PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION Positive Changes We Can See EMILY CHARLEY
While this is not the first issue of the Marin Lawyer without MCBA President Rob Ros-
laboration Among Marin Criminal Justice Partners, Mary Sackett and our local criminal
borough at the helm, I still must echo Kris Cirby’s introductory comments from the last
justice luminaries discuss the program’s aim of removing some of the barriers criminal
quarterly edition: this is a lot of work! I did not fully appreciate how much Rob was do-
convictions have on those looking for a fresh start.
ing, and second (third and fourth) Kris’s thanks to Rob. And I’d like to thank my guest editors: Mary Sackett, Valerie Kushel, and Ahtossa Fullerton.
This issue also ensures we are kept up to date on new cases. Turn to Sergio Rudin and Eli Flushman’s Where Do We Go From
But it is interesting work. And during a time when there is much over which to despair, I
Here? for an explanation of the Ninth Circuit’s recent case, Where Do We Go Berkeley et al. v. California Department of Transporta-
enjoyed learning of the positive changes we can see and make here at home. As a remind-
tion, regarding clearing homeless encampments in the context of ADA regulations.
er that even the smallest act can have a meaningful impact in our community, Larry Strick invites each of us to volunteer in Lawyers in the Library Needs (Virtual) Lawyers in the Library. But why stop with donating a little time? MCBA Board Director Mary Sackett describes how the YWCA and Bloom, a non-profit that provides complimentary wardrobes to those who are transitioning to a life of self-reliance, have come together to help Marin. Shifting to criminal law, if you missed the April membership meeting, Morgan Daly thoughtfully recaps the panelists’ perspectives on the local impacts of criminal justice reform legislation. And in Clean Slate: A ColTHE MARIN LAWYER An Official Publication of the Marin County Bar Association
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