District Attorney Dow Denounces Newsom’s Plan to Commute Death Sentences
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow formally opposed Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to commute the death sentences of 548 individuals to life imprisonment,... Read more.
DOJ Inspector General Declines to Investigate Alleged Misconduct in Dismissed David Hearn Case
The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General declined to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct and prosecutorial impropriety in the dismissed... Read more.
Orange County Woman’s Voter Fraud Case Dismissed after Guilty Plea and Billboard Agreement
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Criminal charges against a Costa Mesa woman who registered her dog to vote...... Read more.
NACDL Condemns Pentagon Plan to Livestream Military Execution, Raising Due Process and Human Dignity Concerns
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) expressed opposition to the Pentagon's proposal to execute Nidal Hasan via firing squad and broadcast... Read more.
Monitor Finds NYPD Failed to Document Nearly 10,000 Stop-and-Frisk Encounters in 2025
An independent monitor reported the New York City Police Department failed to document an estimated 27% of Terry stops in 2025. Civil rights organizations assert... Read more.
Ninth Circuit Vacates Methamphetamine Conviction, Finds Judge Erred on Voluntary Consent
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Andres Barron’s methamphetamine conviction, determining that a federal judge clearly erred in concluding Barron voluntarily... Read more.
Full Second Circuit to Rehear Mohsen Mahdawi Immigration Detention Case
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will rehear an appeal concerning the immigration detention of Columbia University graduate student Mohsen Mahdawi,... Read more.
Sentencing Reform Efforts Diverge Across States as Some Embrace Second Chances, Others Harsher Punishment
An opinion published by The Sentencing Project on August 27 indicates that sentencing reform efforts across the United States are increasingly moving in opposite... Read more.
Fair and Just Prosecution Urges Supreme Court to Mandate 12-Person Juries
Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Kian v. Florida, urging the recognition of a constitutional right to 12-person... Read more.
Seattle Police Chief Resigns Amid Criticism over Delayed Information after Deadly Festival Shooting
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes resigned following mounting criticism regarding the department’s response to a fatal shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival,... Read more.