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PJLC Wins Data Release in Public Records Act Lawsuit
On October 10th the PJLC, Chicanxs Unidxs, and the ACLU Foundations of Southern California and Northern California were granted the prosecutorial data they...
Two of LA's Juvenile Halls Closed Down; New Facility Not Better.
By Gaelle Pierre-Louis.Due in part to the PJLC and Youth Law Center’s threats of legal action, the Los Angeles County Probation Department has closed down two of...
PJLC Files Legal Challenge to OCDA's Gang Injunction Program
On behalf of a client newly subject to a gang injunction, the PJLC has filed the first state appeal to test the injunction process since Vasquez vs. Rackauckas...
PJLC Client First to Win Gang Injunction Hearing; Second Client to Appeal.
The PJLC has been working with community members in the Townsend Street neighborhood of Santa Ana and with the organization Chicanxs Unidxs to defend community...
The PJLC Wins Agreement from State Board to Hold Juvenile Halls Accountable
The Children’s Defense Fund, Youth Law Center, and the PJLC won a concession today from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) that ensures the BSCC...
The PJLC Represents Chicanxs Unidxs and ACLU in Racial Justice Data Lawsuit
Chicanxs Unidxs and the ACLU Foundations of Southern California and Northern California, represented by the Peace and Justice Law Center, filed suit against OC...
PJLC Petitions the CA Supreme Court to Hear OC Gang Injunction Case
The California Court of Appeals in Santa Ana has denied an appeal by one of the PJLC’s clients where we argued that the OCDA’s gang injunction procedure is...
The PJLC Joins Panel on Law and Racism Hosted by BASF
Today, the San Francisco Bar Foundation hosted a panel of experts on law and racism from across the state to discuss “Narratives of Diverse Communities in the...
The PJLC and Allies Meet with CA DOJ to Discuss OCDA Todd Spitzer’s Racism.
Following a damning report on racism in the office of the Orange County District Attorney published by the ACLU of Southern California, and a series of news...
PJLC Represents the ACLU in Lawsuit Demanding Documents from Inglewood PD
The ACLU has retained the PJLC to represent the organization in seeking a temporary restraining order against the City of Inglewood, demanding that they stop...
PJLC Expands to Include Police Misconduct Project
With the addition of Ameena Qazi as the PJLC’s second staff attorney, the PJLC is expanding to add a focus on police accountability in Orange County.Orange...
Ameena Qazi Joins the PJLC as Co-Executive Director
With the addition of Ameena Qazi as the PJLC’s second staff attorney, the PJLC is expanding to add a focus on police accountability in Orange County.Orange...
PJLC Helps Rewrite California's Anti-Gang Law
Today, Governor Newsom signed into law State Senator Sydney Kamlager’s AB 333, which the PJLC helped draft. This revision of the Penal Code closes loopholes in...
PJLC Works to Implement California’s Groundbreaking Racial Justice Act
Today, Governor Newsom signed into law State Senator Sydney Kamlager’s AB 333, which the PJLC helped draft. This revision of the Penal Code closes loopholes in...
PJLC Co-Sponsors Conference on Decriminalizing Neighborhoods
The PJLC co-sponsored this year’s Decriminalizing Neighborhoods Conference, a three-day national virtual conference. Over 200 people attended the conference,...
The PJLC Takes the Lead on Fighting OC Gang Injunctions in Court
Though most counties have abandoned their gang injunction programs, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is one of the few remaining DAs in California...
PJLC and UCI Law Team Up to Provide Free Legal Services
To help start the PJLC, the Criminal Justice Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law has bestowed on the PJLC’s Executive Director, Sean Garcia-Leys, a one-year...
