Berkeley Blog, 11/16/20
Director Catherine Crump Writes on Electronic Monitoring of Youth and Data Sharing
Death Penalty Clinic alumni protect clients during COVID-19
In the fall of 2020, clinic faculty asked Death Penalty Clinic alumni to let them know about their efforts to protect their incarcerated clients during the pandemic. The responses reflect the tenacity and creativity with which they are advocating for the health and safety of the adults and children who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. […]
Jack Chang ’20: Who’s on the Hook for Refinery Accidents?
We believe that people deserve to know whether fossil fuel companies can pay for their mistakes. As it turns out, after two months of digging, we finally were able to obtain Phillips 66’s insurance documents at the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response, a branch of the state’s Fish and Wildlife Department that protects waterways. 11/6/20
Clinic Files Amicus Brief in D.C. Circuit Supporting Challenge to Immigration Ban
International Human Rights Law Clinic, 12/15/20
ELC joins fight against Formosa petrochemicals plant; Army Corps suspends permit
In October 2020, ELC filed a proposed amicus brief in federal district court on behalf of the Louisiana environmental justice groups Concerned Citizens of Saint Johns and Justice and Beyond, opposing the construction permit for a huge plastics production and petrochemical complex in the highly polluted area known as “Cancer Alley” or “Death Alley.” 10/20
Court Fines and Fees Fuel Colorado Governments at Expense of Poor
The Denver Post, 10/15/2020
Clinic Publishes “Money and Punishment, Circa 2020” with National Partners
Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School, Fines & Fees Justice Center, PAC, 10/8/2020
Clinic-assisted cosmetics safety bill enacted as nation’s strongest disclosure law
The “Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act” was signed into law after two years of work by ELC students, who partnered with client Breast Cancer Prevention Partners to force public disclosure of known-toxic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. Director Claudia Polsky discussed the bill in this San Francisco Chronicle op-ed. 10/1/20
Press Release: California Abolishes Regressive and Racially Discriminatory Juvenile Legal System Fees
Youth Justice Coalition, Western Center on Law & Poverty, 9/30/20
California Governor Signs Historic Bill Abolishing Unjust Criminal Fees
Debt Free Justice California, 9/21/20