Man Almost Denied Bail after Allegedly Stealing a Potential COVID-19 Sample and Abandoning It near a Pharmacy
By Danielle Silva DAVIS, CA – A man was almost denied bail after being charged with stealing…
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Court Upholds SB 1437 Constitutionality after Orange County DA Denied Petition Review
By Danielle Silva California – The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, upheld the Senate Bill…
Man’s Attempted Murder Conviction Overturned in Appellate Court under SB 1437 Decision
By Danielle Silva California – The Fifth Appellate Court overturned an attempted murder conviction under another SB…
Philadelphia DA Announces Safety Measures against COVID-19, Including Exploring Release Options with the Public Defender
By Danielle Silva On March 16, 2020, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced guidelines that the District…
“Prisons Are Known Incubators and Amplifiers of Disease,” Making It a High Risk Area for the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Danielle Silva DAVIS – Multiple speakers at a Justice Collaborative webinar called for individuals to be…
Newly-Announced Bill Seeks to Repeal the Proposition Preventing Affirmative Action
By Danielle Silva SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D – San Diego), and several organizations…
Closing Arguments Delivered in Trial Concerning 7 Restraining Order Violations
Man Charged With 7 Restraining Order Violations Sees Beginning of Closing Arguments By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO…
Commentary: Nathaniel Woods Executed Despite Pleas for the Alabama Governor to Stop the Execution
By Danielle Silva Nathaniel Woods, 44, was executed on March 5, 2020, by lethal injection despite multiple…
LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff
By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES – LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from…
Defense Argues Lack of Police Investigation in Domestic Violence Trial
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – The prosecution and the defense began their closing arguments in a…
UCD Students March in Solidarity with Over 200 UCSC Graduate Students to Be Terminated from COLA Protest
By Danielle Silva DAVIS, Ca – Over 400 UC Davis students marched this Friday in solidarity with…
CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requests…
Wrongfully Convicted Man Advises Prosecutors to ‘Have Remorse’ for Communities They Prosecute
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – Jamal Trulove, a wrongfully convicted man, opened for the UC Hastings…
Panel Forcefully Responds to US Attorney McGregor Scott’s Criticism of Progressive Prosecution (Audio)
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 7, 2020, UC Hastings’s Symposium “Progressive Prosecution and the Carceral State” aimed…
McGregor Scott Gets Hammered at UC Hastings Symposium after Claims Progressive Prosecutors Lead to Higher Homicide Rates
By Danielle Eden Silva SAN FRANCISCO – United States Attorney from the Eastern District of California McGregor…
Woman Acquitted of Vehicular Manslaughter Charges at High Injury Risk Street
By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO – A jury acquitted a woman of charged with vehicular manslaughter at…
San Joaquin DA Sees Leaving the California DA Association As an Opportunity
By Danielle Silva The San Joaquin District Attorney sees leaving the California District Attorney Association as “an…
Preliminary Hearing of Man Charged with Serious Bodily Injury Causing an Eyebrow Scar
By Danielle Silva A Woodland man will be held to a battery with serious bodily injury charge…
Preliminary Hearing of Man Who Allegedly Assaulted His Neighbor with a Hatchet
By Danielle Silva A Woodland man will face a jury trial after allegedly assaulting his neighbor with…
Punishment without Crime
A Duke University Book Panel Featuring Author Alexandra Natapoff By Danielle Silva Duke University hosted a panel…