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Feature on Homepage

13 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2017

July 7, 2017

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Lawsuit Accuses Los Angeles County Jail of Federal and State Civil Liberty Violations

July 6, 2017

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

Lawsuit Alleges Blind People Cannot Use Greyhound Website or Mobile App

June 12, 2017

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Disability Rights

RBGG’s Bien Comments for VICE: The Prison System is Designed to Ignore Mental Illness

June 7, 2017

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care

Bornstein and Other Leading SF Lawyers Share Perspective on Robert Mueller

May 18, 2017

Posted in Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement

RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein Comments for Cal Lawyer’s White Collar Defense Roundtable

May 8, 2017

Posted in Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement Tagged Securities Fraud, White Collar Criminal Defense

Michael Bien Speaks on Internet Privacy and Protecting Data from ISPs

May 8, 2017

Posted in Feature on Homepage Tagged Privacy

AMC Theaters Agrees to Improve Services for Blind Movie-Goers

April 28, 2017

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Disability Rights

Judge Threatens to Fine California Prisons for Delayed Mental Health Treatment

April 24, 2017

Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Coleman v. Brown, Prison Mental Health Care

Bornstein and Spore in the DJ: Deregulation Does Not Mean Easing Up on DOJ Compliance Programs

April 17, 2017

Posted in Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement, Uncategorized Tagged White Collar Criminal Defense

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Contempt Finding Against State for Failing to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in California Prisons
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Upholding the Rule of Law in the Face of Presidential Lawlessness

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