/25
• UNILAD, Major update in case of critically ill four-year-old girl allegedly ordered by Trump administration to leave the US, 6/4/25
• El Tiempo, Niña de 4 años se encuentra en riesgo de morir si es deportada de Estados Unidos y Trump tiene la última palabra: ‘Si la deportan, morirá’, 6/4/25
• ABC News, 4-year-old from Mexico receiving ‘lifesaving medical treatment’ can remain in US: Lawyer, 6/4/25
• Itatiaia, ‘Morrerá em poucos dias’: o caso da menina de quatro anos que tem doença grave e pode ser deportada mesmo precisando de tratamento, 6/4/25
• La Nación, El fallo más esperado: la niña mexicana de 4 años no será deportada y seguirá con su tratamiento médico en California, 6/4/25
• Latin Times, 4-Year-Old Girl In Need Of Special U.S. Healthcare Finally Allowed To Stay For One Year: ‘Profoundly Grateful’, 6/4/25
• LBC, Seriously ill girl ordered to leave US and return to Mexico granted year’s reprieve after warning she could die within days, 6/4/25
• Times of San Diego, Little girl with life-threatening illness granted year-long reprieve from deportation, 6/4/25
• 20 Minutos, El Gobierno de Trump concede permiso humanitario a niña mexicana que recibe tratamiento vital, 6/4/25
• LA Times en Español, Niña mexicana recibe permiso humanitario para continuar tratamiento vital en EEUU, según abogados, 6/4/25
• Diario AS, Estados Unidos no revocará protecciones médicas a niña de 4 años en riesgo de morir, 6/4/25
• Folha de S.Paulo, ‘Se a deportarem, ela morre’: a menina mexicana que precisa de tratamento e governo Trump quer expulsar, 6/4/25
• BBC Brazil, ‘Se a deportarem, ela morre’: a menina mexicana que precisa de tratamento e governo Trump quer expulsar, 6/3/25
• Japan News, 難病治療で渡米するもトランプ政権から出国促された４歳女児、１年間の滞在延長認められる, 6/3/25
• AP, Family of girl with potentially fatal illness gets deportation reprieve, 6/3/25
• ABC7, 4-year-old from Mexico receiving ‘lifesaving medical treatment’ can remain in US, 6/3/25
• KCRA, Mexican girl is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyers say, 6/3/25
• Telemundo, Una niña mexicana de 4 años con una enfermedad potencialmente mortal y su madre podrán permanecer en EE.UU., 6/3/25
• Yahoo Noticias, “Si la deportan, morirá”: la niña mexicana de 4 años cuya vida depende de un tratamiento en EE.UU., 6/3/25
• NBC News Latino, 4-year-old girl with life-threatening illness and her mom granted humanitarian parole for one year, 6/3/25
• La Nación, El caso de una niña mexicana escalado al DHS que podría marcar un precedente en la política antimigrante de Trump, 6/2/25

Immigrants’ Rights–Notario Fraud

• LAist, Immigration ‘notario’ scams coming back under Trump’s crackdown, authorities warn, 6/14/25

Housing Justice

• LAist, LA rent control reforms, 6/6/25

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advocacy

• St. Louis American, Black economic non-profits under DEI fire, 6/11/25

Board Spotlight

• Mission Matters, Tanya Acker on Conflict, Civility, and How Courts Can Be Tools for Empowerment, 6/23/25
• Blank Rome, Jacqueline Combs, Stacy D. Phillips, and Kristina Royce Named Entertainment Business Visionaries by L.A. Times Studios, 6/17/25

William O. Douglas Award

• Black Girls Bond, Viola Davis to Be Honored at Hollywood’s Iconic TCL Chinese Theatre with AFI Doctorate for Her Historic Impact on Film, 6/18/25
• Deadline, Viola Davis & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Lead & Produce Reimagination Of David Mamet’s ‘House of Games’ At Amazon MGM Studios, 6/30/25
• Broadway World, Viola Davis and Walter Murch to Receive Honorary Degrees From the AFI Conservatory, 6/18/25
• Black Enterprise, ​​Viola Davis To Receive Honorary Doctorate From The American Film Institute, 6/18/25

