UC Santa Cruz Sued for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student-Led Anti-War Protests
SANTA CRUZ, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation,…
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COURT WATCH: Bail Remains $1 Million after Prosecution Recounts Accused’s ‘Colorful History’
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – Judge Derek Johnson, here Thursday during a bail hearing at Orange County Superior…
COURT WATCH: At Trial, Judge Denies Prosecution Late Request to Include Prior Convictions, Calls it ‘Prejudicial and Odd’
SANTA ANA, CA – In a jury trial for a felony murder case in Orange County Superior…
Former Police Chief Charged with Felony after Kansas Local Newspaper Raid
TOPEKA, KS – Former Kansas Police Chief Gideon Cody has been charged with felony obstruction of justice…
The Sentencing Project’s New Report Refutes Public Assumption Youth Offending Increasing
WASHINGTON DC – “Youth Justice By the Numbers,” a new report released Thursday by The Sentencing Project,…
COURT WATCH: Accused Representing Self Unable to Make Contact with Investigator While Incarcerated
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – In a motion discovery and pre-trial hearing Monday at Orange County Superior Court,…
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues Prosecution Exaggerated Damages to Increase Bail for Accused in Treatment
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – During a felony arraignment hearing Thursday in Orange County Superior Court, Deputy Public…
New Report Charges Conditions at FCI Dublin ‘Unconscionable,’ Citing ‘System Wide Issues at BOP’
DUBLIN, CA – In a new report made public Friday by federal district court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
President Biden Announces Plan to Reform U.S. Supreme Court and Ensure ‘Presidential Accountability Under the Law’
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Challenges Bail Reduction After Defense Cites Humphrey Decision
ANAHEIM, CA – Citing “public safety concerns,” the prosecution challenged a motion here this week in…
New Court Filings Allege Prosecutor Withheld Critical Evidence of Plea Deal with Co-Accused, Improperly Excluded Black Jurors from Warren King Trial
ATLANTA, GA – Defense attorneys for Warren King, a man convicted and sentenced to death in Georgia…
COURT WATCH: Probation Officer Unreachable – Judge Sets Deadline for Proof at Week’s End
SANTA ANA, CA – In a probation progress review hearing here in Orange County Superior Court Monday,…
COURT WATCH: Deputy Searches Vehicle without Consent, Mistakenly Identifies Accused – Judge Rules Testimony ‘Not Credible,’ Tosses Charges
WOODLAND, CA – The case against two accused charged with felonies after a traffic infraction here was…
COURT WATCH: Inaccessible Evidence, Unavailable Interpreter Suspend Progress on Motion to Reduce Felony Convictions
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – A motion to reduce felony convictions to misdemeanors heard here Tuesday at Orange…
COURT WATCH: Pokémon Theft – Judge Calls Defense Request for Reduction from Felony to Misdemeanor ‘Close Call’
WOODLAND, CA – During a preliminary hearing for an accused man who is unhoused and going through…
