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SJLF Settles Novel Civil Rights Case Against West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office

Today, the Social Justice Legal Foundation, on behalf of client Nia Mills, settled a years-long lawsuit against the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and its deputies for their flagrant violation of Ms. Mills’s civil rights.
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ICE shut down a hotline for detained immigrants after it was featured on ‘Orange Is the New Black’

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-23/ice-shut-down-a-hotline-for-detained-immigrants-after-it-was-featured-on-orange-is-the-new-black
August 23, 2019
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SJLF and Co-Counsel Submit Public Comment Warning LA County of Risks From Mail Digitization in Jails

As the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office considers adopting mail digitization in County jails, legal organizations flag concerns and ongoing litigation related to the practice.
March 19, 2026
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A Skadden Fellowship for Trial Lawyers? This Litigation Firm Wants to Cultivate the Next Generation

Hueston Hennigan has partnered with five top law schools to create the Social Justice Legal Foundation, which aims to be an incubator for the next generation of social justice-focused trial lawyers.

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Hueston Hennigan spurs Social Justice Legal Foundation

The foundation is a nationwide collaboration of five law schools, trial lawyers from the private sector, advisers, judges, activists and scholars. The foundation said it will emphasize trial work to advance social justice and equity.

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New Foundation to Help Yale Law Graduates Pursue Social Justice

Graduates from Yale Law School will be able to pursue cutting-edge social justice work through a newly launched fellowship created in collaboration with the Social Justice Legal Foundation. The Foundation seeks to identify pressing legal issues and to mentor and develop a new generation of trial lawyers in the public sector by sponsoring five promising law school graduates with two-year fellowships.

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UCLA Law Partners With Hueston Hennigan to Create Post-Graduate Social Justice Fellowship

UCLA School of Law is proud to announce its participation in the Social Justice Legal Foundation, an incubator for the next generation of trial lawyers in the public sector, launching today with a $10 million pledge from Hueston Hennigan LLP. The foundation will sponsor five graduates, including one from UCLA Law, as Hueston Hennigan Fellows.

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Northwestern Law partners with national legal foundation to advance social justice and equity

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is one of five leading U.S. law schools collaborating with the Social Justice Legal Foundation launched today with a $10 million pledge from Hueston Hennigan LLP.

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National Legal Foundation to Advance Social Justice Launches With $10M Pledge and Collaboration With 5 Leading Law Schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Legal Foundation to Advance Social Justice Launches With $10M Pledge and Collaboration With 5 Leading Law Schools CONTACT INFORMATION John Hueston 949.226.6740 jhueston@hueston.com Moez Kaba 213.788.4543 mkaba@hueston.com

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Judge orders immigration detention hotline restored

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a free hotline that lets detained immigrants report concerns about custody conditions, which was cut after being featured on the show "Orange Is the New Black."

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Immigration Detention Hotline Shut Down After ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Inclusion

The Freedom for Immigrants national hotline for immigrants who are in detention has been shut down after it was featured on the final season of Netflix's 'Orange Is the New Black.'

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Hotline for detained migrants featured on Orange is the New Black shut down

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shut down hotline that connected detained migrants to an advocacy group

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ICE shut down a hotline for detained immigrants after it was featured on ‘Orange Is the New Black’

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-23/ice-shut-down-a-hotline-for-detained-immigrants-after-it-was-featured-on-orange-is-the-new-black

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SJLF and Co-Counsel Submit Public Comment Warning LA County of Risks From Mail Digitization in Jails

As the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office considers adopting mail digitization in County jails, legal organizations flag concerns and ongoing litigation related to the practice.

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Lawsuit Claims GEO Group Poisoned Immigrant Inmates with Toxic Chemicals

The lawsuit alleges that several immigrants developed chronic medical conditions after being exposed to “near-constant” applications of a powerful disinfectant.

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