My View: Doesn’t Look Good This Time for Daleiden to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
Back in June, a judge dismissed the last of the charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt,…
Attorney General Becerra Joins Amicus Brief in Defense of Transgender Rights
Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 18 state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting transgender rights…
Jeff Sessions Must Now Tell America the Whole Truth
By Faiz Shakir Before answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on 10 January, then-Sen. Jeff Sessions raised his…
California Joins 15 State Attorneys General in Opposing President Trump’s Unconstitutional Travel Ban
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Ninth Circuit…
California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder
In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin…
AG’s Office Opens Investigation into Excessive Force and Misconduct against Kern County Law Enforcement
(From press release) Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today opened separate civil pattern or practice investigations into…
Brown Appoints Becerra as California’s Next Attorney General
When Kamala Harris won California’s Senate race to replace Barbara Boxer, that left a vacancy at the…
Justice Watch: Nominees Raise Civil Rights Concerns
Thirty years ago, the Senate rejected a bid by Jeff Sessions to become a federal judge. Now…
AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement
While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats earlier this…
Text Message Scandal Goes Deep, Involving More Than 200 Cases
Last year, San Francisco officials conducted an investigation revealing that at least five police officers, long-time officers,…
Adachi Asks AG’s Office to Probe SFPD
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Tuesday urged the California Attorney General to open a civil rights…
AG Implements Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice
(From AG Press Release) – In the wake of recent events in California and across the nation…
My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?
In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in…
Attorney General on Community Policing and Restoring Trust
The following remarks were delivered on Monday by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch at Community Policing Roundtable…
California is Finally Getting Serious about Police Reform
by Chauncee Smith On a daily basis, Americans now see people of color unjustifiably killed by law…
Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts
The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General…
Attorney General Releases 90-Day Review of Training on Implicit Bias and Use of Force
Attorney General also announces statewide training on implicit bias and creation of 21st Century Policing Working Group…
Vergara Decision on Tenure Appealed
Arguing that “changes of this magnitude, as a matter of law and policy, require appellate review” and…