Immigrants’ Rights —Advocacy to save 4-year-old Sofia

• El Paiz, The deportation of Sofia: A family’s battle against Trump’s cruelty towards a sick little girl from Mexico, 5/31/25
• El País México, La deportación de Sofía: una familia lucha para evitar la última crueldad de Trump contra una niña mexicana enferma, 5/30/25
• La Crónica de Hoy, Salvar a Sofía: 38 congresistas demócratas piden a Trump que no deporte a niña mexicana con soporte vital, 5/30/25
• LA Daily News, Trump revokes parole of Mexican girl, 4, receiving lifesaving care in Los Angeles, attorney says, 5/29/25
• Univision News, Ordenan la deportación de una niña hispana con grave enfermedad: podría morir sin su tratamiento, 5/29/25
• LA Times, Democrats urge DHS to reinstate legal status of Bakersfield 4-year-old facing deportation, death, 5/29/25
• Sky News, This gravely ill girl has been ordered to leave the US by the White House – but doctors say she could die within days, 5/29/25
• Excélsior California, Trump revoca el permiso de permanencia de niña mexicana de 4 años que recibe atención médica vital en Los Ángeles, según su abogado, 5/29/25
• Latin Times, 4-Year-Old Girl Facing Deportation Could Die Without U.S. Medical Care, Lawyers Say, 5/28/25
• ABC News, 4-year-old girl who receives medical treatment in US could die if deported, lawyer says, 5/28/25
• Telemundo, El Gobierno niega que ordenó deportar a una niña mexicana enferma que recibe tratamiento en EE.UU, 5/28/25
• Yahoo, 4-year-old girl in California could lose life-saving medical care if deported, mother says, 5/28/25
• LAist, Trump administration revokes legal status for 4-year-old with life-threatening condition, 5/28/25
• MSNBC–All In with Chris Hayes, 4-year-old could ‘die within days’ if deported under Trump order, doctors say, 5/28/25
• AP, Lawyer says Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, 5/28/25
• KABC, Mother to speak out about daughter ‘Sofia’s’ care at Children’s Hospital LA amid deportation fears, 5/28/25
• KTLA, Girl, 4, receiving treatment in L.A. faces life-threatening risk of deportation to Mexico, 5/28/25
• KNBC, Critically ill 4-year-old ordered to self-deport to Mexico, 5/28/25
• The Independent, Trump administration denies critically ill 4-year-old is being deported and says humanitarian request under consideration, 5/28/25
• HuffPost, Critically Ill 4-Year-Old Girl Told To Deport, But Interrupting Her Treatment Could Mean Death, 5/28/25
• La Opinión, Hispana de 4 años que lucha por su vida en Los Ángeles recibe orden de autodeportación, 5/28/25
• La Opinión, Madre suplica a gobierno de Trump que renueve permiso humanitario para salvar la vida de su hija, 5/28/25
• MyNewsLA, Family of 4yo Girl With Potentially Fatal Illness Battle Deportation Threat, 5/28/25
• KCBS, Mother of 4-year-old battling rare health condition asks Trump administration to reinstate humanitarian parole, 5/28/25
• Spectrum 1, 4-year-old with medical condition at risk of deportation, 5/28/25
• NBC News, 4-year-old girl’s life-saving treatment at risk after family’s legal immigration status is revoked, 5/28/25
• The Guardian, Family of four-year-old who would ‘die within days’ fighting deportation from US to Mexico, 5/28/25
• KTLA, Mother of girl, 4, receiving treatment in L.A. speaks out against life-threatening deportation to Mexico, 5/28/25
• MyNewsLA, Immigration Threatens 4-Year-Old Receiving Medical Aid for Fatal Condition with Deportation, 5/28/25
• KFI-AM, 4-Year-Old Girl in L.A. Faces Deportation Amid Health Crisis, 5/28/25
• KERO, Family fears 4-year-old facing deportation could lose life-saving treatment, 5/28/25
• KGET, ‘She needs specialized care’: 4-year-old girl faces deportation amid battle with medical condition, 5/28/25
• KVPR, Bakersfield family’s deportation order puts girl’s life-saving medication at risk, 5/28/25
• KPMH, Family of critically ill daughter faces deportation, fears losing life-saving U.S. care, 5/28/25
• The Modesto Bee, 4-year-old girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care, 5/28/25
• KCBS, 4-year-old girl fighting for life at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles facing deportation order, 5/28/25
• UNILAD, Trump administration allegedly orders critically ill four-year-old girl to leave US where she could die within days, 5/28/25
• KTLA, Girl, 4, receiving treatment in L.A. faces life-threatening deportation to Mexico, 5/27/25
• Patch, 4-Year-Old Facing Deportation Could Die Without U.S. Medical Care, 5/27/25
• The Independent, Trump has ordered a critically ill four-year-old Mexican girl to leave the country. She could die within days, experts say, 5/27/25
• NewsBreak, Trump Orders 4-Year-Old Mexican Girl Receiving Life-Saving Treatment in U.S. to Leave—Doctor Says It Could Be ‘Fatal’ Within Days, 5/27/25
• Newsweek, Critically ill girl facing deportation could die within days if care halted, 5/27/25
• The New Republic, Trump’s Deportation Efforts Are About to Kill a 4-Year-Old, 5/27/25
• LA Times, 4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care, 5/27/25

