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Get Public Counsel's 2011-2012 Annual Report More cases, more impact, more amazing stories. Get the full story in Public Counsel's 2011-2012 Annual Report.

Public Counsel and Major Legal Groups: Budget Plan Fails Californians Fighting Foreclosure California budget proposal takes millions from a national bank settlement meant to prevent foreclosures and “leaves homeowners dangling.”

Elie Wiesel to Public Counsel: 'You Don't Sleep Well' When People Are Suffering It was a night of history and hope as Public Counsel honored Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel with the 2012 William O. Douglas Award. "This is what we must do – not to sleep well when people suffer anywhere in the world," Professor Wiesel told the audience of more than 1,000. "You don't sleep well."

FixSchoolDiscipline.org Takes on California School Suspension Crisis Public Counsel launches FixSchoolDiscipline.org to put a spotlight on solutions for California's school suspension crisis. Students received more than 2 million suspensions over the last three years.

05/14/2012
Statement: Governor's Plan Fails Californians Still Fighting Foreclosure Groups that assist homeowners said Governor Brown should restore money meant to hold banks accountable and prevent foreclosures.

04/02/2012
Public Counsel to Honor Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel and Celebrate Fight for Justice in Our Communities on April 22 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel will receive Public Counsel's William O. Douglas Award at our annual event on April 22, 2012.

04/04/2012
FixSchoolDiscipline.org Takes on California School Suspension Crisis Public Counsel has launched FixSchoolDiscipline.org to support common-sense solutions to California's school suspension epidemic. California students received more than 700,000 school suspensions or expulsions, many for minor behavioral issues that can be handled in school.

02/06/2012
Patient Dumped by Los Angeles Hospital and Lost in Skid Row Sues Over Negligence In the latest case of Southern California patient dumping, Public Counsel and attorney Steven D. Archer of Kiesel, Boucher & Larson LLP filed a lawsuit on Friday, February 3, against White Memorial Medical Center and Dr. Michael Hernandez. The lawsuit centers on Jesse Bravo, a married father of four who discharged him without his consent or his family's knowledge. He was lost on Los Angeles' Skid Row for two days.

More Press Releases

01/01/2012

ABA Journal: Force for Good: Public Counsel Law Center's New App Connects Lawyers, Clients ABA Journal The American Bar Assn. Journal writes about Public Counsel's new smartphone app, Force for Good, which lets users refer cases, and allows volunteer lawyers to take a case and provide updates.

12/21/2011
National Law Journal: Judge certifies class of immigration detainees suffering mental problems National Law Journal A federal judge in California has certified a class of hundreds of undocumented immigrant detainees with mental disabilities who have alleged that they were unable to obtain legal counsel in violation of their due process rights.

12/22/2011
Daily Journal: Working to avert bankruptcy crisis Daily Journal The Daily Journal profiles Public Counsel's self-help bankruptcy clinic, which is a "lifeline for a court deluged with debtors who are unrepresented."

10/20/2011
Daily Journal: Obama adminstration deports record number of illegal immigrants The Daily Journal As the U.S. sets a new record by deporting nearly 400,000 people who were in the country illegally during fiscal 2011, Public Counsel's Judy London responded to the Daily Journal.

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