Court Watch: Judge Threatens Loss of Court-Appointed Counsel After Transportation Barrier Prevents Application
A Phillips County judge warned an accused individual that failure to complete a public defender application in Sterling could result in the forfeiture of court-appointed... Read more.
Federal Judge Warns of Disenfranchisement, Moves Forward with Mail Voting Order Challenge
A federal judge in Massachusetts has permitted a lawsuit challenging an executive order restricting mail voting to advance, denying federal government motions to... Read more.
Wiener Condemns Violent ICE Arrest of San Francisco Resident at SFO
California State Sen. Scott Wiener criticized the arrest and planned deportation of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Gorb by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)... Read more.
Report by HRW, ACLU Reveals Fatal Abuse and Neglect at Fort Bliss Detention
An 84-page report released by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union documented severe physical abuse, life-threatening medical neglect, and coercive... Read more.
California Expands Trauma Recovery Center Funding as Critics Raise Broader Questions about Survivor Support System
California has allocated $12.6 million to stabilize its network of 20 Trauma Recovery Centers, though critics assert that the state's focus on reactive interventions... Read more.
Supreme Court Victories Highlighted as Fair and Just Prosecution Warns of Threats to Federal Accountability
Advocacy organization Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) highlighted three significant U.S. Supreme Court victories upholding constitutional rights, concurrently issuing... Read more.
Judge Finds Driver Guilty of Seat Belt Violation Despite Lack of Video Evidence
A judge at the Harbor Justice Center found an accused driver guilty of a seat belt violation, relying exclusively on an Irvine police officer’s testimony despite... Read more.
Testimony Reveals Systemic Delays in Yolo Murder Defendant’s Psychiatric Care
Testimony this week in Yolo County Superior Court before Judge Samuel T. McAdam detailed significant institutional delays in providing critical psychiatric treatment... Read more.
Judge Upholds $100K Bail for $800/Month Earner, Conflicts Kowalczyk
At the Harbor Justice Center, a judge upheld a $100,000 cash bail for a defendant facing domestic violence-related felony charges, a decision that appears to contradict... Read more.
Court Keeps Drug Addiction Defendant Jailed, Rejecting Defense Argument That Addiction Drove Court Absences
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Danette C. Brown ruled that an accused individual's drug addiction did not justify repeated failures to appear in court, ordering... Read more.