Immigrants’ Rights—Notario Fraud

•  Spectrum News 1, Lawyers warn of scams targeting immigrants, 5/12/25

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• NPR Morning Edition, Homeless vets in LA hope that Trump order will create housing for them, 5/26/25
• LA Times, Trump orders VA to house 6,000 veterans in a National Center for Warrior Independence in West L.A., 5/10/25
• Task & Purpose, Trump orders West Los Angeles VA campus to house thousands of veterans, 5/10/25

Education Equity (Mae M. v. Komrosky)

• The Press Enterprise, Temecula schools won’t enforce critical race theory ban, 5/30/25
• Black Voice News, California Court Rules Against Temecula School District’s Anti-CRT Ban, 5/26/25
• Hey SoCal, Appeals court stops Temecula school district’s ban of critical race theory, 5/23/25
• East Bay Times, Court rules against California schools district’s ban of critical race theory, 5/21/25
• Law & Crime, California judges block rule against teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’ in schools, 5/21/25
• The Sacramento Bee, Is sanity replacing critical race theory hysteria? It’s about time | Opinion, 5/21/25
• SFist, State Court Shoots Down SoCal School District’s Ban on Critical Race Theory, 5/21/25
• LA Times, Appeals court halts Temecula school district ban on critical race theory, 5/20/25
• EdSource, Court blocks Temecula Valley Unified from enforcing Critical Race Theory ban, 5/20/25
• Southern California Record, CA appeals court: Anti-CRT education policies violated Temecula teachers’ rights, 5/20/25
• KVCR-FM, Court halts Temecula school board’s CRT ban, 5/20/25
• SF Chronicle, California court blocks school district’s ban on critical race theory, 5/19/25

Education Equity

• LA Times, State discipline law keeps Black, Latino kids in class. Trump says it’s illegal, 5/1/25

Small Business Services & Advocacy

• LA Public Press, LA Chinatown community activists, swap meet vendors call for boycott of ‘gentrifying’ Redcar developer, 5/30/25
• Los Angeles Post, LA Regional Small Business Legal Aid Program Expands Access to No-Cost Legal Support for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, 5/12/25

