Matt García
@mattgarcia.bsky.social
civil rights attorney, liminalist, flaneur, sunday poet. all dogs go to heaven. SATX san quilmas.
Federal law requires a 30day notice before eviction for millions of tenants. But landlords regularly violate tenants’ rights while eviction court judges ignore the law
#housing #evictions #rent #homelessness
My article in the Mich Journal of Law Reform:
repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol58/i...
#housing #evictions #rent #homelessness
My article in the Mich Journal of Law Reform:
repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol58/i...
"Taming the Kangaroos" by Matt Garcia
Low-level state courts frequently disregard federal law. And though the judgments of these courts have profound legal consequence for millions of Americans, they receive little oversight. Rather than ...
repository.law.umich.edu
September 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Federal law requires a 30day notice before eviction for millions of tenants. But landlords regularly violate tenants’ rights while eviction court judges ignore the law
#housing #evictions #rent #homelessness
My article in the Mich Journal of Law Reform:
repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol58/i...
#housing #evictions #rent #homelessness
My article in the Mich Journal of Law Reform:
repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol58/i...
Reposted by Matt García
One man stood up to #homeless sweeps—and won.
Inner City Law Center is proud to stand with our #unhoused neighbors as they fight for the #housingjustice and the dignity they deserve.
Read more by Stephen Oduntan at @invisiblepeople.tv invisiblepeople.tv/how-one-man-...
Inner City Law Center is proud to stand with our #unhoused neighbors as they fight for the #housingjustice and the dignity they deserve.
Read more by Stephen Oduntan at @invisiblepeople.tv invisiblepeople.tv/how-one-man-...
How One Man Beat Caltrans In Small Claims Court
When Caltrans destroyed his belongings during an encampment sweep, Patrick Hogan took them to small claims court—and won.
invisiblepeople.tv
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
One man stood up to #homeless sweeps—and won.
Inner City Law Center is proud to stand with our #unhoused neighbors as they fight for the #housingjustice and the dignity they deserve.
Read more by Stephen Oduntan at @invisiblepeople.tv invisiblepeople.tv/how-one-man-...
Inner City Law Center is proud to stand with our #unhoused neighbors as they fight for the #housingjustice and the dignity they deserve.
Read more by Stephen Oduntan at @invisiblepeople.tv invisiblepeople.tv/how-one-man-...
Reposted by Matt García
THREAD. A little good news about the importance of civil rights lawyers, especially in times of rising authoritarianism.
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
THREAD. A little good news about the importance of civil rights lawyers, especially in times of rising authoritarianism.