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BALIF & Morrison Foerster 2026 Pride Breakfast
BALIF and Morrison Foerster LLP invite all summer associates, law students, attorneys, judges, staff, and friends from all around the Bay Area to our joint Pride Breakfast celebration.
Come and enjoy great food, drinks, and fun at this annual event before you head out to watch the Pride Parade!
Asylum Declaration Workshop with ALRP
Looking for a meaningful, concrete way to show up for our community right now?
Join BALIF and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel on Wednesday, May 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00pm for a hands-on asylum declaration workshop. At the workshop, ALRP’s immigration attorney will provide an overview of the asylum process and the current crises facing the system. They will also walk through best practices for drafting declarations.
This is a chance to make a real impact, build community, and plug into work where our help is urgently needed.
BALIF Monthly Happy Hour
It’s that time again—our Monthly Happy Hour and we can’t wait to see your faces! Whether you’re a seasoned attorney, a law student, or just looking to connect with fellow LGBTQI+ legal professionals and allies, come raise a glass with us!
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BALIF Condemns Ongoing Federal Immigration Activity and Shootings in Minneapolis
We should all be outraged by what is unfolding in Minneapolis, which follows over a year of unprecedented immigration enforcement activity that has seen far too many people targeted, brutalized, and disappeared. Renee Good and Alex Pretti should be alive today....
BALIF Condemns Supreme Court Decision Affirming Trump Administration’s Discriminatory Passport Policies
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Trump Administration request to stay a preliminary injunction in Orr v. Trump, allowing the government to enforce a discriminatory passport policy against transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people. As Justice Jackson noted...
BALIF stands in full support of Lambda Legal attorney Carl Charles
Dear BALIF Members, BALIF stands in full support of Lambda Legal attorney Carl Charles in response to the outrageous federal indictment filed against him earlier this month in the Middle District of Alabama. Mr. Charles is a highly respected civil rights lawyer who...
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Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) is the nation’s oldest and largest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI) persons in the field of law. Founded in 1980, BALIF represents its members’ interests in the wider San Francisco Bay Area. BALIF members and supporters include San Francisco Bay Area judges, lawyers, law students and legal workers.
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