New State Law Seeks to Alleviate Racial and Linguistic Disparities in Service Funding for Californians With Developmental Disabilities. September 16, 2022 Los Angeles (Sept 16, 2022) – For decades, California’s Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has ... Learn More
Landmark Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Trauma-Inducing Physical Restraints and Seclusion of Students in California School September 1, 2022 CONCORD, CA –September 1, 2022– Public Counsel and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP today announced that ... Learn More
Children’s Rights Organizations Across the Country File Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Indian Child Welfare Act August 18, 2022 WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, 31 children’s rights organizations with extensive experience in child protection cases ... Learn More
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Voters Win Crucial Legal Victory in Voting Rights Case August 12, 2022 PIERRE, SD — The U.S. District Court in South Dakota ruled on the urgency of protecting ... Learn More
Judge Orders CA Dept of Housing & Community Development to Stop Denying State Rental Assistance Applications Until Further Review July 8, 2022 Oakland, CA, July 8 – An Alameda County court has sided with tenant advocates and ... Learn More
Public Counsel Lawyers Respond to New Title IX Rules June 23, 2022 In the wake of the news that the Biden administration released new Title IX rules ... Learn More
Tenants File Lawsuit Against CA Department of Housing and Community Development for Violating Due Process Rights June 6, 2022 Oakland, CA – Community-based tenant organizations Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action and ... Learn More
Report Finds California Has Failed in Effort to Reduce Racial Disparities in Service Delivery for Children with Developmental Disabilities May 25, 2022 Despite a 6-year, $66 million investment to address inequities, significant gaps in services funding between ... Learn More
Native Voters Demand Access to Electoral Rights May 18, 2022 PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA–May 18, 2022– Today, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and individual voters filed ... Learn More
Tenants-rights Groups File Suit Against California for Failing to Provide Covid-19 Rental Assistance to Eligible Tenants May 5, 2022 LOS ANGELES, CA — May 4, 2022 — The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) ... Learn More
