Keker, Van Nest & Peters
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Keker, Van Nest & Peters is a trial-practice litigation firm located in San Francisco. For more than 45 years, we have devoted our practice exclusively to complex civil and criminal litigation.
ICE failed to comply with a preliminary injunction requiring it to provide a constitutionally adequate healthcare system at the California City Detention Facility, according to a report released by a court-appointed independent monitor. Learn more: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
A court-appointed monitor has confirmed that ICE is violating a federal order requiring adequate medical care at the California City Detention Facility. You can read the full report here: www.keker.com/Templates/me...
A judge sent a doctor to evaluate California's largest ICE detention center. What he found Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.
A judge sent a doctor to evaluate California's largest ICE detention center. What he found
Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.
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Court monitor cites laundry list of healthcare failings at major California ICE detention center
Court monitor cites laundry list of healthcare failings at major California ICE detention center
A federal judge appointed a monitor to ensure compliance with her February order that ICE provide "constitutionally adequate healthcare" at the California City Detention Facility.
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A court-appointed monitor has found that ICE is failing to provide constitutionally adequate medical care at the California City Detention Facility, violating a federal court order. Get the full details here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
BREAKING: A court-appointed monitor issued a groundbreaking public report finding that ICE isn’t providing adequate health care to people detained at the California City Detention Facility in violation of a court order. No one should be subjected to this inhumane treatment.
In a Super Lawyers profile, KVP partner Deeva Shah recounts how a clerkship experience led her to co-found Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability, a national effort to reform harassment reporting in the federal judiciary. Read her story: www.superlawyers.com/articles/cal...
KVP partner Rachael Meny has been named a 2026 Top Labor & Employment Attorney by the Daily Journal. Rachael is recognized for her outstanding work in trade secrets and employment litigation, helping clients navigate high-stakes disputes with strategic insight: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
We are celebrating another outstanding year supporting SF-Marin Food Bank's Food From The Bar campaign. KVP earned Platinum Status for a 15th straight year, and was named top law firm for volunteer hours. This year's campaign among all firms raised $500k, equivalent to more than 1.1 million meals.
The Supreme Court just upheld the 14th Amendment’s promise that if you’re born here, you are a citizen. President Trump’s effort to upend birthright citizenship has been struck down for good.
Congratulations to ACLU National Legal Dir. and Keker alumna Cecillia Wang for successfully defending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court. We are proud of Cecillia's advocacy and leadership in securing this major victory: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship
The Trump administration sought to upend the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to extend birthright citizenship broadly.
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Bloomberg: A determined town of 5,000 resisted plans to put an ICE detention facility for 10,000 detainees in their community—and DHS has confirmed it is no longer pursuing the project. Congrats to our client, the City of Social Circle. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
We're excited to have Jamie Slaughter take the reins as Managing Partner of KVP! 🎉 In a Law360 interview, Jamie shares his vision for the firm's future: preserving Keker's deep collaboration, disciplined growth, and elite trial advocacy. Read more here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
The Guardian highlights a closely watched lawsuit brought by the small town of Social Circle, GA, challenging a proposed 10,000-bed ICE detention facility. Represented by KVP, the town is drawing attention for its novel legal approach: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Happy Pride Month! Today and everyday, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and the individuals whose advocacy and contributions continue to shape a more inclusive world. Keker is proud to support an environment where everyone is valued, respected, safe, and empowered to be themselves. 🌈
We are proud to announce the appointment of Jamie Slaughter as the firm's new Managing Partner. www.keker.com/news/news-it...
Keker, Van Nest & Peters Appoints R. James Slaughter as New Managing Partner
Keker, Van Nest & Peters has appointed veteran trial lawyers R. James Slaughter as Managing Partner and Steven Ragland as General Counsel.
