Mark Rosenbaum

director of Public Counsel Opportunity Under Law

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Director of Public Counsel Opportunity under Law, which seeks to eliminate economic injustice; former chief counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California

Mark Rosenbaum on KCRW

Under a 12-year-old court settlement, police can’t arrest people for sleeping on the streets. That could come to an end. Lawyer Ted Olsen, who successfully argued Bush v.

Will police be able to arrest people for sleeping on the streets?

Under a 12-year-old court settlement, police can’t arrest people for sleeping on the streets. That could come to an end. Lawyer Ted Olsen, who successfully argued Bush v.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Students in some Detroit schools say they’re being cheated out of an education. Are they being deprived of a right guaranteed by the Constitution?

Is there a constitutional right to literacy?

Students in some Detroit schools say they’re being cheated out of an education. Are they being deprived of a right guaranteed by the Constitution?

from To the Point

Students have filed a lawsuit against Compton school district for neglecting to offer special needs education to those who’ve undergone trauma.

Compton Students Sue School District

Students have filed a lawsuit against Compton school district for neglecting to offer special needs education to those who’ve undergone trauma.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

” The education reform movement is not only a hoax, it’s dead,” says Diane Ravich.  A one-time advocate of privatization, she’s now fighting “to save public schools.”

from To the Point

Justin Jangwoo Kim, a political fundraiser, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge for helping a real estate developer pay off an LA City Councilmember.

from KCRW Features

Joe Biden won Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and several other states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders still captured the day’s biggest prize: California.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

One frequent issue for people experiencing homelessness is hygiene -- how to keep clean when you don’t have ready access to running water, soap, a shower, clean clothes.

from Greater LA

Corrin Rankin wants to convert more Black Democrats into Republicans. She’s a board member on the president’s “Black Voices For Trump” re-election initiative.

from Greater LA

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will likely mean crowded hospitals, school closings and shuttered workplaces. It could even lead to a global recession.

from To the Point

How are Angelenos who rely on buses and trains feeling about coronavirus? What are LA Metro officials doing to ensure that passengers are safe?

from Greater LA

As results from Super Tuesday come in, we analyze what happened in LA County and look at other interesting races around Southern California.

from Greater LA

What can the president do about the coronavirus outbreak?

from LRC Presents: All the President's Lawyers