Nonprofit DEI Training

•  New York Amsterdam News, In Trump’s first 100 Days, DEI is the target, 5/1/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Pasadena Now, The Best Events In Pasadena This Weekend, 5/8/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Univision News, Abogada de inmigración recibe una carta del DHS ordenándole salir del país a pesar de ser estadounidense, 4/26/25
• The U.S. Sun, DHS forced to respond as flurry of letters sent to Americans telling them to leave country – despite being US citizens, 4/25/25
• LA Times, Fight or flight? Some California nonprofits won’t remain silent in face of Trump budget slashing, 4/24/25
• KTLA, Homeland Security tells L.A. immigration attorney to leave the U.S., 4/24/25
• LA Times, ‘It is time for you to leave’: DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens, 4/23/25
• Capital & Main, Nonprofits Move to Intervene on Behalf of Los Angeles Residents in Sanctuary Case, 4/22/25
• Mid Florida Newspapers, As President Trump declares a border emergency on Day One, targeted California immigrants lay low, 4/20/25
• Shelterforce, ICE Is Coming to Your Building-Are You Ready?, 4/15/25
• La Opinión, Op-Ed: Undocumented parents must act now for their children’s future, 4/4/25

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• Spectrum News 1, Oral arguments heard in veteran housing appeals case, 4/11/25
• Law360, 9th Circ. Wary Of Judge Becoming ‘King’ Of Veteran Housing, 4/8/25
• LA Times, A federal appeals panel suggests judge overreached in ordering the VA to build housing, 4/8/25
• Military Times, Appeals Court Wary of Supreme Court Reversal on Case Calling for Housing LA Homeless Veterans, 4/8/25
• Courthouse News Service, Ninth Circuit frowns at judge’s attempt to build housing for homeless vets, 4/8/25

Consumer Rights

• NPR Marketplace, Minority bankruptcy filers less likely to get debt forgiven, study finds, 4/2/25

Housing Justice

• Los Angeles Post, Los Angeles claims ‘Right to Counsel’ for low-income tenants, 4/22/25
• Archydye, LA Rent Hikes: 6% Increase, City Seeks Lower Caps, 4/17/25
• Architectural Digest, Tenant Rights: 8 Protections You Might Not Know You Have, 4/14/25
• LA Times, L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park stakes out a new role in the wake of Jan. 7 blaze, 4/3/25

Small Business Rights

• CALÓ News, The daily environmental risks that street vendors go through, 4/14/25

Fire Recovery Services & Resources

• NoHo Arts District, Managing Debt After a Disaster, 4/14/25
• Redfin,L.A. Fires Aftermath: Rebuilding the City of Angels for a Path Forward, 4/11/25

Board Spotlight

• MENAFN, GPN Women In Leadership Awards Honors Female Trailblazers And Celebrates The Launch Of #Helpla, 4/7/25
• Southern California Record, Mark Samuels on the Impact of AI on Legal Practice, the Evolution of the Legal Market in Orange County and His Pathbreaking IP Practice, 4/22/25
• Attorney Intel, The Top 25 Financial Services and Insurance Attorneys of 2025, 4/14/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• El Tiempo, Latina fue engañada por falso abogado de inmigración durante 10 años: perdió $ 400 millones y nunca inició trámite, 3/27/25 
• Telemundo 33, La estafaron por más de $100,000 en su caso migratorio y pensó quitarse la vida: no lo hizo por sus hijos, 3/25/25
• La Opinión, En peligro de deportación los menores no acompañados que llegaron a Estados Unidos, 3/25/25
• Telemundo 52, Casi se quita la vida: mujer perdió más de $100,000 al confiarle su caso de inmigración a un conocido, 3/24/25
• El Diario Nueva York, Miles de niños migrantes en riesgo de deportación en EE.UU. tras recorte de financiamiento, 3/23/25
• LA Times, Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children, 3/22/25
• Boyle Heights Beat, California lawmaker introduces bill to protect street vendors from ICE, 3/4/25
• El Tiempo, Proponen un proyecto de ley en California para proteger a estos migrantes, 3/2/25
• La Opinión, Con la llegada de Trump, las cosas se complican para los vendedores ambulantes, 3/2/25
• Univision 34, Los pasos a seguir al llenar el caregiver’s authorization affidavit para ceder el cuidado de tus hijos en caso de una deportación, 3/1/25

