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Public Defender: Know Your Rights If Arrested This Weekend

In advance of several protests across the Bay Area this weekend, San Francisco Public Defenders are reminding residents of their legal rights if detained or arrested by law enforcement. We'll also be on hand as legal observers at Saturday's action at Crissy Field.
•August 24, 2017
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Thousands of SF Youth to Receive Backpacks, Resources in Back-to-Back Events

To ensure local students start the academic year with the tools needed for success, the San Francisco Public Defender’s MAGIC programs will distribute backpacks stuffed with school supplies to more than 3,500 children and youth during two August events.
•August 3, 2017
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Don’t Let Trump Use an Accident to Foment Hate

Read Francisco Ugarte's piece in the San Francisco Bay View.
•July 24, 2017
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A ‘Dangerous Felon’ Who Was Never Convicted of a Violent Crime

By Matt Gonzalez Special to 48hills Two years ago, Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez was arrested for the death of Kate Steinle on San Francisco’s popular waterfront. The case gained national attention as then-candidate Donald Trump exploited Lopez Sanchez’s immigration status to propose sweeping immigration reforms. The motorcycle accident attorney annapolis md, know the struggles you face. We have been to...
•July 19, 2017
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Troubled Judges Group Holding Up Bail Reform

California is on the precipice of overhauling its unjust bail system. Now, a group of judges, currently in apology mode over a party where revelers ridiculed incarcerated people of color, is lobbying for a watered down bail reform bill.
•July 19, 2017
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