Firearm-Related Homicides Reach an Unprecedented Level in the 21st Century
By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, DC – According to newly-released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data,…
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Study Shows Fatal Traffic Stops by Police Dramatically Increasing in U.S. Since 2017 – Blacks Chief Victims
By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, DC – Law enforcement officers in the U.S. have killed approximately 600 people…
Kentucky Measure Would Finally Compensate People Wrongly Convicted and Incarcerated
By Luke Kyaw FRANKFORT, KY – Late last month, Kentucky Representative Jason Nemes introduced House Bill 691,…
Judge Not Happy about Inappropriate Comment from Attorney on Zoom in Court
By Luke Kyaw VENTURA, CA – This past Friday, in Ventura County Superior Court, Judge Patricia Murphy…
CA Opponents of Death Penalty Look to Alternatives, from Abolition to Reducing Size of Death Row – New Laws to Ban Executions Introduced
By Luke Kyaw and Mathew Seibert SACRAMENTO, CA – The Golden State has had a long, conflicted…
More Detailed Expert Testimony, Jury Field Trip as Larin-Garcia Quadruple Murder Trial Ongoing
By Brinda Kalita, Keana Sauray, Gabriel Eskandari, and Luke Kyaw RIVERSIDE, CA – In Riverside County Superior…
Incumbent Spitzer Faces Challenger Hardin in June Orange County District Attorney Election
By Luke Kyaw and Matthew Torres SANTA ANA, CA – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has…
Wide Disparity in Arrest Rates in Shooting of Black Victims Versus White Victims Leads to Reform Call by Philly District Attorney Office
By Luke Kyaw PHILADELPHIA, PA – There have been almost 2,300 shootings in Philadelphia in 2021, yet…
Judge Offers Free Advice to Man Determined to Represent Self in Case because Court Working against Him
By Luke Kyaw RIVERSIDE, CA – Judge Sean Crandell, at an arraignment Wednesday here in Riverside County…
ACLU Demands Action from ICE – Condemns Detention Center Failure to Provide COVID Boosters
By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Wednesday sent a letter to…
Vanguard Investigation: The Puzzling Case of Neron Dozier in Queens
By Luke Kyaw, Alexander Pleitez, Beth Miller, and Stephanie Boulos QUEENS, NY – The criminal justice system…
Judge Asks Bail Agent Why Bail Company Did Not Work on Case Earlier, after One Year Extension
By Luke Kyaw and Delilah Hammons WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Department 1 this…
‘Tahoe 5’ Incarcerated Man Details 5 Years of Alleged Injustices in El Dorado County from Courts to Media
By Luke Kyaw and Ankita Joshi SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – In January 2016, a 100-pound marijuana…
The Innocence Projects Points to ‘Historic’ Justice Reform Wins All Across U.S. in 2021
By Luke Kyaw and Yasmin Homan NEW YORK, NY – Organized by the Innocence Network, last weekend…
FBI, Sheriff Investigate Hate Incidents in Sacramento Suburb of Carmichael; Homes, School Targeted with Baggies of White Rice, Swastika and Aryan Brotherhood Flyer
By Luke Kyaw and Veronica de Santos SACRAMENTO, CA – Numerous residents in a Carmichael neighborhood Wednesday…
CA Legislative Black Caucus Joins Chorus Condemning Horrific Treatment of Haitian Migrants by U.S. Border Patrol
By Luke Kyaw and Amy Berberyan SACRAMENTO, CA – This past week in the small town of…
Huntington Beach, UCLA Sued by Man for Allegedly Breaking His Arm, Subsequent Misdiagnosis
By Luke Kyaw and Lois Yoo HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Earlier in February of this year,…
Help Overdue for Many of 78 Million-Plus American Adults with a Criminal Record
By Luke Kyaw NEW YORK, NY – More than 78 million American adults – more than…
Prosecution, Defense Argue Prior to Murder Trial – Judge Rules Jailhouse Interview Violated Defendant’s Rights
By Luke Kyaw and Alex Klimenko RIVERSIDE, CA – Just a day or so before the start…
U.S. Judge Postpones – Again – ACLU Lawsuit to Improve COVID, Other Conditions for Those Incarcerated at Dallas County Jail
By Luke Kyaw DALLAS, TX – In late April 2020, shortly after the start of the…
