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Constitutional Rights

Emergency Motion To Prevent Uncontrolled COVID-19 Outbreaks In California Prisons Denied – Court Docs Available Here

April 6, 2020
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care

Coleman v. Brown: Recent Developments in Mental Health Staffing, Crisis Transfers and Population Challenges

July 12, 2019
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Intervene to Fix Unconstitutional Conditions at Yuba County Jail

October 26, 2016
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

In Praise of Justice Kennedy’s Jurisprudence of Human Dignity

June 29, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Marriage Equality

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

Bien and Ells in the DJ: Supreme Court Should Affirm 9th Circuit on Crisis Intervention Policing

November 4, 2014
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Disability Rights

RBGG Reaches Settlement in Complex Class Action Regarding Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities

August 8, 2014
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged California prison overcrowding, Constitutional Rights, Disability Rights, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

California’s New Use of Force Guidelines a Positive Step in Ending Harsh Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners

August 1, 2014
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged California prison overcrowding, Constitutional Rights, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights, Public Law, Public Safety

RBGG Represents SOCE Survivors as Amici to Strengthen Rights for the LGBT Community

June 26, 2014
Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, LGBT Rights, Marriage Equality, Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Reports by Neutral Experts Condemn Monterey County Jail as Violent and Unconstitutional

April 29, 2014
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Disability Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

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