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- Justice Buried Beneath the Radiation: How a 1957 Nuclear Shield Law Just Told Black San Francisco That Fraud Doesn’t CountOn August 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge James Donato issued a summary judgment order concluding an eight-year legal dispute in favor of Tetra Tech EC, denying compensation to over 300 homeowners at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The ruling invoked the Price-Anderson Act, determining that claims for diminished property values and emotional distress did not meet the statute's criteria for recoverable damages.
- Pierce County Adopts New Youth Probation Model Aimed at Reducing Incarceration RiskPierce County, Washington, became the inaugural jurisdiction to implement the Model Probation Order, a framework developed by the Juvenile Probation Accountability Coalition (JPAC) to restructure youth probation requirements, aiming for enhanced clarity and achievability among adjudicated youth.
- Report Examines Decades of Incarceration for Californians Sentenced Seven Years to LifeIncarcerated journalist Kevin Sawyer's article investigates how California's parole system and gubernatorial reversals of parole recommendations have resulted in decades-long incarcerations for individuals serving indeterminate seven-years-to-life murder sentences, despite their repeated eligibility for release.
- Palo Alto Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Evidence Amid Racial Bias AllegationsJudge Nicole Isger denied a motion to suppress evidence at the Palo Alto Courthouse, upholding charges against a defendant of color facing drug and illegal fireworks offenses following a traffic stop. The defense had contended the evidence resulted from an unlawful detention and search, citing Fourth Amendment protections and alleging racial bias in the stop's prolongation.