Press Releases Archive

Students at the Law Center help clients.

Frances Marie Prizzia, a third-year law student at Santa Clara University, and recent graduate Christine Tassos, prepared, filed, and diligently pursued a self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on behalf of their client, the battered wife of a

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Use of Deadly Police Force

On Jan. 4, 2005, Santa Clara Police officers shot Eric Kleemeyer seven times after a traffic stop for erratic driving that turned into a chase when Mr. Kleemeyer failed to stop. The 22-year-old drove to his mother’s home instead, where

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