This piece seeks to chronicle the development of school-based immigration legal services at the East Bay Community Law Center, evaluate the successes and challenges of our model, and provide guidance to other organizations across the country that may wish to emulate the model.
Even before Javier Mabrey first set foot in the East Bay Community Law Center’s Housing Clinic (the “Clinic”), he was no stranger to housing law. Javier was raised by a single mother who, due to her mental disabilities and low income, struggled to keep Javier and his brother housed. By the time Javier was sixteen, […]
At the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), the young clients we represent teach us every day about resilience and resistance. Even when the stakes are high, and the meetings and hearings are anxiety producing, our clients never hide who they are—they bring their authentic selves. In the Education, Defense and Justice for Youth program […]
The United States has a long history of appropriation, forced movement, and penalization of indigenous people, minorities, and anyone perceived as “other.” From the colonization of the Americas, slavery, and forced movement of Africans to the “post-slavery” era that deprives civil rights and incarcerates people of color and indigent communities, this repression continues. Indeed, the […]
In the fall of 2008, I was approached after an Ultimate Frisbee game by a player who asked if she remembered correctly that I practice consumer law. I confessed that yes, that was precisely what I had been doing at the California Attorney General’s office until earlier that year. That inquisitive player and skilled advocate, […]
As we sift—no, shovel—through one of the most tumultuous times in our country’s history, I invite you to join me in taking some solace in the tremendous and important work that the staff and attorneys of the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC or Law Center) do daily. Our conscientious and dedicated advocates not only […]
In the Federalist Papers, James Madison famously called the power of the purse “the most complete and effectual weapon” of the representatives of the people, as part of his defense of the fledgling Constitution. In practical terms, Madison’s claim has proven true time and time again—with Congress using appropriations bills to assert extensive control over […]
On April 27, 2015, the Armenian Catholicosate (“Armenian Church” or “Church”) filed a lawsuit with the highest court in Turkey to recover the Sis Catholicosate (“Sis”), its ancient headquarters that was seized during the Armenian Genocide. The Church’s legal team has been careful to frame the suit primarily as a property claim, distinct from a […]
Although not always headline grabbing, the Roberts Court has been highly interested in civil procedure. According to critics, the Court has undercut access to justice and private enforcement through its decisions on pleading, class actions, summary judgment, arbitration, standing, personal jurisdiction, and international law. While I have much sympathy for the Court’s critics, the current […]
Boards and shareholders are increasingly using charter and bylaw provisions to customize their corporate governance. Recent examples include forum selection bylaws, majority voting bylaws, and advance notice bylaws. Relying on the contractual conception of the corporation, Delaware courts have accorded substantial deference to board-adopted bylaw provisions, even those that limit shareholder rights. This Article challenges […]
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable “searches and seizures,” but in the digital age of stingray devices and IP tracking, what constitutes a search or seizure? The Supreme Court has held that the threshold question depends on and reflects the “reasonable expectations” of ordinary members of the public concerning their own privacy. For example, the […]
