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Sacramento, CA – It was a tragic but preventable death when Max Benson, a 13-year-old from Davis ...
New Court Filings Allege Prosecutor Withheld Critical Evidence of Plea Deal with Co-Accused, Improperly Excluded Black Jurors from Warren King Trial ...
Tased Twice for Allegedly Throwing Pencil-Sized Stick – a Twig – at Officer; Judge Reduces Some Charges ...
As a former mayor of Davis and someone who has always been deeply committed to our City’s... A July ruling in New York marked a victory for the public and transparency. Federal judge Victor ...
The Caltrans division that handles the Bay Area received an “environmental” award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure for adding lanes, pollution, emissions, and additional motor vehicle ...
TALLAHASSEE, FL – In an opinion article published on Slate, two progressive-leaning lawyers wrote about a dangerous bill that Florida lawmakers are working on that would broaden the death penalty on ...
When the city council discussed the timing of housing projects going to the voters, they argued that... Guest Commentary: Will Alameda County and the State of California Address the Problem of ...
As a former mayor of Davis and someone who has always been deeply committed to our City’s... A July ruling in New York marked a victory for the public and transparency. Federal judge Victor ...
In the 2010 landmark decision Padilla v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel demands that criminal defense attorneys inform their clients of adverse immigration ...
This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Reshaping Prosecution project. Vera just issued a new RFP (request for proposal) to elected ...
Tamisha Walker is a founding member and Executive Director of Safe Return Project, a campaign to secure the freedom and liberation of formerly incarcerated individuals. Walker discussed issues of mass ...
Jeffrey Baker grew up in the deep south and moved to teaching law school at Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law where he heads up the Community Justice Clinic. Professor Baker discussed the differences ...