Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week
By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Justin Gonzalez…
Commentary: A Closer Look at Some of the Former Prosecutors Who Have Come Out Against Boudin
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While supporters of San Francisco DA Chesa…
Looking Back: Holding Officials Engaged in Misconduct Criminally Liable
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a…
Commentary: Editorial Tells Spitzer to Focus on Own Office As More Allegations Come Out Against Him
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – The past two weeks have seen a…
Memo Accuses OC DA Spitzer of Making Racist Comments; Hardin Calls for Him to Resign
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Orange County Prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh was fired…
Looking Back: The Foul Politics of Prosecution
After Sixteen Years, Jabbar Collins Was Finally Freed By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of…
Commentary: Maricopa Prosecutor Feeling the Heat, Calls to Resign
By Rory Fleming Dr. Carl Hart is an accomplished neuroscientist and author who teaches at Columbia University….
Responding to Allegations, Chief Pulls Out of MOU with SF DA’s Office, Spiers’ Attorney Levels Charges Back at Police for Withholding Evidence Themselves
Curtis Briggs Noted Police Were So Out of Control the Night of the Beating, the Hospital Had…
Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?
by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorneys that, had…
Looking Back: The Role of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 125: Doctor Facing Nearly Five Years after Fraudulent Prosecution
Dr. Vilasni Ganesh in November will be heading off to prison for 63 months away from her…
Berkeley Law Students Highlight Racial Disparities in San Francisco Policing
By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law students…
Looking Back: Increasing Awareness of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Discipline and Accountability Hampered by Prosecutorial Immunity
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty in Arson Case Where Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Defendant Erbert Mayek late last week here in San Francisco…
Public Defender Accuses Prosecutor of Misconduct in Trial – Judge Moves On
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As the last day of Erbert Mayek’s three-month-long trial came…
Advocates, Law Enforcement Panel Discusses Action Guide for Tracking Police Misconduct
By Jacqueline Rodriguez NEW YORK, NY – A panel met here this week to discuss…
Guest Commentary: Coerced Out of Justice – How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who…
EXPERTS: Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned Due to DA’s Lack of Transparency
By Serene Chang and Sydney Kaplan NORRISTOWN, PA – Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was overturned by…
Looking Back: When the U.S. Supreme Court Stripped Nearly Executed Exoneree of Compensation
Court in Thompson Case Condoned Prosecutorial Misconduct By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles…