California Attorney General Rob Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Protections
By Aakanksha Patel and Joseph Shepard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a…
Defendant with Mental Disabilities Held in Jail after Alleged Felony Stalking of Grandfather’s Roommate
By Michael Wheeler WOODLAND—Defendant Robert Husted’s intellectual disabilities did not prevent Yolo County Superior Court Judge David…
Judge Won’t Set Bail – Even $200K – for Defendant with ‘Egregious’ Rap Sheet
By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – Bail was denied defendant Dreyshawn Augustus because of his “egregious” rap…
Man Lured into Pulling Over to Help Stranded Family, Ends Up Robbed at Gunpoint – Suspect Held without Bail
By Annette Wong-Toi SACRAMENTO, CA — Earlier this year, a man pulled over on the highway to…
Preliminary Goes Good, and Bad, for Suspect; Now Facing Drug Trial
By Karisa Cortez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The good news for defendant Ronald Nelson here in a…
Creative Defense Counsel Successfully Convinces Judge to Reduce DUI Suspensions
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – Defense Attorney Bill Makler—using a creative argument that, in the…
Trial Wraps Up: Cellphone Victim Said Took Blow to Head – Defendant Argues It Was Self Defense
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA – Closing arguments were heard here Monday in a jury trial for…
Commentary: Battle Lines Being Drawn over Single-Family Zoning
By David M. Greenwald Two of the more contentious bills this term in the State legislature are…
Commentary: How Will Changing Landscape Impact Reformer DA Candidates in 2022?
By David M. Greenwald In 2018, there were a number of progressive candidates for DA in California…
Criminal Justice Advocates Plead for President Biden to Abolish Death Penalty
By John Arceno WASHINGTON, DC — Opposing President Joe Biden’s stance surrounding the death penalty, his justice…
SF DA Criticizes Delay of Measure to Authorize Pilot Overdose Program for SF, Oakland, LA
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It will be January before a pilot overdose program—authored by…
Civil Rights Organizations Concerned about Police Accountability and Senate Legislation
By Elizabeth Garabedian WASHINGTON- A number of prominent civil rights organizations have sent a letter to Senate…
Prosecutor Apologizes to Defendant Accused of Vehicular Manslaughter After DA is Unable to Secure Pre-Trial Resolution
By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – In a very unusual scene at a pre-trial hearing held in…
Defendant Announces He’s Representing Self Just Before Preliminary Hearing
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – Cordell Jones was charged with domestic violence, inflicting corporal injury to…
Possible Revocation of Defendant’s Plea Deal after Court Confuses Misdemeanor and Felony Probation
By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA – It all comes down to a do-over in Alameda County Superior…
Cop ‘Trained’ Defendant Evaded Deputies on Rooftops during Chase
By Neha Malhi and Alexander Ramirez INDIO, CA — Chance William Morris was charged here in Riverside…
Deputy Public Defender Blasts SF Judge Over No-Bail Policy in Courtroom that ‘Harkens Back to Decades Ago’
By Ned Meiners and Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Martina Avalos…
Public Defender Will Challenge Rosen for Santa Clara District Attorney
by David M. Greenwald San Jose, CA – On Sunday, Khan, flanked by a number of fellow…
City of Sacramento Shot Down by Court in Attempt to Chill Free Speech of Critical Progressive Activist
By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento’s latest gambit to infringe…
Guest Commentary: In Support of the For the People Act
By Steve Murphy (Editor’s Notes: The following remarks were delivered Thursday at the rally with Representative John…
