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VICTORY! Deported US Veteran Joel Diaz-Rincon Returns to the US as a Lawful Permanent Resident Joel Diaz Rincon returns home after nearly 20 years, marking the second veteran to have his deportation overturned through Public Counsel’s Deported Veterans Project

Introducing Our New President and CEO We are delighted to share that Monica Ramirez Almadani has been selected as Public Counsel's next President and Chief Executive Officer and holder of the Helen & Morgan Chu CEO Distinguished Chair. She comes to Public Counsel with nearly two decades of experience advocating for the rights of underserved communities locally and nationally.

Morgan and Helen Chu Donate $1 Million to Public Counsel The gift will establish the Helen & Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, and will support the organization's work to secure justice for underserved communities across the nation through pro bono legal services, advocacy, and impact litigation. Margaret Morrow, Public Counsel's President & CEO, will be the inaugural holder of the position.

New York Students File First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Asserting Constitutional Right to an Education That Dismantles Racism Just days after the 70th anniversary of the filing of Brown v. Board of Education, students and advocates are again bringing a historic lawsuit against State and City defendants, challenging racial hierarchies in public education and asserting their right under the New York State Constitution to an education that identifies and dismantles racism.

04/07/2021
Public Counsel Announces New President & CEO Public Counsel announced today the selection of Monica Ramirez Almadani as its next President and Chief Executive Officer and holder of the Helen & Morgan Chu CEO Distinguished Chair. She brings nearly two decades of civil rights experience advocating for the rights of underserved communities to the nation’s largest pro bono law firm.

02/24/2021
Landmark Federal Class Action Lawsuit Results in Innovative Trauma Programming

11/30/2020
California Parents and Advocates Sue the State for Constitutional Right to Education as Setbacks Continue Under Remote Learning

12/14/2020
Advocates Praise Move to End Controversial Residential Home Improvement Financing Program in Riverside

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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.

50 Years of Justice: Anniversary Livestream Special
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