We fight for Justice
Since our founding in 1972, our legal team has not wavered in the fight for justice for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
In our first major case, Chann v. Scott, we successfully ended the unconstitutional arrests of teenagers in San Francisco Chinatown. We took on the case because our neighbors and communities were facing racial profiling and discrimination - and our strategy centered their experiences and voices to win policy change that protects residents throughout the city. That approach and a commitment to community lawyering remain at the heart of our local, state, and national legal work today.
We provide hundreds of new clients each year with free direct legal representation, from fighting wage theft and evictions to protecting immigrant community members from detention and deportation. Our legal clinics serve thousands of San Francisco and California residents and we empower communities with know-your-rights trainings and materials in dozens of languages. Through impact litigation, we’re driving systemic change at the local, state, and national levels, from expanding voting rights and workers’ rights to protecting affordable housing and challenging illegal and unjust policies that surveil, detain, and criminalize communities.
Mesa Verde Hunger Striker Files Federal Administrative Complaint Challenging ICE’s Appalling Pattern of Medical Neglect and Excessive Force
Mr. Hernandez Gomez filed a federal administrative complaint to seek accountability for the physical and mental trauma, medical negligence, abuse, and coercion he survived at the hands of ICE.
Learn moreCommunity Members Wrongfully Denied Visas from Trump’s Muslim Ban Win Major Agreement To Repair Far-Reaching Harms
A federal judge has approved a major agreement that provides a clear visa reconsideration process to nearly 25,000 community members who were harmed by the Trump administration’s Muslim Ban.
Learn moreUber/Lyft Drivers: ‘All California Workers Should Be Safe at Work’
A judge ruled that Uber and Lyft cannot evade the Cal/OSHA process on citations issued against the rideshare companies for violating state health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn moreNews & Recent Cases
Learn more about our direct service and impact litigation, including press releases, blog posts, and case updates.
Community Safety Resources for Bay Area Residents
July 1, 2024
The No Fly List and its Alarming Civil Rights Concerns
June 27, 2024
Immigrant Workers Win $60K Settlement from Lee’s Deli Restaurants
June 6, 2024