The Vera Institute of Justice released a new platform to counter crime fearmongering, rebuild trust with voters, and deliver safety, while highlighting the importance of investing in schools, jobs, housing, and treatment, and ending the overdose crisis.
The Trump administration is demanding that universities take greater action to protect Jewish community members, placing federal funding at risk while reviving unresolved constitutional disputes over campus speech, and critics argue that these demands are extortionate and may be unconstitutional under rulings issued by conservative federal appellate courts.
The U.S. Department of Justice has frozen $72 million in funding for domestic violence services, which advocates warn could severely undermine the safety and care of survivors and their families.
The U.S. Department of Justice has ended federal oversight of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s informant practices, citing reforms implemented under District Attorney Todd Spitzer, despite critics arguing that the reforms remain incomplete.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carol Leonnig has warned that Donald Trump has taken a “wrecking ball” to the Department of Justice, hollowing it out with political purges, fear, and the dismantling of long-standing norms, potentially threatening the rule of law and the fairness of the justice system.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and permanent resident, was detained by ICE for over 100 days after advocating for Palestinian rights, and the Third Circuit is now hearing arguments on whether his detention was unlawful retaliation for his political speech.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and nine other attorneys general have condemned President Trump’s attempts to suppress nonprofits’ freedom of speech and association, and have vowed to fight against any attempts to weaponize the government to suppress legitimate activities and constitutional freedoms.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna stated that his department is legally obligated to comply with federal judicial warrants and has “no choice” but to transfer certain individuals in county custody to ICE, while also reiterating that his department does not honor ICE detainers or requests for transfers.
The U.S. Department of Justice has requested data from California sheriffs on non-citizen jail incarcerated people to help federal immigration authorities prioritize the removal of individuals who committed crimes after entering the U.S. without authorization.
The Marshall Project reported that plans for a new recovery court in Wilkes County, North Carolina were derailed after the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly rescinded its funding, leaving the court unable to open and forcing Project Lazarus to seek alternative funding sources.
A coalition of prosecutors, local governments, and grassroots organizations are challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to terminate over $820 million in public safety and violence prevention funding, warning that it will have devastating impacts on community-based organizations and public safety strategy.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unconstitutional and unlawful threats targeting transgender students in public schools.
Three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in a RICO conspiracy, including murder, fraud, and drug trafficking, while a 12th defendant pleaded guilty.
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