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COVID -19 TENANT RELIEF FORMS
Governmental Forms Posted for Tenant Use:
The California Attorney General has posted the Notice of Coronavirus Inability to Pay Rent. (PDF) (pursuant to California Executive Order N-37-20) noting California residents review county and city orders for further guidance.…
Native Americans COVID-19
Native Americans Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
According to the Navajo Nation Department of Health, the Navajo tribe, along with other American Indian and Alaska Native communities, have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many factors are contributing to these figures – “limited health services, broken…
Stimulus Checks
Why You Didn’t Get the Stimulus CheckAmidst this current global pandemic, it can feel like the very fragment of society is crumbling. That may sound a little dramatic, but with how heavily America is dependent on capitalism to function, it isn't too far off. Many Americans have lost their job, putting them in a very financially vulnerable situation. With no income coming in, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
Qualified Immunity
As the Black Lives Matter movement makes waves throughout the nation, qualified immunity, a legal doctrine first introduced in 1967, is a vital part of the conversation. Initially used to defend law enforcement officials who were acting in good faith, qualified immunity is applied to cases involving the use of excessive or deadly force by the police. It has been invoked in recent events surrounding in the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. However, these tragedies and police responses…
