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SFALP Case Secures Court Victory Against Unlawful Diversion Program
After nearly two years, the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) recently won an important victory in court against the Corrective Education Company (CEC) over its diversion program to suspected shoplifters.
SFALP Wins Major Victory for Reproductive Justice
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) has helped secure a major victory for reproductive justice.
SFALP Students Instrumental in Gun Safety Settlement
Students from the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Clinic (SFALP) at Yale Law School were instrumental in a recent case that ended with five online gun equipment suppliers agreeing to stop selling and advertising large-capacity firearm magazines to customers in California.
SFALP Case on Sanctuary Cities Wins Major Victory in Court
A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying funding to sanctuary cities, a victory for Yale Law clinic students who aided the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office in filing the case.
SFALP Clinic Contributes to Lawsuit on Sanctuary Cities
Students in Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) were instrumental in filing the first lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order on “sanctuary jurisdictions.
SFALP Clinic Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
The San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) looks back at the major achievements of the past decade.
SFALP Students Assist in Filing Tax Fraud Case in California
Students from Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) recently helped file a lawsuit against a tax-preparation company in Oakland, California.
SFALP Students Assist in California Lead Paint Case
After 13 years, 10 California jurisdictions received a $1.1 billion verdict in a victory over three manufacturers of lead-based paint. Students in the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project have worked closely with the San Francisco City Attorney's Office on this case since 2006, making it one of SFALP's longest running projects.
Student Clinic Works to Prepare Historic Proposition 8 Case for High Court
Students from Yale Law School’s San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) describe their experiences working on landmark same-sex marriage case.