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...

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...

Through KVP's Felony Murder Resentencing Project, we secured the release of Gennel Miles, who was convicted of felony murder despite no physical evidence. KVP attorneys uncovered a video of a key witness recanting her testimony and more. Read about the case here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

ICYMI: Last week a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a court order against racial profiling and warrantless arrests during an operation at a Sacramento Home Depot in July: www.keker.com/news/news-it... #immigration

Remember when Border Patrol swarmed a Sacramento Home Depot parking lot last year and arrested day laborers? A federal judge ruled that the raid violated the court order in our Kern County immigration lawsuit that prohibits stops without reasonable suspicion. Score one for the Constitution.

A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol violated a prior injunction during a 2025 immigration operation in Sacramento, conducting stops without reasonable suspicion and failing to properly document actions. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

On the ACTL's Trial Tested podcast, Elliot Peters shares glimpses from a storied career, including encounters with RBG, Lance Armstrong, and Barry Bonds, as well as his role in securing the release of a man wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We're proud to earn a "Litigator of the Week Shout-Out” from Law.com for securing a preliminary injunction on behalf of AFGE/NVAC, the union that represents more than 300,000 VA employees: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

One year after nine Big Law firms struck deals with the Trump administration, the fallout still ripples through the legal industry. "I hope they feel shame for not standing up for the most basic tenets of our profession," said KVP partner Elliot Peters: news.bgov.com/business-and...

Keker attorneys appeared in Massachusetts federal court representing federal unions in challenging the inclusion of a “loyalty” question on federal job applications. Learn more: www.law360.com/articles/245...

One year after executive orders targeted major law firms, Keker attorneys say this past year has only reinforced the importance of law firms and attorneys stepping up for the rule of law: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

This thorough must-read digs deep into the grim and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Learn how we helped secure class certification and critical relief for more than 1,000 people detained at the California City ICE facility: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

John Keker spoke with The American Lawyer, weighing in on the DOJ’s renewed appeal defending Trump's executive orders targeting law firms calling it an effort to “continue to be a bully and intimidate the big firms." www.law.com/2026/03/06/l...

KVP partner Elliot Peters spoke with @kqednews.kqed.org about the sudden reversal of the Trump administration’s decision to abandon its defense of executive orders targeting law firms. Take a listen:

"If they try and do it again, they're going to lose." One year after the Trump administration launched its unprecedented attack on law firms and the rule of law, the Daily Journal revisits what has unfolded since, and Keker's early call to stand firm: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

The SF Standard spotlights court rulings pushing back on DHS and ICE in the Bay Area, including three cases brought by Keker and nonprofit partners. Courts in SF, Oakland, and San Jose have issued dozens of orders limiting unlawful deportations and detention practices: sfstandard.com/2026/03/02/s...

We’re happy to announce that a CA court has granted final approval of a landmark consumer class action settlement with Bad Boys Bail Bonds. The injunction bars Bad Boys from collecting tens of millions of dollars in illegally obtained debt: www.siliconvalley.com/2026/02/26/b...

We earned a "Litigator of the Week Shout-Out” for securing a preliminary injunction ordering adequate medical care for more than 1,000 people detained at the CA City ICE facility. KVP attorneys on the case are Steven Ragland, Cody Harris, Carlos Martinez, and Lisa Lu: www.law.com/litigationda...

LA Times: A federal judge this week ordered ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to provide "constitutionally adequate healthcare" to people detained in California's newest and largest immigration detention center. Read - www.latimes.com/california/s...

SF Chronicle: A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the appointment of an external monitor to oversee California’s largest immigration detention facility to ensure detainee’s constitutional rights, including to medical care, are being met. Read - www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Keker, Van Nest & Peters, alongside the ACLU and Prison Law Office, has secured class certification and critical relief for more than 1,000 people detained at the CA City ICE facility: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

A federal judge has blocked the IRS from sharing taxpayer data with DHS and ICE, citing likely violations of confidentiality protections. The attorneys on the case include Sarah Salomon, Leo Lam, Laurie Carr Mims, Charlotte Kamai, Kelly M. Hernandez, and Leia Walker. www.keker.com/news/news-it...

