In a San Francisco Superior Court trial, Dr. Judy Melinek, a world-renowned forensic pathologist, testified that the state’s forensic narrative was biased and contradicted by scientific evidence, while the prosecution’s expert, Dr. Christopher Liverman, was accused of ignoring the chaotic nature of the case and the suppressed criminal history of the alleged victim.
New federal data shows that ICE is increasingly detaining people with no criminal history, undermining the agency’s stated focus on public safety and due process.
Defense and civil rights attorneys have argued that artificial intelligence is being used in court filings by California prosecutors’ offices, resulting in errors and potential violations of due process rights.
Jonathan Jean-Baptiste argues that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is a continuation of the long history of surveillance and overpolicing experienced by Black Americans, and that the Black community must become more involved in fighting for immigrant justice to create a safer environment for Black children.
Ralph Menzies, convicted of murder in 1986, has been deemed incompetent for execution due to his advanced dementia, raising constitutional concerns about the planned execution and prompting a competency hearing in December 2025.
A long-pending multi-defendant case in Yolo County Superior Court stalled on Wednesday as the defense and prosecution failed to agree on a trial date, with the defense proposing August 2026 and the prosecution May 2026.
Three ambassadors from Represent Justice share their experiences of trauma, incarceration and healing, emphasizing that the system failed to rehabilitate them and that true change begins with listening, acknowledging harm and recognizing shared humanity.
California’s single-room occupancy housing stock is facing severe financial and physical distress, with most buildings operating at a deficit, many units sitting vacant, and the majority of properties dating back nearly a century.
The Bail Project has released data showing that 92% of people released without cash bail returned to court, challenging claims used to justify expanding pretrial detention and providing evidence for a fairer and more humane pretrial system.
A group of incarcerated people and their family members have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Aramark Corporation, alleging that the company is using its exclusive control over food provisions in West Virginia prisons to exploit a captive consumer market and unlawfully profit from inadequate food service.
Two law professors have proposed a “prosecutor jury” system to evaluate indictments against politicians, in order to ensure that the Justice Department is not influenced by partisan politics.
The Trump administration is inflicting unprecedented violence and cruelty on immigrants, with ICE officers making violent courthouse arrests and detaining people with valid legal status for weeks, while legal service providers struggle to protect their clients in an arena with nearly no rules.
San Francisco’s Joy to the City holiday celebration is a vibrant, family-centered festival that represents the City at its best, uniting community leaders, public servants, and grassroots organizations to create a moment of happiness and dignity for families in need.
The Trump administration is expanding ICE’s surveillance powers to target American citizens who criticize or protest the agency, using social media monitoring technologies, location data, and cell phone hacking contracts, which civil liberties advocates warn is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.
The Trump administration has frozen all immigration applications from 19 countries, including the suspension of citizenship ceremonies, in an effort to limit legal immigration pathways.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has accused City of Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson of ordering the installation of a surveillance camera outside his personal home during his divorce, which is a misuse of public resources and a pattern of police abusing surveillance tools for personal reasons.
A Yolo County Superior Court judge allowed lawful contact between the accused and his father after testimony showed that contact was welcome and part of the accused’s progress, rejecting the prosecution’s request to maintain a strict no-contact protective order.
California Forever is a proposed large-scale housing development in Solano County that has drawn intense criticism and debate over its potential environmental and economic impacts, highlighting the tension between local governance and the state’s housing shortage.
The Planning Commission will continue the public hearing for the proposed Village Farms Davis project to December 17, 2025 to finalize negotiations tied to the project’s draft development agreement.
Physicians for Human Rights has filed an amicus brief in the L.A. Press Club v. Kristi Noem case, arguing that U.S. federal law enforcement repeatedly misused rubber bullets, pepper balls, tear gas canisters and flash-bang grenades against journalists, medics and peaceful demonstrators during protests in Los Angeles in the summer of 2025.