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In an OpEd for the SF Chronicle, John Keker writes: "Every Memorial Day, I wear a T-shirt with the names of more than 1,000 members of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Marines who were killed in combat during the Vietnam War...This year, putting on that shirt feels different." lnkd.in/gQmtGyuH
You may not know it, but in the absence of federal legislation, the de facto privacy regime for AI tech is a 1967 CA wiretapping law meant to penalize eavesdropping on land lines. KVP partner Ben Berkowitz provides a comprehensive analysis, which you can read here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
The First Circuit has kept in place a collective bargaining agreement with 320,000 AFGE employees, rejecting the VA’s efforts to shelve the agreement pending its appeal. We're proud to work with the AFGE and co-counsel in this fight for federal workers' rights: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
1st Circ. Keeps Union's Contract With VA Intact During Appeal
The First Circuit denied a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs request to shelve its contract with a union representing government workers during an appeal, while also pausing a lower court's order th...
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As part of the annual Food From the Bar campaign, KVP colleagues, friends, and family gathered at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank this past weekend to sort and pack food and groceries, including 12,402 lbs. of oranges to be distributed this week. That's a whole lot of oranges!
Several news outlets have reported on Social Circle, GA's litigation challenging ICE's proposed "mega-center" detention center that would nearly triple the town's population and add more than one million gallons of sewage daily to its infrastructure: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
Two wheels, one firm. Today, our attorneys and staff rolled into the office with a smile in celebration of Bike to Work Day. We're proud to support healthier commutes, clean air, and a little extra sunshine before the workday begins. What a great way to start the day! 🌎🚲
Today, we filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the City of Social Circle, GA, against DHS/ICE's plan to convert a warehouse into a 10,000-bed detention facility. This "mega center" would nearly triple Social Circle's population and severely strain local infrastructure: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
Social Circle, Georgia Sues to Halt Federal Plan for 10,000-Bed Immigration Detention Facility Over Infrastructure and Environmental Risks
Representing the town of Social Circle in Georgia, Keker, Van Nest & Peters has filed a lawsuit to halt the federal government’s plan to convert a local warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detenti...
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KVP attorneys & staff joined the Bar Association of San Francisco today for the Law Day of Action rally at the Phillip Burton Federal Building—many of us donning our “Protect the Rule of Law” T-shirts. Legal professionals from across the Bay Area gathered to reaffirm their oath to the Constitution.
The Ninth Circuit heard arguments this week on whether to lift limits on U.S. Border Patrol's enforcement tactics. The government claims agents will follow the law, while challenging a court order requiring it to do so: www.keker.com/news/news-it...
The firm was honored with the Campeones de Justicia award at Centro Legal de la Raza's 57th Anniversary Gala for our work on Garro Pinchi v. Noem, a class action challenging ICE's policy of re-detaining people it had previously released, without any legal basis for re-arresting them.
Recent coverage spotlights the release of Gennel Miles after 16 years in prison following efforts by KVP's Felony Murder Resentencing Project. Prosecuted despite no physical evidence, his conviction relied on double-hearsay testimony that was later recanted: davisvanguard.org/2026/04/weak...
Man Released After 16 Years in Prison for Felony Murder Based on Weak Testimony - Davis Vanguard
Gennel Miles was released after serving 16 years in prison for a felony murder conviction based on weak testimony, due to California's felony murder reforms and the efforts of the Felony Murder Resent...
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We are proud to partner with @asianlawcaucus.org on litigation to protect immigrants and our democracy. Pictured here are KVP attorneys Seraj Desai, Ryan Wong, Leo Lam, Trillium Chang, Chris Sun, Leia Walker, Charlotte Kamai, and Catherina Xu at the ALC's recent 54th Anniversary Gala.
In coverage of our class action over inhumane conditions at the California City ICE detention facility, our co-counsel at the Prison Law Office said detained individuals "continue not to receive adequate medical care" despite a court order: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
‘Waiting for him to die:’ ICE detainee’s sister raises alarm about medical neglect at California facility
Senait Kifle is worried her brother, a 49-year-old intellectually disabled man, might die if he does not receive appropriate medical attention at California City Detention Facility.
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