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Jack, picture left, stands with Public Counsel Senior Staff Attorney Talia Inlender at the US border.
VICTORY! Deported US Veteran Joaqin (Jack) Aviles Returns to the US as a Lawful Permanent Resident Today, on August 29th, 2019, Joaquin (Jack) Aviles, a deported US veteran, re-entered the United States after 20 years of being separated from his family, including his two children.

Federal Judge Orders Government to Provide Immediate Mental Health Treatment to Immigrant Families Torn Apart by Family Separation Policy In a groundbreaking 50-page order, U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt has ordered the federal government to provide immediate mental health screenings and treatment to thousands of immigrant families who were traumatized by the Trump Administration’s disastrous family separation policy.

Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions is Discriminatory, Advocates Say -- UC's Must Cease Practices or Face Lawsuit Students, community groups demand that UC Board of Regents cease use of SAT/ACT for admissions – cite practice as meaningless barrier to higher education for underrepresented minority students and students with disabilities. The Regents will have ten days to respond, and if the practice is not stopped, the groups' lawyers intend to file a lawsuit.

Veterans Settle Suit Against Companies that Duped Hundreds out of Their Military Benefits A group of military veterans, represented by Jones Day, Jackson Lewis, and Public Counsel, has put a stop to a scheme that bilked veterans out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in military benefits.

11/08/2019
Federal Judge Orders Government to Provide Immediate Mental Health Treatment to Immigrant Families Torn Apart by Family Separation Policy Judge finds that the Government's policy "caused severe mental trauma to parents and their children" and agrees that the government is responsible for remedying the harm it knowingly caused.

11/01/2019
Veterans Settle Suit Against Companies that Duped Hundreds out of Their Military Benefits A group of military veterans, represented by Jones Day, Jackson Lewis, and Public Counsel, has put a stop to a scheme that bilked veterans out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in military benefits.

10/29/2019
Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions is Discriminatory, Advocates Say: University of California Must Cease Practices or face Lawsuit On October 29th, lawyers representing three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District announced their formal request to the University of California Board of Regents that the UC system cease use of SAT and ACT test scores in admissions decisions. The Board of Regents will have ten days to respond, and if the practice is not stopped, the lawyers will file a civil rights lawsuit against the UC for knowingly creating barriers to higher education for students of color and students with disabilities.

09/27/2019
Dreamers and Attorneys File Opening Brief in Supreme Court Case to Decide Fate of DACA On Friday September 27, 2019, attorneys for eleven recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program filed their opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will review several lower-court decisions that blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the DACA program.

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01/14/2015
LA Times: Skid row doctor's care includes finding patients a home Los Angeles Times A new County program uses county Department of Health Services money to subsidize rents for the very sick among the county's 39,000 homeless people. Experts call it the nation's most promising initiative to end homelessness.

01/09/2015
Los Angeles Times: Activists fear that big-project zoning change would ignore L.A.'s poor Los Angeles Times Newly proposed rules meant to smooth the way for vetting big developments in Los Angeles are stirring up alarm among community groups that say the plan doesn't do enough to protect poor households or small businesses from being displaced.

01/05/2015
California Health Report: High school students push for playgrounds in small cities southeast of L.A. California Health Report A group of high school students from Southeast L.A. County is learning to lobby for green space and greater play opportunities for the area’s youngest children.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Accepts Public Counsel's 2019 William O. Douglas Award
2019 William O Douglas Awards Dinner
Mike Farrell Accepts Public Counsel's 2018 William O. Douglas Award
Grammy-nominated musical guest Aloe Blacc Performs at the 2018 Douglas Dinner
Mike Farrell -- Recipient of the 2018 William O. Douglas Award
Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Accepts Public Counsel's 2017 William O. Douglas Award
The Campaign to Legalize Street Vending In L.A.
Dignity for Wounded Warriors and Their Caretakers
The Fight for Justice at LAX and Beyond