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• Long Lead, “A direct threat to national security”: Top retired military leaders assail VA’s homeless response, backing veterans’ lawsuit, 3/1/25

Education Equity

• Long Beach Current, Members of Williams vs. California lawsuit speak on campus, 3/19/25

Small Business Rights

• LA Public Press, Will new California law keep small LA businesses from closing?, 3/25/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Boulevard, Homelessness Prevention Clinic at Robinson Community Center, 3/18/25

Fire Recovery Services & Resources

• La Opinión, Conoce los recursos para pequeños negocios afectados por los incendios, 3/17/25

William O. Douglas Award Dinner

• Variety, Jane Fonda to Receive Public Counsel’s William O. Douglas Award for Her Commitment to Social Justice Issues, 2/18/25
• UPI, Jane Fonda to receive William O. Douglas Award for political work, 2/18/25

Fire Recovery Services & Support

• LAist, LA housing officials now say landlords must clean up ash, contradicting earlier guidance, 2/26/25
• LA TACO, Altadena Mariscos Restaurant Fights Eviction to Stay Open After Wildfires, 2/19/25. 
• SM Mirror, Free Legal and Recovery Workshops for Los Angeles Residents Affected By Wildfires, 2/19/25
• LAist, Ash puts renters in limbo, 2/10/25
• Salon, Don’t get scammed after a disaster, 2/9/25

Fire Eviction Protections & Rent Freeze Campaign

• CALÓ News, L.A. County approves eviction protections after January fires, 2/27/25
• SM Mirror, LA County Supervisors Pass New Eviction Protections for Fire-Impacted Renters, 2/26/25
• SM Mirror, L.A. County Approves Eviction Protections for Fire-Affected Business Owners and Workers, 2/19/25
• LAist, Eviction protections for renters who lost jobs after the fires fails key LA City Council vote, 2/14/25.
• Univision-LA, Incendios en Los Ángeles: aprueban ordenanza que impide desalojar a quienes hospedaron a desplazados, February 13.
• Patch, Tenants Displaced By Palisades Fire Get Eviction Protections, 2/5/25
• ABC7, Concejo de Los Ángeles aprueba una pausa en los desalojos de ocupantes adicionales debido a los incendios forestale, 2/5/25
• LA Times, L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for welcoming fire refugees into their homes, 2/4/25
• MyNewsLA.com, LA City Council Approves Pause on Evictions for Extra Occupants Due to Fires, 2/4/25
• MyNewsLA.com, LA City Council Considers Pause on Evictions for Extra Occupants Due to Fires, 2/4/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• Latin Times, Trump Administration Reverses Course and Restores Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, 2/27/25 
• All My Relations Podcast, ICE In Indian Country & The Power Of Kinship, 2/26/25
• CALÓ News, Nonprofit law firm forced to stop providing legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children, 2/21/25
• Latin Times, Attorney Working with Migrant Children Fires Back at Trump’s Order to Stop Working: ‘We’re Not Giving Into Those Fear Tactics’, 2/20/25
• Newsweek, Does ICE Need a Warrant? Questions Loom Over Trump’s Deportation Raids, 2/3/25

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• LA Times, Four top military retirees, including leader of Bin Laden raid, join vets’ fight over housing, 2/28/25
• Daily Bruin, Veterans criticize UCLA’s continued use of VA property for athletics, 2/27/25
• Military.com, Star Power: Retired Top Officers Join Lawsuit for Homeless Veteran Housing on Los Angeles VA Campus, 2/27/25
• Law360, Vets Press 9th Circ. To Affirm LA Campus Housing Judgment, 2/26/25

