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Detroit Public School Students Sue the State of Michigan for Violating their Constitutional Right to Literacy Lawsuit is unprecedented and aims to confirm a fundamental federal constitutional right to literacy that could help efforts to improve education provided to students in school districts throughout the country

Racial Inequities Persist in CA's Delivery of Services to Children with Developmental Disabilities Five years after the L.A. Times published an explosive exposé revealing stark racial differences in services for children with autism through California’s Department of Developmental Services, a new report confirms there has been little progress in closing the service delivery gap.

Public Counsel Senior Staff Attorney Talia Inlender Honored by L.A. Mayor Garcetti in His State of the City Address For Talia — whose own grandparents fled Poland, and whose father was born in a refugee camp in Austria — it was a heartbreaking, but inspiring, weekend... Talia said she never felt so ashamed of Washington — or so proud of Los Angeles.

Afghan Family Detained In L.A. Last Month, Receives Status As Lawful Permanent Residents In U.S. After more than a month of uncertainty, a family of five from Afghanistan, who was detained at Los Angeles airport on March 2nd despite being in possession of Special Immigrant Visas, can finally begin their life in the U.S. after Customs and Border Protection admitted them into the country under their original visas.

06/30/2016
Gov. Brown Appoints Lisa Jaskol to Los Angeles Superior Court 12-year veteran of Public Counsel created the nation’s first appellate self-help clinic

11/05/2015
Historic Class-Action Settlement Will Protect Students from Being Assigned to ''Fake Classes'' California's State Board of Education today approved a settlement in a major education lawsuit brought on behalf of students who lost valuable learning time because they were placed in fake classes that lacked any instructional value.

06/08/2016
As DHS Threatens New Raids, Coalition Urges Universal Legal Representation for Detained Immigrants in California Report highlights dramatic impact of lawyers for detained immigrants and calls for expansion of NYC’s groundbreaking model of universal representation

09/11/2015
Landmark Civil Rights Settlement on Behalf of English Learners Affirms State of California Must Ensure Schools Provide English Language Instruction State agencies agree to establish watchdog system to ensure schools no longer deny English Language instruction to learners, which make up 1/4 of California students

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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.

Victory at LAX Airport -- Overcoming the Refugee Ban
Bryan Stevenson accepts Public Counsel's 2016 William O. Douglas Award
John Legend Performs "Redemption Song" & "All of Me" at Public Counsel's 2016 Dinner
John Legend's Encore Performance of "Glory" at Public Counsel's 2016 William O. Douglas Award Dinner
Pomona Homeless Residents Take Action To Stop City's Unlawful Practices
Breaking the Cycle: Mentally Disabled Homeless & The L.A. Jails
Cruz v. California: Meaningful Learning Time for California’s Students
Trauma & Learning: A Public Health Crisis
Eva Longoria salutes Public Counsel and Dolores Huerta