Prison Policy Initiative: People with Felony Convictions Struggle to Find Jobs, but Felon Donald Trump Can Be President
By Emeline Crowder WASHINGTON, DC – Former President Donald Trump’s criminal convictions highlight how different state policies…
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California, NJ and Pennsylvania Lead AG Coalition in Filing Briefs Supporting Protections against Sexual Harassment, for Rights of LGBTQ+ Students
By Emeline Crowder OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New Jersey Attorney General Mathew J….
Jefferson County DA Office Issues Report, Supports New Trial for Man on Death Row Since 1998
By Emeline Crowder JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL – The Office of the Jefferson County District Attorney this week,…
COURT WATCH: Public Defender Faces Motion for Sanctions Over Use of Language
By Emeline Crowder WOODLAND, CA- This past week, at the Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Sonia Cortés…
ACLUs in Oklahoma Border States Issue Travel Advisory Warning of Potential Rights Violations
By Emeline Crowder ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) chapters of New Mexico, Oklahoma,…
LAT Editorial Claims Federal Supervised Release Reform Comes Thanks to Conservative Backing
LOS ANGELES, CA – Despite Congress eliminating parole from the federal criminal justice system in 1984, the…
9th Circuit Ruling on Fatal Police Shooting Upholds Qualified Immunity on Federal Claims – but Family Can Proceed on State Claims
LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this past week granted qualified immunity…
COURT WATCH: Man in Napa State Hospital for 10 Years on Insanity Plea; Longer Sentence Than If He Had Plead Guilty
By Emeline Crowder WOODLAND, CA – Defense Attorney John McDonough described, in a hearing here in…
Former Fremont City Manager Convicted of Felony Fraud; DA Price Charges Former Administration ‘Undercharged’ Case
By Emeline Crowder OAKLAND, CA – Former Fremont City Manager Mark Danaj pleaded guilty to felony fraud…
California Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Transparency Signed into Law
By Emeline Crowder SACRAMENTO, CA – California Senate Bill 400—which is designed to increase law enforcement transparency—was…
ACLU Sues South Carolina Department of Corrections for First Amendment Violations of Incarcerated
By Emeline Crowder COLUMBIA, SC – Earlier this week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the…
California Assemblymember Introduces Restorative Injustice Integrity Act – ‘Action Towards Healing California’
By Emeline Crowder SACRAMENTO, CA – This past week, California Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), introduced AB 2833,…
ACLU Backs Legislation to Block Book Censorship; Urges House Members to Follow
By Emeline Crowder and Madison Whittemore WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a…
