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New Consumer Bankruptcy Protections! Read the article by NCLC on new: Availability of Chapter 13 Discharge Despite Missed Payments Protection of Stimulus Payments from Bankruptcy Trustee Protection Against Discrimination CARES Forbearance Claim... Continued Utility Service https://library.nclc.org/new-consumer-bankruptcy-protection See more

Sign up for the SF Assessor's Jan 5 Digital Family Wealth Forum Series: Understanding the Benefits of CA Prop 19. Register and find out more at: https://sfassessor.org/familywealthforum

The Law Library will have slightly modified holiday hours for remote reference service. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, January 4, 2021. While the Library is closed, be sure to take advantage of our remote resources: Lexis Digital Library: Lexis and Westlaw remote patron access: Resources available from home: https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//sfll-holiday-hours/

Monday, December 14, 2020, Noon to 1:00pm Introduction to Westlaw Presented by Jonathan Dorsey, Esq. Client Representative, Government, Thomson Reuters 1 Hour free Participatory MCLE Credit This is a repeat of the 2/13/20 program Email name and CA Bar # to receive link by noon on 12/11 to [email protected] ... This comprehensive overview will teach you how to retrieve documents by citation, navigate through the search interface, and use KeyCite.... https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//dec-and-jan-progr/ See more

A conservatorship is a court process where the court appoints a conservator (either an individual or an organization) to manage the care or finances for an adult who becomes unable to make their own health care or financial decisions (the conservatee). A conservatorship can be avoided by having a durable power of attorney in place before a health crisis occurs, but because of COVID-19, many people have needed to have a conservator appointed by the court.... https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//new-guide-on-cons/

Watch this Video on Voting in San Francisco For the November 3, 2020 General ElectionPresented by the San Francisco Department of Elections The San Francisco Department of Elections presents the a non-partisan slide show highlighting key dates and deadlines for the upcoming election, registration basics, present your options on ways to vote, and provide helpful resources to make sure you’re ready to exercise your right to vote during the November 3 election. [ 27 more words ] https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//video-available-o/

Special Election Event! Wednesday, October 7, Noon to 1:00 Voting in San Francisco For the November 3, 2020 General Election Presented by the San Francisco Department of Elections Advance-registration required:... To receive WebEx program link, Email [email protected] by Noon on October 6* The San Francisco Department of Elections will present a non-partisan slide show highlighting key dates and deadlines for the upcoming election, registration basics, present your options on ways to vote, and provide helpful resources to make sure you’re ready to exercise your right to vote during the November 3 election. [ 27 more words ] https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//special-election-/

Free California Lexis Virtual MCLE Programs October 14, 21, 28 Advance Registration Required: Email name and CA Bar# to [email protected] by Noon the day before the program Wednesday, October 14, Noon to 1:00 Pacific Lexis Virtual MCLE: Leveraging Technology to Prepare Briefs With Greater Efficiency and Accuracy Presented by Stephan Shields, Lexis Nexis 1 Hour free Participatory CA MCLE Credit - [ 771 more words ] https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//free-mcle-oct-14-/

New Hein blog post on McGirt v. Oklahoma: A Historic Win for Native American Rights. https://home.heinonline.org//mcgirt-v-oklahoma-a-historic/

Disaster Relief Handbooks | Morrison & Foerster New August 2020 Updated California Wildfires Helping Handbook with information to help with housing, insurance, immigration and many other issues facing those affected by wildfires https://www.mofo.com/cultu/pro-bono/helping-handbooks.html

Free Online Virtual California MCLE Classes: July 29, August 5, 12, 18, September 9 (Advance registration required. For CA MCLE Credit and to receive the program access link, email your name and CA Bar # to [email protected] by noon the day before the program. Program link will be emailed.) Wednesday, July 29, Noon to 1:00 Pacific [ 1,149 more word ] https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//free-upcoming-ca-/

SF Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes People Over Profits Ordinance! This measure permanently bans the city from profiting off of incarcerated people and their families from jail phone calls, commissary items & other services. https://sfgov.org//sf-board-supervisors-unanimously-passes

What are your rights when it comes to protesting? Our newest #COVID19 Quick Guide, Protests & the Law, has resources to get you started with your research. https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//new-guide-on-prot/

Act introduced to help prevent racially motivated 911 calls. https://www.kqed.org//the-caren-act-is-real-and-its-coming

Register for the Free July 15 Fastcase Roundtable Discussing the Biggest Decisions of 2020 (So Far). Watch past Leaders in Law webinars in the series that spotlights lawyers serving and protecting civil Rights. https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/8061728514339592205

Learn about Supreme Court nominations, oral arguments, and cases in the blog post Reigning Supreme: All About the Highest Court in the United States! https://home.heinonline.org//reigning-supreme-all-about-t/ #heinonline

The Law Library will be closed Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//01/closed-friday-/

Read about our upcoming free #MCLE virtual programs and more in the July e-update. https://sflawlibraryblog.wordpress.com//sfll-july-e-update/

Free July 8 webinar: Fastcase CEO Ed Walters discusses copyright in annotated codes and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Georgia v Public Resource, as part of the free Fastcase Leaders in the Law series. Find out more and register here https://go.fastcase.com//322d84c576919326567e40d56447fbf8a

New Hein blog post Medicine and Law: FREE COVID-19 Themed Issue Now Available! https://home.heinonline.org//medicine-and-law-free-covid-/