Meet Maria Grijalva, Dean Johansson’s Answer to the DPOA
In the surprisingly contentious Yolo County District Attorney’s race, many were stunned when the Davis Police Officers…
Gang Injunctions Give Cops a License to Harass and Control Black and Latino Residents
By Melanie Ochoa Peter Arellano’s life changed when a Los Angeles Police Department officer handed him a…
Commentary: Recent Decision Shows We Can’t Count On Appellate Courts to Fix Bad Decisions
I was stunned earlier to get the notice that the 3rd District Court of Appeals had so…
Appeals Court Quickly Dispatches Gang Injunction Challenge
It was only a week ago that it seemed that the Gang Injunction had a decent chance…
Oral Arguments in Gang Injunction Appeal Before 3rd DCA
On Wednesday a three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals (DCA) heard oral arguments by…
Eye on the Courts: Prosecutorial Bias and Racial Imbalance
It is often said that prosecutors are the single most powerful figures in the judicial system. Far…
West Sacramento Residents Call for End to Gang Injunction; Justice for Juveniles in System
On Saturday morning, between 40 and 50 people held a protest on Jefferson Boulevard, near the West…
Gang Injunctions Are Ineffective and Criminalize Youth of Color
by Caitlin Sanderson With all we now know about unrelenting bias and systemic racism in our criminal…
Operation Red Sash Trial Ends
by Antoinnette Borbon Prosecutor Uses Defense’s Gang Expert To Benefit Case, Defense Proposes Reasonable Doubt – It…
Defense Takes State’s Case In Operation Red Sash For Wild Ride
by Antoinnette Borbon The last witness to testify for the state’s case, against an 11 alleged gang…
Defense Files For Mistrial in Red Sash Trial
by Antoinnette Borbon Three of the defense attorneys in this case made a motion to declare a…
Operation Red Sash Trial Opens Against 11 Alleged Gangmembers
by Antoinnette Borbon It took nearly two years before the state would finally present its case and begin…
