COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Argues Epilepsy/Income-Challenged Accused Delaying Case
WOODLAND, CA – Prosecutor A. Zhang argued in Yolo County Superior Court this week the accused was…
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Police Encounters Down but Report Shows Racial Disparities ‘Pervasive’
NORTHAMPTON, MASS – Despite fewer numbers of police encounters in 2022, Prison Policy Initiative said nearly 50…
COURT WATCH – Judge Denies Disabled Accused Accommodations for Next Hearing
WOODLAND, CA – A judge here in Yolo County Superior Court week demanded a disabled accused make…
California Civil Rights Department Fines Irrigation District for Discrimination
SACRAMENTO, CA – Fresno County Laguna Irrigation District was fined $160,000 this month by the California Civil…
Lawsuits Claim CARB Program Adjustments Will Cause Pollution
SACRAMENTO, CA – The lead climate regulator of California has been challenged in multiple lawsuits over recent…
Officer Accused of Planting Drugs Not Indicted Despite Body Cam Footage
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Police Lieutenant Sean Kane has been accused of planting drugs on a scene…
Evidence Suppression, Coerced Confessions Led to 44 Years of Incarceration
ST. JOSEPH, MO – The Innocence Project reports this December, after 44 years of being wrongfully incarcerated,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Delivers 4-Year Sentence in Domestic Abuse Case Linked to Victim’s Death
WOODLAND, CA — Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom Dyer sided with Deputy District Attorney Michelle Serafin…
Louisiana Police Chief Indicted for Civil Rights Violation
LAFAYETTE, LA – Louisiana’s Sunset Police Department Chief Luis Enrique Padilla has been indicted and arrested for…
COURT WATCH: Judge Won’t Reduce Drug Felony, Contrary to Police Promise to Accused
WOODLAND, CA –Judge Stephen Mock denied Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira’s request to reduce an accused’s minor…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets $140k Bail for Low-Income Accused
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Peter Borruso last Friday here in Yolo County Superior Court asked…
Judge Won’t Allow Disabled Group to Intervene in Suit Regarding Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Superior Court Judge Jill H. Talley won’t allow Disability Rights Education and Defense…
Brief Challenges Georgia Bill Preventing Charitable Help for Paying Bail
ATLANTA, GA – In a move last week to stop Georgia’s Senate Bill 63, 39 prosecutors and…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Jury Trial after Defense Cites Prosecution’s Failures
WOODLAND, CA – Earlier this week, Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira, with conflict counsel David Nelson and…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion for Mental Health Diversion
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Stephen Betz, on behalf of the accused, asked the court here…
REPORT: Probation Guidelines ‘Doom Many to Inevitable Further Punishments’
EASTHAMPSON, MASS – A recent report released by the Prison Policy Initiative exposed probation’s “burdensome rules that…
COURT WATCH: Defense Attorney Asks for Dismissal because Deputy Did Not Use Sirens or Flashing Lights
MODESTO, CA – The defense filed a motion to dismiss a charge of reckless driving in Stanislaus…
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Creates First DA Women’s Advisory
LOS ANGELES, CA – District Attorney George Gascón of Los Angeles County announced earlier this week the…
COURT WATCH – Judge Increases Accused’s Bail to $100K Despite Risk Assessments
WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés, in an arraignment hearing here Friday, denied…
COURT WATCH: Motion to Dismiss Case on 2nd Amendment Grounds Denied
WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-trial conference this week in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Daniel Wolk…