KVP partner Cody Harris spoke with KQED about the firm's suit that seeks to improve draconian and cruel conditions at the California City ICE Detention Facility: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

VICTORY: A federal court has blocked ICE’s use of private tax-related data from the IRS! The decision is a win for taxpayers nationwide who have weighed whether filing their taxes exposes them to potential ICE arrest, detention, and deportation. 📰 bit.ly/infosharing-win

Check out this in-depth New Yorker piece about the rampant medical neglect at the California City ICE Detention Facility. Our attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit seeking humane conditions and adequate medical care so that people detained there can survive. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

A judge has again refused to pause litigation challenging the Border Patrol’s brazenly unconstitutional stops and arrests in California’s Central Valley: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

This week’s Litigators of the Week column gives a shout-out to Bailey Heaps and KVP for defeating IP and fraud claims tied to Vividion Therapeutics’ $2 billion sale to Bayer: www.law.com/litigationda...

KVP won a significant victory for our life sciences client in Delaware Chancery Court, which dismissed with prejudice Cardinal Partners’ claims against Vividion Therapeutics’ founding chemist stemming from the company’s $2 billion sale to Bayer: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

A Mother Jones feature on mass deportations contrasts one asylum seeker's arrest and removal to Colombia with legal efforts by Keker partner Erin Meyer that freed a second woman detained by ICE at the same time. Read the in-depth feature here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We are proud to announce the promotion of Victor Chiu, Deeva Shah, and Christine Zaleski to partner, and Niall Frizzell and Candice Nguyen to of counsel! Read more about them here: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We appreciate that a federal magistrate has rejected the DOJ's attempt to subpoena private patient medical records from our client Children's Hospital Colorado because of its improper purpose to pressure the pediatric hospital into ending legal transgender care. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

KQED Forum interviewed partner Cody Harris about ICE agreeing to provide immediate medical care for two individuals being held in the California City Detention Facility, after the individuals filed their petition for emergency relief. Listen 👇read more - www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Warmest holiday wishes from everyone at KVP. We are grateful for our community and connections we share! 💫

A federal judge has blocked ICE's policy of re-arresting and re-detaining immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area, finding the government failed to justify a dramatic departure from decades of immigration enforcement practice: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

A federal district judge has put a stop to ICE’s cruel and unlawful practice of seizing people at courthouses in Northern and Central California when they show up for their immigration hearings. Learn more:

Wrapping gifts and spreading holiday cheer 🎁 Keker attorneys and staff came together once again to support the Bar Association of San Francisco's Holiday Gift Program, donating and wrapping gifts for 75 children at two San Francisco schools, Wu Yee OMI and Wu Yee Scotia.

Learn why Judge William Alsup called Bob Van Nest’s questioning of an expert in Oracle v. Google one of the best moments of lawyering he has ever seen and a “brilliant, brilliant cross-examination.” www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Without basic medical care, detainees at the largest ICE detention center in CA are facing "imminent death." We, along with the ACLU, the Prison Law Office, and the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, are fighting to get them the care they need to survive: www.latimes.com/california/s...

KVP together with the ACLU asked a federal judge this week to halt ICE's "incredibly traumatizing" practice of re-arresting and re-detaining immigrants who are already complying with the law: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

KVP is challenging ICE's practice of re-arresting and re-detaining law-abiding immigrants who have been cleared by the government. We filed a federal class-action lawsuit with the ACLU arguing the Trump administration's unexplained reversal of longstanding policy: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We had the honor of celebrating our founding partner, John Keker, at the SF Examiner's San Franciscans of the Year Icons Celebration, where he was recognized "for his fearless defense of justice and civic integrity." www.keker.com/news/news-it...

KVP is proud to announce that we have been honored by LCLD as a 2025 Top Performer and Compass Award winner, recognizing our continued commitment and involvement in LCLD's important programming and mission-driven work.

Imagine a world where a bot-generated takedown notice can kick you off the internet. That could become reality if the Supreme Court agrees that internet providers are liable for users' copyright infringement: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Forcing political loyalty questions on federal worker applicants undermines civil service protections and violates the First Amendment. Keker, @democracyforward.org, and @protectdemocracy.org are taking the lead in defending America’s nonpartisan civil service: www.law360.com/employment/a...

Described as worse than prison, the conditions at the largest ICE detention facility in CA are inhumane. With the lives of detainees at stake, KVP has joined Prison Law Office, the ACLU, and the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice in filing a class action: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

We are not going to stand by when conditions at the largest ICE detention facility in California blatantly violate the law. Read more about the class action we filed with the Prison Law Office, the ACLU Foundation, and the CA Collaborative for Immigrant Justice: www.keker.com/news/news-it...

Punishing conditions, alarmingly inadequate medical care, failure to accommodate people with disabilities, and restricted access to counsel: The conditions at the largest ICE detention facility in California blatantly violate the law. Read more: www.keker.com/news/immigra...