COURT WATCH: Judge Resentences Man, Reducing Long Sentence by Just a Year Despite Mental Health Illness Diagnoses
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – During a resentencing hearing here this week, Yolo County Superior Court...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Yolo County Probation Officer Can’t Think of Anything Other Than Jail Time to Facilitate Communication with Homeless Probationer
By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sam McAdam added...... Read more.
ACLU Files Lawsuit against ICE over Detainee Conditions, Accessibility of Legal Materials after Agency Failed to Respond to FOIA Request
By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Following an unanswered Freedom of Information Act...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Man’s 2nd Degree Murder Conviction Tossed – Yolo Court Schedules Retrial and New Bail Hearing Date
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sam McAdam scheduled Justin Gonzalez’s retrial...... Read more.
Disability Rights California, Other Organizations Announce Opposition to California Measure to ‘Modernize’ Ability of State to Involuntarily Detain People
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California and other progressive organizations said this week they...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Man’s Plea for Resentencing
By Rena Abdusalam MODESTO, CA – Judge Dawna Reeves, despite pleas for a reduction, rejected a man’s motion...... Read more.
Florida Supreme Court Rules Against State Attorney Suspended by Gov. DeSantis Because of Abortion Stand – Prosecutor Fires Back
By Rena Abdusalam TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against State Attorney Andrew Warren...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Simple Traffic Stop of Scooter Driver Turns into Forceful, Now Felony, Arrest
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – An accused man’s preliminary hearing was held last week here in...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Public Defender Raises Reasonable Doubt Regarding Vehicle Theft – Was Vehicle THE Stolen Vehicle?
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – At a preliminary hearing for a vehicle theft case late last...... Read more.
Georgia Prosecutor Blows Whistle on Politicians Using Oversight to ‘Silence Voters’
By Rena Abdusalam SAVANNAH, GA – Republican leaders in Georgia have created legislation recently designed to inhibit...... Read more.