Shriya Kali Chittapuram

Shriya, known as Kali, Chittapuram is in her final year at UC Riverside majoring in Psychology with a minor in Law & Society. Kali has had a huge passion for law since high school, and aspires to attend law school in the near future to study Film & Entertainment law. In her free time, Kali loves to write, draw, and even act in films and theater.

Articles by Shriya Kali

Historic Case Dismissed – Ninth Circuit Panel Rules Courts Cannot Hear Claims Biden Administration Enabling Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A three-judge panel Monday affirmed the dismissal of an…

LAWSUIT: Video Purports to Show Pearl Jam, Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Run Over, Kill Man in LA Crosswalk

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram LOS ANGELES, CA– A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles County Superior…

Oklahoma Sets Execution Date for Manuel Littlejohn, Person with Extensive Brain Damage – Co-Defendant Received Life Sentence

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– There are lingering doubts, according to a defense brief filed…

ACLU Releases Policy Paper Criticizing Use of ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ in Philadelphia

By Shriya Chittapuram PHILADELPHIA, PA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania recently released a…

Appeal in Biden Gaza Genocide Case Heard: Palestinians Argue Court Has Legal Obligation to Hear Claims

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians from Gaza and Palestinian-Americans appeared before a three-judge…

COURT WATCH: One Deputy Pleads Guilty, 3 Other Law Enforcement Officers on Trial for Conspiracy and Bribery in Towing Scheme

RIVERSIDE, CA – In an ongoing prosecution of four accused former Riverside County personnel for allegations of…

New Report Reveals Nationwide Momentum for ‘Second Look’ Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, The Sentencing Project published “The Second Look Movement: A…

Contra Costa District Attorney Secures Conviction in 2021 Murder Case at Center of Racial Justice Act Violations

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram MARTINEZ, CA – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office last week came to…

California Budget Deficit Forces Difficult Cuts – Lawmakers, CURB Claim Prison Should Be Easy Choice

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – In a recent opinion article in the LA Times, California…

Prison Capacity Management Bill with Broad Support Advances in California Legislature

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-SF) has shepherded safe passage so…

After Federal Prison Facility Sex Scandal, Coalition Calls for Releases Not Transfers, Condemns Effort to Evade Accountability, Change

DUBLIN, CA – The Dublin Prison Solidarity Coalition (DPSC) charged last week the U.S. Bureau of Prisons…

Survey: Advancing Transgender Justice – Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram NEW YORK, NY – From 2019 to 2022, the Vera Institute of Justice…

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks Texas Anti-Immigrant Law from Going into Effect

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram NEW ORLEANS, LA – The ACLU Wednesday announced the Fifth Circuit Court of…

COURT WATCH: After Nearly 3 Decades Incarcerated, Man’s Sentence Reduced by Court after Pleas to Spend Time with Family

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram MODESTO, CA – The accused faced re-sentencing here in Stanislaus County Superior Court…

Days Before Election, California’s Prop. 1 Sinks to 50 Percent in LA Times Poll

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1—proposed to support housing for…

Alameda County District Attorney Mixes with AAPI Community, Notes Community ‘Justice’ Goals

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price this past week participated…

Traffic Safety, Civil Rights Groups Urge SF Police Commission to Override Police Union’s Stalling and Enact Policy Limiting Racially-Biased Pretext Stops

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Coalition to End Biased Stops (CEBS) stepped up…

Father Sues Ronald McDonald House, Alleges Housing Policy Disproportionately Harms People of Color

By Shriya Kali Chittapuram and Jonathan Nunez WHITE PLAINS, NY– The Ronald McDonald House of the Greater…

Palestinians and Genocide Expert Sue Biden Administration in Alameda Court

OAKLAND, CA – Holocaust Scholar Dr. Barry Trachtenberg spoke Friday in the United States District Court located…

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