NO RECORD, NO JUSTICE: How California Bans the One Tool That Could Fix the Courts
The California Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on June 3 concerning the constitutionality of the state's prohibition on electronic recording in courtrooms.... Read more.
Court Rules Against City’s Secrecy — One Day Before the Election That May Never Feel Its Full Impact
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Helen Williams upheld a public records lawsuit filed by a nonprofit newsroom against the City of San Jose. The ruling, issued... Read more.
Secrets of a Child Molester at City Hall: The Free Lunch
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen hosted San Jose City Councilman Omar Torres for two documented lunches, including one in 2023. One year following... Read more.
Tale of Two Counties: Power, Politics and the Judge Married to a Convicted Felon
In Orange County and Santa Clara County, the walls between the branches of government have been eroded by political appointments, conflicts of interest, and undisclosed... Read more.
Cost of Speech: Real Price of Attorneys for Children in Family Court
A small group of private attorneys in Sonoma County have been paid over $1.4 million in public funds over seven years to represent children in their parents' divorce... Read more.
Secrets of a Child Molester at City Hall: The Cover Up
Santa Clara County's Child Abuse Prevention Council, chaired by a top prosecutor, was found to have close political associates of a convicted child sex offender,... Read more.
Paying a Prosecutor Not to Work: The $222,000-a-Year Price Tag on a District Attorney’s Political Vendetta
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is facing a taxpayer lawsuit for allegedly refusing to allow a fully credentialed, Columbia Law School-educated deputy... Read more.
Silicon Valley’s Lawyer Club Is Running Out of Money — and Lawyers
The Santa Clara County Bar Association has lost more than half its revenue, shed hundreds of members and volunteers, and is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit,... Read more.
She Shredded His Complaint. A Federal Judge Just Said That Might Be a Civil Rights Violation.
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a self-represented father's civil rights lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Bar Association and its CEO, alleging that... Read more.
Mother Beats Child’s Attorney in Battle to Keep Court Records Public
A mother fought to keep her son's court records public after his court-appointed attorney filed a motion to seal the case, and the court of appeal granted her request,... Read more.