RBGG’s Sanford Jay Rosen, Michael Bien, Ernest Galvan and Gay Grunfeld have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary… Continue Reading Rosen, Bien, Galvan and Grunfeld Named to Best Lawyers for 2026 The post Rosen, Bien, Galvan and Grunfeld Named ...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
On August 11, 2025, a federal court in San Diego denied Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Dunsmore et al. v. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department et al., No. 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL, a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, against the County of San Diego, San Diego County Sheriff’s… Continue Reading Court Denies Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in San Diego Jails Litigation| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
On August 4, 2025, the Court granted final approval to a comprehensive settlement agreement to resolve Plaintiffs’ claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and related state law in Dunsmore et al. v. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department et al., No. 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-DDL, a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern… Continue Reading Court Grants Final Approval to Settlement Agreement to Resolve Disability Claims in Class Action on Conditions ...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
RBGG, along with Worksafe and the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, represents detainees at the Geo private immigration detention centers in southern California. The California Occupational Health and Safety Agency found dangerous working conditions for the detainees and fined Geo. Geo has petitioned the Superior Court for an extraordinary writ to block the fines and… Continue Reading RBGG Representing Immigrant Detainees at Geo Centers in SoCal The post RBGG Representin...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release – July 24, 2025 Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Hawaii Department of Corrections Honolulu, HI – On July 24, 2025 the non-profit organization Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii to challenge censorship by Hawaii Department of Corrections… Continue Reading Publisher Files Censorship Suit Against Hawaii Department of Corrections| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
An RBGG team led by Sanford Jay Rosen, Ben Bien-Kahn, and Marc Shinn-Krantz successfully resolved an important First and Fourteenth Amendment censorship lawsuit for non-profit publisher Human Rights Defense Center (“HRDC”) against Sonoma County’s Jail. The resolution of this case will protect HRDC and other publishers from having their publications and correspondence censored in the… Continue Reading RBGG Successfully Resolves Censorship Lawsuit for Publisher Against Sonoma County...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
July 2, 2025 For Immediate Release [Content warning: this press release mentions SA, r*pe] Monitor Issues First Report Evaluating Compliance with the Dublin Consent Decree; Finds Widespread Issues Across Federal Prison System Report finds BOP has not fully complied with most provisions of the decree, including significant deficiencies in medical care, mental health care, discipline,… Continue Reading Monitor Issues First Report Evaluating Compliance with the Dublin Consent Decree; Finds Wid...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Denver, CO — A coalition of national and Colorado-based disability and patient advocacy organizations, and an individual with anorexia has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s End of Life Options Act, which establishes assisted suicide in the state. They allege that the law violates core constitutional protections and federal civil rights statutes, including the Fourteenth… Continue Reading Disability and Patient Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionali...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
All seven partners at RBGG, Sanford Jay Rosen, Michael Bien, Ernest Galvan, Gay Grunfeld, Lisa Ells, Van Swearingen and Jenny Yelin, along with senior counsels Ben Bien-Kahn, Michael Freedman and Kara Janssen have been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers List for 2025. In addition, the following associates were named to the Rising Stars list: Maya Campbell, Hannah Chartoff, Alexander Gourse, Adrienne Harrold, Eric Monek Anderson, Brenda Munoz, and… Continue...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
ACLU Press Release – June 28, 2025 [Michael Bien, Adrienne Harrold, and Maya Campbell of RBGG are co-counsel on this matter.] On Saturday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska, with the ACLU National Prison Project and Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, sent the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC), U.S. Immigration and Customs… Continue Reading Civil Rights Groups Demand ICE and Alaska DOC Meet Civil Detentions Standards for Detainees at Anchorage Jail The post Civil Righ...| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Case Update – February 25, 2025 On February 24, the Court granted a second TRO – that opinion is here. With the 12 people covered by these two orders, plus another five people covered by other cases or prior court orders there are now 17 women protected against transfer and who will continue to receive… Continue Reading Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Transgender Women In Suit Against Bureau of Prisons; Blocks Trump Executive Order| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
For Immediate Release Landmark Settlement Agreement Reached in Class Action on Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin Today, the parties reached an unprecedented settlement agreement in California Coalition for Women Prisoners et al. v. United States Bureau of Prisons et al., a class action lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)… Continue Reading Landmark Settlement Agreement Reached in Class Action on Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin| Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
