Youth Justice Coalition, Western Center on Law & Poverty, 9/30/20
Press Release: California Abolishes Regressive and Racially Discriminatory Juvenile Legal System Fees
Court Grants Center’s Request to Publish Case Upholding Californians’ Right to Seek Public Injunctions
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice September 22, 2020 On September 15, 2020, the California Court of Appeal (Fourth District, Division 3) granted the Center’s request to publish Mejia v. DACM, a decision holding that the arbitration clause in a consumer credit contract was unenforceable. The opinion in Mejia v. DACM is […]
California Governor Signs Historic Bill Abolishing Unjust Criminal Fees
Debt Free Justice California, 9/21/20
Starting Today, Debt Collectors Can No Longer Empty Californians’ Bank Accounts
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice September 1, 2020 As of September 1, 2020, debt collectors are no longer allowed to completely empty a person’s bank account. Governor Newsom signed the new law — SB 616 — in October of last year. The law requires debt collectors to leave at least […]
Historic Bill Decreases Juvenile Legal Fees that Target Low-Income Families of Color
The Davis Vanguard, 8/28/20
Press Release: Broad-based Coalition Calls on Governor to Sign Historic Bill to End Racially-Discriminatory Wealth Extraction in the Juvenile Legal System
Youth Justice Coalition, Western Center on Law & Poverty, 8/26/20
Center Successfully Requests Publication In Graylee v. Castro To Protect Tenants
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice August 4, 2020 The Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, along with the Eviction Defense Collaborative, Public Law Center, the National Housing Law Project, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, the East Bay Community Law Center, and Legal Aid […]
Orange County Agrees Not to Collect $18.5 Million from Families Whose Children Were Locked in Juvenile Hall
Orange County Register, 7/15/20
Center Requests Publication of Case Making Homeowner Association Directors More Accountable
By the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice July 14, 2020 The Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, along with the Center for California Homeowner Association Law, Housing & Economic Rights Advocates, and Legal Aid Society of San Diego, requested publication of Coley v. Eskaton, a recent decision from California’s Third District […]
Orange County Ends Racially Discriminatory Wealth Extraction From Thousands of Families Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Press Release: Western Center on Law & Poverty, PAC, 7/14/20