News From the Court – Week of April 5 – April 9, 2021
News From the Court – Week of April 5 – April 9, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, April 7, 2021: The Superior Court of Alameda County (Court) announces limited public reopening of Alameda and Hayward courthouses. Details here.
AAPI Anti-Hate Resource Guide
AAPI ANTI-HATE RESOURCE GUIDE COMPILED BY AABA LGBTQ AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEES Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the organizations belong solely to them, and not necessarily to AABA. Given the recent uptick in reported incidents of anti-AAPI violence, AABA has compiled a list of resources for members who would like to become […]
Updates from the Superior Court of Alameda County 3.19.21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, March 19, 2021: The Superior Court of Alameda County (Court) announced today that, it has adopted the 2021 Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedules, a new 2021 Felony Bail Schedule and amended emergency Local Rule 4.115 and 5.32. In addition, the Court issued Invitations to Comment on proposed amendments to Local Rules 1.7, […]
Call to Action: The Need for Community Lawyering
Authored by Allyssa Victory and Janani Ramachandran “It is bad habit of mind, a form of power-worship, to assume that things must be as they are, that they will continue to be as they have been.” Kristian Williams In the wake of our communities re-affirming the importance of Black and Asian solidarity, we write to […]
Addressing Judicial Bias in the Courts
Let’s say something! ADDRESSING JUDICIAL BIAS IN THE COURTS Originally published in the March 2021 issue of the Advocate, republished with permission Judicial bias manifests in countless manners: denial of a pregnant attorney’s request for due date calendar accommodation, advising counsel it would be best to permit a male peer to take first chair as […]