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Feature on Homepage

Yuba County Jail Monitoring Report Concludes County Still Not in Compliance with Amended Consent Decree

October 12, 2020

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Grunfeld and Bien Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List

September 17, 2020

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

U.S. WeChat Users Alliance Files Suit Against Trump Administration to Invalidate the WeChat Ban – Latest Proceedings and Court Docs

September 16, 2020

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, First Amendment, Public Records Act and FOIA

Five RBGG Partners Selected for Best Lawyers 2021

August 25, 2020

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Files Amicus Brief in SCOTUS on Behalf of LGBT Bar Associations in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

August 20, 2020

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

15 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Lists for 2020 – Bornstein Named to Top 100

August 7, 2020

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement, Uncategorized

RBGG’s Kira Hansen Honored with Emerging Leader Fellowship from ALA

July 9, 2020

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Rosen Remembers: The Kent State Shooting After Nearly 50 Years

June 30, 2020

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Demetrie Mayfield Released From California Prison After 37 Years in Custody

June 25, 2020

Posted in Appellate Practice, Feature on Homepage

Rosen in the DJ: Bostock Opinions Rewrite the Likely Future of the US Supreme Court

June 23, 2020

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

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Perkins Coie Wins Summary Judgment Striking Down Executive Order – RBGG Joined More Than 500 Other Law Firms in Amicus Brief Challenging the President’s Unconstitutional Action
Ninth Circuit Requires State to Implement Its Own Plan to Treat Mentally Ill Patients in California’s Prisons with Personality Disorders
RBGG Joins More Than 800 Other Law Firms Nationwide in Amicus Briefs Challenging White House’s Executive Orders Targeting Jenner & Block, Wilmer Cutler and Susman Godfrey
RBGG Files Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts for Lawyers for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Court
RBGG Handling Appeal of Family of Man With Disabilities Who Was Denied Life-Saving Care
Disability groups appeal for another chance to block California’s assisted suicide law
Major Settlement to Improve EDD’s Broken Notification System for Unemployment Benefits
Ninth Circuit Upholds Contempt Finding Against State for Failing to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in California Prisons
Publisher Files Censorship Suits Against Jails in California and New Mexico
Upholding the Rule of Law in the Face of Presidential Lawlessness

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