Court Watch: Judge Grants Judicial Diversion to Young Mother Accused of Shoplifting
WOODLAND, CA – Certified Law Student Michaela Myers argued here in Yolo County Superior Court that the…
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- Opinion: We Must Ban Secret Police Tactics before It’s Too LateCalifornia lawmakers are introducing SB 627, the No Secret Police Act, to prohibit law enforcement officers from obscuring their identities during operations, requiring them to wear uniforms and markings clearly identifying their name or badge number, in order to enforce the most basic standard of democratic law enforcement.
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