Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law
By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced…
Defense Seeks to Disqualify Entire Santa Clara County D.A. from Prosecuting Gun Permit Corruption Case
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA — Defendant Christopher Schumb is finding that his friendship with Santa Clara…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Is Not Putting Forward a Reform Agenda
by David M. Greenwald It has been two years since both the Davis Enterprise and Sacramento Bee…
Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives
By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind…
No Body, No Weapon, No Crime Scene – How Disappearance Led to Guilty Conviction
By Elizabeth Cho SANTA CLARA – More than five years after Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar…
Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara…
Santa Clara DA Targets Journalist with Petty Prosecution
A bitter divorce and a bad experience in the family courts drove 55-year-old Susan Bassi to become…
DA Rosen’s Attempt to Silence Public Defender Backfires
San Jose: The story of Sajid Khan’s blog post, that turned into a tempest for the Santa…
Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.
By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a…
California Public Defenders Association Supports the Right to Free Speech by Deputy Public Defender
(The following is a statement by the California Public Defenders Association) The California Public Defenders Association wishes…
My View: The War against Public Defenders Continues in California
First Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig launched an attack on Public Defender Tracie Olson for comments she…
Dodd Among Three Legislators to Attempt to Eliminate Probation for Sexual Assault Cases
In the wake of what the legislators are calling a “shockingly lenient sentence given to Brock Turner…