ACLU Reports California Supreme Court Rules Minimum Wage Laws Don’t Apply to Pretrial Incarcerated Workers, Even for Work for Billion $$ Companies
By Sarah Chayet and Rajesvi Deora OAKLAND, CA – The ACLU noted the California Supreme Court ruled...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Probation Officer Opposes Mental Health Diversion for Accused with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions
VAN NUYS, CA – Judge Terrance T. Lewis, Deputy Public Defender Sarah Weil and Deputy District Attorney...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Claims Defense Choice of Mental Health Services Lacks Resources; Defense Disagrees
VAN NUYS, CA – In a Los Angeles County Superior Court this week, during an arraignment hearing,...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Witness Testimony Implicating Accused Contains Inconsistencies, Defense Charges
VAN NUYS, CA – During a jury trial at Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday, Deputy Public...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Accused’s Appeals to Invoke Racial Justice Act Denied on Jurisdictional Grounds
By Sarah Chayet MODESTO, CA – Judge Kellee C. Westbrook explained in a resentencing/modification hearing in Stanislaus...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Accused Sits in Jail Despite Being Approved for Mental Health Diversion
VAN NUYS, CA – In Los Angeles County Superior Court during a diversion progress report Thursday, technical...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Calls Unaffordable Bail ‘Reasonable’
By Sarah Chayet and Ella Rindt MODESTO, CA- During a case management conference at the Stanislaus County...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Judge Calls Evidence ‘Convoluted,’ but Denies Motion to Dismiss
VAN NUYS, CA – The prosecution here offered five witnesses, yet only one of them identified the...... Read more.
COURT WATCH: Defense Moves to Suppress Evidence Collected during Traffic Stop, Calls Officer (Sarcastically) ‘Talented’
VAN NUYS, CA – In a Los Angeles County Superior Court pretrial conference this week, a defense...... Read more.
REPORT: Prosecutors Alliance of California Supports Legislative Package Addressing Fentanyl and Theft
By Sarah Chayet SACRAMENTO, CA -The Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC) has announced its support of a...... Read more.