Foster Care (Kevin S. Settlement)

• Albuquerque Journal, Experts say CYFD reform proposal would likely hurt, not help, 2/19/25
• Source New Mexico, New Mexico has struggled for decades to give vulnerable youth adequate resources, 2/12/25
• KUNM-FM, State faces new deadlines to fulfill the terms of key child welfare settlement, 2/10/25
• KUNM–FM, Kevin S. lawsuit kids still waiting for state to make the changes outlined in case settlement, 2/3/25

Education and Native Rights (Stephen C. v. BIE)

• The Hechinger Report, How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost, 2/22/25

Street Vendors

• CBS13, California state lawmaker introduces bill to protect street vendors’ personal data from ICE, 2/25/25

Fire Recovery Services & Resources

• L.A. Business First, Overcoming information overload: LAEDC’s strategy for aiding businesses post-wildfires, 1/28/25
• Deadline Podcast, Food, Lawyers & Money: Charity Chiefs Talk Supporting Victims On Deadline’s ‘L.A. Fires Aftermath, 1/24/25
• Secret LA, Resources For People With Disabilities Affected By L.A. Wildfires, 1/17/25
• LAist, Renters’ guide to fires, 1/17/25

Fire Eviction Protections & Rent Freeze Campaign

• ABC7, Los Angeles City Council to consider tenant protections, 1-year freeze on rent increases following fires, 1/29/25
• LAist, LA eviction vote delayed, 1/29/25
• Capital & Main, Maui’s Post-Wildfire Housing Crisis Offers a Warning for Los Angeles, 1/28/25
• LA Public Press, Angelenos brace for higher LA rents, 1/24/25
• KCAL, What resources are available to LA renters affected by wildfires? Some say more are needed. 1/15/25
• LAist, LA council delays vote on proposal to pause evictions and rent increases due to fires, 1/14/25
• LA Times, L.A. City Council moves to bar evictions for unauthorized people and pets amid fire emergency, 1/14/25

Immigrants’ Rights

• BBC, As Trump ramps up immigration raids, some migrants go underground, 1/29/25
• La Patilla, Migrantes en EEUU han dejado de asistir a sus empleos por miedo a ser arrestados, 1/29/25
• Newsweek, California braces for Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, 1/23/25
• The Los Angeles Loyolan, LA City Council, LAUSD declare ‘sanctuary’ status to assure protection of undocumented immigrants, 1/21/25
• CalMatters, As President Trump declares a border emergency on Day One, targeted California immigrants lay low, 1/20/25

Foster Care (Kevin S. Settlement)

• KUNM, New Mexico has struggled for decades to give vulnerable youth adequate resources, 1/31/25
• KOAT, CYFD under fire for failing to uphold foster care reforms, 1/29/25
• KOB4, CYFD not in compliance with lawsuit on child welfare reform, 1/24/25
• Albuquerque Journal, CYFD violated reform agreement, says arbitrator, 1/22/25
• KUNM, CYFD Secretary says agency is working to address lack of foster care placements, 1/22/25

Staff Spotlight

• Yale Law School News, When Legal Services Are Free, Impact is Priceless, 1/27/25

Board Spotlight

• GlobeNewswire, Judicate West Welcomes Daniel Grunfeld to Los Angeles Neutral Line-up, 2/9/25

Small Business & Commercial Tenants Rights

• Prism, For small businesses in LA’s Chinatown, tenant law could be a lifeline, 1/2/25

Affordable Housing (LA Forward Institute v. City of LA)

• Roofless Substack, “Just for the record…”, 1/3/25

Unhoused Veterans Litigation (Powers v. McDonough)

• LA Times, Brentwood School asks appeals court to toss out a judge’s ruling voiding its lease of veteran land, 1/30/25

Clinic Spotlight

• Colorado Boulevard, Community Legal Clinic at Robinson Community Center, 1/11/25