Indigenous Leaders Call for Compassionate Release of Leonard Peltier
By Shaolien Chen-Graf, Audrey Sawyer RAPID CITY, SD – NDN Collective and Native Organizers Alliance are advocating...... Read more.
New York Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in Prison Maintaining Innocence Files New Motion Alleging Police Fabricated Murder Weapon Evidence
By Michael Apfel & Ivan Villegas NYACK, NY – Amer Zada, a man who served decades in...... Read more.
Seattle Inspector General Announces Final Recommendations for Policing, Following Independent Panel Review of 2020 Protests against Racial Injustice
By Michael Apfel SEATTLE, WA – The City of Seattle Office of Inspector General announced a final...... Read more.
Alameda County District Attorney under Attack: One Journalist Critiques Other Bay Area Media for ‘Thirst for the Recall of Alameda County DA Pamela Price’
By Michael Apfel SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Pamela Price, a civil rights lawyer who defeated former Assistant...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Prosecution’s Request to Revoke Man’s Right to Drive in Hit and Run Case while Case Pending
By Michael Apfel WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court for...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Allows Phone Call Evidence in Trial Despite Defense Concerns Regarding Hearsay and Potential Undue Prejudice
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – During preliminary motions in the criminal case involving a man’s two...... Read more.
UCLA Law Professor Discusses Qualified Immunity, Lack of Accountability by Police in Civil Courts
By Michael Apfel and Amy Berberyan PHILADELPHIA, PA – Professor Joanna Schwartz from the UCLA School of...... Read more.
CA Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bills Addressing Wrongful Convictions and Mental Health Pass Key Senate Committee
By Michael Apfel SACRAMENTO, CA – Two criminal justice reform bills, SB 97 and SB 513, written...... Read more.
Truck Driver with 6 Kids Bail Reduction Motion Denied – Judge Expresses Concerns for Criminal History Involving Several States
MODESTO, CA – A truck driver with six kids was denied bail and release by Judge Carrie...... Read more.
Defense Cites Lack of Criminal History to Prevent Bail Increase – Judge Sides with Prosecution, Increases Bail to $200,000 – Cites ‘Witness Threats’
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Linda McFadden increased a man’s bail...... Read more.