The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary order barring federal immigration agencies from conducting certain types of stops in Los Angeles and surrounding counties, a move which has drawn strong opposition from the ACLU of Southern California.
Judge Christopher W. Dybwad presided over the trial of a man charged with felony possession of a firearm by a former felon, with the prosecution presenting evidence of the man’s arrest and the firearm’s recovery, while the defense argued that the man was only apprehended because he fit the mold of a usual suspect.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act, expanding the city’s curfew to include all minors from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily through Aug. 31, following several teenagers being arrested for illegal fireworks, despite evidence showing curfews have little effect on reducing crime.
Participatory defense, a grassroots movement founded by Silicon Valley De-Bug, has grown nationwide, producing tangible results such as shortened sentences, case dismissals, and strengthened communities, by empowering communities to take control of their own justice.
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