2024-02-27T13:49:35-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 943283269 SOCIAL JUSTICE LAW PROJECT % STEVEN ZIEFF SOCI 5108919794 449 15TH STREET SUITE 301 OAKLAND CA 946122821 Peter Sheehan Secretary , 2024-02-27 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEVEN ZIEFF 449 15TH STREET Suite 301 OAKLAND CA 946122821 0 false X none X 1994 CA Provide free legal assistance to low income persons financially unable to afford such services and support programs that provide legal assistance to low income persons. To provide such services particularly engaging in impact litigation SJLP seeks to to alleviate the barriers created by arrest and conviction records and requirements for individuals seeking employment and other benefits or rights such as licensing housing and other matters. Such litigation may involve challenges to wide based policies followed by the State in excluding persons from employment or other benefits and in maintaining and disseminating records of criminal arrests or convictions. 3 2 1 0 0 0 1108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1108 0 0 0 0 0 7539 11841 0 0 0 5490 18845 13029 30686 -11921 -30686 251874 221188 0 0 251874 221188 Provide free legal assistance to low income persons financially unable to afford such services and support programs that provide legal assistance to low income persons. To provide such services particularly impact litigation to alleviate the barriers created by arrest and conviction records to individuals seeking employment and other benefits or rights such as licensing housing and other matters. false false 7500 0 0 AOUON v Hamrick: The Soclal Justice Law Project "SJLP" serves as co-counsel in Hamrick that challenges the policy and practice of a court in not destroying the records of certain arrests and convictions in listing the date of birth of persons arrested and in alertering some arrest or conviction records by providing potential employers with documents in which the court uses black marks to "black out" information that is prejudiicial and may not be lawfully disclosed. Substantial time in 2023 was spent developing the matter for trial including depositions and requests for production. 9500 0 0 42 USC Section 9101: SJLP spent substantial time and expenses on extensive research drafting and development of challenge to a federal statute 42 USC section 9101 that has been interpreted to require state agencies including local courts and the California Department of Justice to disclose the complete State created criminal history record to the Federal government and federal agencies for persons seeking employment with the Federal government or for employment with private employers with a federal contract. 3399 0 0 F v Department of Social Services "DSS": SJLP spent substantial time researching the potential constitutional validity of a California statue that had been employed to require the exclusion of a class of persons convicted of a specified crime from employment with DSS. 7218 0 0 27617 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 1 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Peter Sheehan 144915th Street Suite 301 Oakland Ca 94612 5108919794 449 15TH STREET SUITE 301 OAKLAND CA 946122821 Peter Sheehan Secretary and Executive Attorney 40.00 0 X X 11000 0 0 Steven Zieff President 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Stefan Rosenzweig Treasurer 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 11000 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11000 9900 1100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 841 757 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560 504 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 465 418 47 0 610 549 61 0 0 0 0 0 13362 12026 1336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1408 1267 141 0 Electronic research and manual research (Pub Rec Requests) 2440 2196 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30686 27617 3069 0 0 0 0 0 251874 221188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251874 221188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 251874 221188 251874 221188 251874 221188 -30686 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 5000 6020 1108 0 12128 0 343487 0 0 0 343487 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 348487 6020 1108 0 355615 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 355615 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 348487 6020 1108 0 355617 1.00 1.0000 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2019, , | 2020, | 2021, | 2022, | 2023, | Part I Line 1 PART AND LINE NUMBER: PART I LINE 1 PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME PERSONS FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD SUCH SERVICES AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME PERSONS. TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES PARTICULARLY IMPACT LITIGATION TO ALLEVIATE THE BARRIERS CREATED BY ARREST AND CONVICTION RECORDS TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS OR RIGHTS SUCH AS LICENSING HOUSING AND OTHER MATTERS. Part VI, Line 11b Draft of form is sent to Officers all voting members by mail prior to filing Part VI, Line 12c PART VI LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ENFORCED BY COMMUNICATION REGARDING ANY MATTERS THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST A FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND DISCUSSION ON THE PHONE AND IN BOARD MEETINGS REGARDING SUCH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. Part VI, Line 15 Part VI Section B line 15 Compensation Policy: The process for determining compensation included a review of the salary data from other organizations by the President and Treasurer at a Board meeting. the most recent compensation is quite low $12000 year under these standards and was reached in an attempt to conserve the finances of SJLP and to further its mission. Part VI, Line 19 Part VI Line 19: During the tax year governing documents the conflict of interest policy and financial statements were available to the public at the office of SJLP to anyone who requests such documents. Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Part III Line 4d: SJLP expanded substantial time and expenses in researching and drafting documents from eight different county courts in California to research and develop litigation regarding the practices followed in sealing certain arrest or conviction records and in obliterating certain other records., $7218, $0, $0| Part VI Line 11 | Explanation:| PART AND LINE NUMBER: FORM AND LINE REFERENCE: PART VI LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BY MAIL.