Court Updates Week June 22nd – June 26th

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Updates from Local Courts Week June 22th– June 26th We’ve compiled updates from our local Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. 6.23.20 San Joaquin County Superior Court Helpful Civil Department Information and for those that may not be aware, eFiling is now available for Civil, […]

21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge

21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge The ACBA announces our participation in the “21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge ©,” and we invite you to join us. The 21-Day Challenge was created by diversity expert Eddie Moore, Jr. to advance deeper understandings of the intersections of race, power, privilege, supremacy and oppression. We will be kicking our […]

Rule of Law LAUROL Update

Rule of Law: House Judiciary Committee Hearing and Update The ACBA Board of Directors signed on to the LAUROL (Lawyers Allied to Uphold the Rule of Law) letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee on the importance of the Rule of Law in March. LAUROL recently sent the following update: We have remained in […]

Updates From Local Courts Week June 14th – 19th

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Updates From Local Courts Week June 14th – 19th We’ve compiled updates from our local Superior Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. Superior Court of Alameda County June 16, 2020: Superior Court of Alameda County adopts emergency “zero bail” schedule and additional amendments to emergency Local […]

Opportunity to Represent Protesters

Want to use your legal skills to get involved with the #BlackLivesMatter Protests? The National Lawyers’ Guild would love support in the areas listed below. The most immediate need is for strong and aligned criminal defense attorneys. However, in the next few weeks they anticipate more needs around civil rights violations and eventually FBI investigations […]