Cal AG, Others Push Back against DOJ’s Harsh New Sentencing Guidelines
This week California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and…
Sessions Doubles Down on the War on Drugs
By Udi Ofer Attorney General Jeff Sessions knows that the United States is the world’s leading incarcerator….
Officer Pleads Guilty in the South Carolina Death of Walter Scott
Back in December, a Charleston jury deadlocked in the case of Michael Slager, who shot and killed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Reform at Critical Crossroads
Last week there was another critical incident – a man crossing the street in Sacramento was confronted…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Report Finds Immigration Arrests Up, Reporting of Crime Down
When newly-elected President Donald Trump threatened crackdowns and mass deportations, supporters suggested that the new actions would…
AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with various police…
Davis Moves Forward on Cannabis Policy as Uncertainty Grows about Federal Role
The Davis City Council is poised this week to adopt a proposed medical and personal cannabis cultivation…
AG Pushes Back on Trump’s Targeting of Sanctuary Jurisdictions
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case City and County of…
Trump Threatens Sanctuary City Funding; California Officials Respond
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Trump Administration threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called…
California Chief Justice Pushes Back against Trump Immigration Tactics
California’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, in a letter to the Trump administration, urged them to…
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…
Trump and Sessions: Great for the Private Prison Industry, Terrible for Civil Rights
by Carl Takei & Katie Egan Donald Trump’s victory has been nothing but good news for the…
The Trouble with Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
By Michael Waldman Donald Trump just picked Sen. Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, to be his nominee…
