Fentanyl drug dealers will be charged with second-degree murder when a customer dies of an overdose, San Francisco’s new district attorney … [Read more...]
MICHIGAN: Sixth Circuit allows ADA disability claim to proceed
A man can proceed with his claim against prison officials who confiscated his medically necessary orthopedic shoes, a federal appeals court has … [Read more...]
Federal: Detained immigrants can sue over forced labor
Detained immigrants received a favorable judgment from a federal appeals court in June regarding labor practices during detention. The Ninth U.S. … [Read more...]
Call for repeal of state’s Three Strikes law
California needs to repeal the Three Strikes Law, which has lengthened sentences of more than 33,000 people, including more than 7,400 whose latest … [Read more...]
Ruling: Prosecutors required to follow Three Strikes law
Prosecutors must charge defendants with sentence-lengthening "three-strikes” enhancements, even if they oppose the state’s three strikes law, a … [Read more...]
2020 Racial Justice Act made retroactive
A new California law allows people to retroactively challenge their criminal convictions or sentences on the basis of racial discrimination. The … [Read more...]
NC judges overturn outdated law prohibiting parolees from voting
Thousands of North Carolina parolees and probationers may regain their right to vote because of a decision by a split panel of trial judges. If … [Read more...]
Oakland Police: Era of federal oversight coming to end
By Clark Gerhartsreiter, Contributing Writer After nearly two decades, federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department (OPD) may come to an … [Read more...]
Congress reexamines crack vs cocaine laws
Congress is again considering eliminating the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine penalties that has disproportionately impacted Black … [Read more...]
Author of 1893 parole law remembered
California’s first parole law crafted by state’s first female attorney Thanks to the 1893 parole law, those serving sentences in California’s two … [Read more...]
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