An appellate panel in California upheld a judge’s ruling that a social-media journalist’s posts were political commentary and protected by the First Amendment, rejecting a city councilmember’s attempt to silence him through the court system.
California’s family court system is under scrutiny for its use of minors counsel, who are appointed to represent children in custody disputes and can wield significant influence with little accountability, often at great financial cost to families and taxpayers.
The accused was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for his role in a fatal DUI crash, with no life sentence due to his expression of remorse and youth at the time of the offense.
A man was released on SORP with an ankle monitor despite mobility issues, after a Judge conducted a Humphrey’s analysis and found that release would not pose a threat to public safety.
Judge Benjamin Williams granted a Romero motion to strike the man’s prior convictions, waived fines and fees due to his unemployment, and ordered him to serve two years of probation, fully modifiable by the mental health court.
A father is paying nearly $1,000 a week for court-ordered supervised visitation with his 4-year-old son, despite having no criminal record or history of domestic violence, while a political relationship between the judge and the mother’s attorney is at the heart of a judicial disqualification motion.
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