PLC Statement on the Supreme Court’s DACA Decision
This morning, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program in September 2017. PLC is excited and hopeful the... Read More
Public Law Center stands in solidarity against racism and inequity
Our mission to achieve access to justice has long included working to dismantle institutional barriers to safe and healthy places for our clients to live. As a nation, we have far... Read More
PLC’s New Elder Abuse Prevention Grant
Santa Ana - Public Law Center, in partnership with the Council on Aging Southern California (COASC), is one of six organizations nationally (and the only one in California) to receive the first-ever Legal Assistance... Read More
Years-long Legal Battle Results in Increases to Affordable Housing in Orange County
Costa Mesa -- In a major victory for low-income tenants displaced from residential motels by municipal action, the City of Costa Mesa and a local developer have agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle... Read More
Public Law Center’s Statement on Santa Ana Riverbed Case
This morning, the Public Law Center and our partner, The Kennedy Commission, filed a Amicus Curiae "Friend of the Court" Brief in support of the plaintiffs in Orange County Catholic Worker v. Orange County. We... Read More
#MyGivingStory Has a Christmas Miracle
Days before Christmas in 2017, pro bono attorneys Abby Lloyd and Kris Wood (Orrick) walked into a courtroom with their client Israel Luis Hernandez Cruz after over five years of working to save Israel's... Read More