Commentary: COVID-19 Brings Another Set of Problems – Student Housing
By Elizabeth Cho “Hi! I saw your post about looking for an apartment and if you’re still…
SF DA’s Office Files Charges against Sheriff’s Deputy
Sheriff’s Deputy Carried an Illegal Assault Weapon in His Backpack into City Hall When Chesa Boudin ran…
California Assemblymember Advocates for Cell Phones in Prisons
By Kelsey Kitzke LOS ANGELES – California Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager, whose district covers parts of Los Angeles,…
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Miguel Foster’ (2007)
‘Obviously Fake’ Confession Among Other Errors Exonerates Brooklyn Man of Murder By Nicholas Gardner BROOKLYN – Kings…
Defendant Pursued by Police Said He Bought Stolen Car for $1,140 and Weed
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – Bryant Dimitri Clark concocted a long-winded tale that included Yum Yum Donuts,…
COVID-19 Uncertainty Keeps Defendant in Infested State Prison
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider CONTRA COSTA – For defendant Nah Duc Hoang, the uncertainty of COVID-19 cases in…
Case Dropped Not Dismissed – There’s a Difference
By Nicholas Domenici SACRAMENTO – A little bit of a law school lesson follows below in the…
Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland
After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to…
Commentary: The U-Mall is Dying – How Can We Save It?
In all of this discussion over University Commons, there is not sufficient recognition of a very simple…
Legislation Introduced That Would End Mandatory Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentences. On…
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Files Charges against Viral Couple Who Brandished Firearms at Protestors
By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their…
First Post-COVID Trial Begins in San Francisco
By Kelsey Kitzke SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s first post-COVID criminal jury trial began Monday morning for judge, jury,…
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Nelson Lewis’ (1997)
Implausible Witness Testimony Lead to Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – In 1997, an individual fired…
Sacramento Man Set to Stand Trial for Assault with a Metal Pole
By Nickolas Gardner SACRAMENTO– Last month, an altercation between Jason Diaz and an unnamed victim ended with…
Mother Pleads to be Freed from Son, Who’s Now in Jail on $1 Million Bail
By Taric Mansour SACRAMENTO – When Citrus Heights police officers responded to a disturbance phone call they…
Petition: Change for Yolo County
Three local grassroots organizations, Yolo People Power, Envisioning Justice Partnership-West Sacramento, and Three Sisters Gardens have launched…
San Francisco DA Looks to Resentence Incarcerated People under New State Law
Ten days ago, legislators and reformers gathered at San Quentin to call for Governor Newsom to release…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Did What They Had To, This Should Not Be on Teachers, It’s On Us
When the school district made their decision last week to not re-open physical schools I was relieved. …
Vallejo Mayoral Candidate Critical of Discarding Evidence in Police Killing
Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on…
Guest Commentary: Equity Is Needed in Decision Making Process
by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis…
