by BALIF Admin | Jul 30, 2025 | News
Last week, BALIF joined an emergency amicus brief submitted with the U.S. Supreme Court in NetChoice v. Fitch, urging the Court to vacate a Fifth Circuit decision that allowed a Mississippi law restricting minors’ access to social media to take effect while its...
by BALIF Admin | Jul 24, 2025 | Jobs
The California Office of the State Public Defender is asking for your help in reaching law students, recent graduates, and attorneys interested in public service careers. Public defense offices across California are hiring for both trial and appellate positions, with...
by BALIF Admin | Jun 18, 2025 | News
Dear BALIF Members, This morning, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in US v. Skrmetti, upholding the Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors. A link to the full opinion can be found here. U.S. v. Skrmetti is one of the most consequential cases involving...
by BALIF Admin | May 31, 2025 | Scholarships
The BALIF Foundation is offering a Pride Fellowship in the amount of $5,000 for a law student currently working on legal issues impacting the LGBTQIA Community during the summer of 2025. An applicant must identify the proposed use of the fellowship funds, be...
by BALIF Admin | May 24, 2025 | News
Dear BALIF Members, On May 22nd, the House passed a bill that purports to cut all federal funding for gender affirming care for trans people of any age. It also reduces healthcare funding overall in ways that disproportionately impact the LGBTQ+ community, especially...
