Attorney General Bonta Issues Guidance to Remind Local Officials of Key Legal Protections for Californians with Disabilities | State of California – Department of Justice

Betty Q. Hixson

Highlights new information and resources available on the DOJ’s website OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued four separate letters to remind local officials across the state of key legal protections under California law meant to uphold the civil rights of people with disabilities. In the letters, the […]

EPA Increases Environmental Justice Enforcement Actions

Betty Q. Hixson

Related Practices & Jurisdictions The EPA recently indicated that it will ramp up its activity with respect to environmental justice enforcement initiatives using pre-pandemic tools such as on-site facility inspections. The EPA’s focus on environmental justice reverse some Trump-era policies that limited the focus of EPA action on environmental justice, […]

Border Justice Initiative Inaugural “Border Justice Intensive”: A Spring Break 2022 Service-Learning Opportunity Course :: School of Law

Betty Q. Hixson

April 14, 2022 The Border Justice Initiative just completed its initial “Border Justice Intensive,” a service-learning opportunity course that immersed students in experience and advocacy about legal issues faced by communities and families at the New Mexico and Texas border with Mexico. Six students and two instructors participated in lectures, […]