Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School, Fines & Fees Justice Center, PAC, 10/8/2020
Clinic Publishes “Money and Punishment, Circa 2020” with National Partners
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
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
Orange County Agrees Not to Collect $18.5 Million from Families Whose Children Were Locked in Juvenile Hall
Orange County Register, 7/15/20
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
Clinic Celebrates Progress Towards an Equitable Microgrid Policy
Teaching Fellow Heather Lewis on a California Public Utilities Commission decision about developing microgrids in communities of color and low-income communities, Legal Planet, 6/26/20
Alyssa Cheung M.P.P. ’21: Microgrids Will Save Lives and Green the Golden State
If the state wants to truly protect its most vulnerable, and also meet its ambitious climate goals, the state and its and electric utilities must ensure that microgrids benefit disadvantaged communities as quickly as possible.