Court Watch: Judge Relies on Google Translate for Communication with Vietnamese Defendant
A Vietnamese interpreter was not available for an arraignment hearing, resulting in a two-week delay, and Judge Clara M. Leves suggested using Google Translate to... Read more.
Court Watch: Judge Grants Judicial Diversion to Young Mother Accused of Shoplifting
WOODLAND, CA – Certified Law Student Michaela Myers argued here in Yolo County Superior Court that the...... Read more.
Court Watch: Judge Denies Release of Mentally Incompetent Man Held 54 Days for Misdemeanor Charge
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Paul K. Richardson, here in a Yolo County Superior Court hearing this week,...... Read more.
Brief Opposes Government Plan to Unseal MLK Jr. FBI Records
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has filed a brief here April...... Read more.
Man Detained by ICE Claims to be U.S. Citizen
BOWLING GREEN, VA – Mario Rene López, a 44-year-old man who has lived in the U.S. since...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Accused Denied Release Despite Treatment Offer, Inability to Afford Bail
WOODLAND, CA – Judge David W. Reed denied the release of an accused from jail here at...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues Felony Plea Unjust for Should-Have-Been Misdemeanor Charge
WOODLAND, CA – An accused person accepted a felony plea deal during a mental competency hearing Friday...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Non-Appearance Unacceptable Despite Accused Hospitalization
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Paul Richardson issued a $30,000 bench warrant for the accused after she failed...... Read more.
Governor Commutes Rocky Myers’ Death Sentence to Life without Parole
MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers, changing...... Read more.
Federal Judge Halts Vallejo’s Homeless Sweep, Cites Due Process Violations
VALLEJO, CA – A federal judge has temporarily blocked the city of Vallejo from evicting Evelyn Alfred,...... Read more.