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Constitutional & Civil Rights Law

RBGG Ranked In First Tier for Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice and Civil Rights by “Best Law Firms”

June 16, 2015
Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Appellate Practice, Civil Rights, Commercial Litigation

RBGG’s Fischer and Stone-Manista To Present on the Rights of Prisoners with Disabilities on July 28

June 5, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Tagged Disability Rights, Prisoner Rights

Parties Announce Preliminary Comprehensive Settlement in Federal Class Action Lawsuit Over Conditions at Monterey County Jail

May 11, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Monterey County Jail

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Case Against Monterey County Jail

April 15, 2015
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories

Jeffrey Bornstein, Leading White Collar Defense and Government Enforcement Lawyer, Joins RBGG

April 12, 2015
Posted in Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Appellate Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement, Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property Tagged White Collar Criminal Defense

RBGG’s Bien Comments on Change in California Policy Providing Counseling Not Punishment to Prisoners with Mental Illness

April 6, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized

RBGG Files Amicus Brief for SOCE Survivors in Marriage Equality Cases Pending Before SCOTUS

March 6, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Ninth Circuit Rules for RBGG Client re ADA Statute of Limitations

February 12, 2015
Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Disability Rights

Judge Grants Class Certification to Monterey County Jail Plaintiffs

February 2, 2015
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

KQED’s “California Report” Highlights Progress and Gaps in Alternative Custody Program

December 2, 2014
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Alternative Custody Program, Constitutional Rights

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