Today, Thursday, August 7, the Trump administration filed an application for review by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem, in the hope that the Supremes will lift the temporary order by the Ninth...
9th Circuit Slaps Down Government’s Attempt to Avoid Judge’s Temporary Restraining Order
Okay, here’s the deal. Late last Friday, August 1, 2025, a panel of three judges from the...
Federal Judge demonstrates the power of temporary restraining orders when the U.S. Constitution is violated
Approximately a week ago, on Monday, July 13, the Trump administration asked the Ninth Circuit...
Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.
As many Los Angeles residents and other WLA readers already know, three members of the Los Angeles...
Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration
On Tuesday, July 8, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, along with the LA County Board of Supervisors...
May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.
It’s already been an unusual July 4 weekend as LA County Parks and Recreation cancelled a...
Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard
On Thursday, June 19th, a three judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals put out a...
LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall
A new high-ticket legal settlement has added still more painful details to the ongoing catastrophe...
WitnessLA is a finalist for SoCal Journalism Award!
At WitnessLA, we were very happy to learn that one of our ongoing investigative series made it into...
The Case of the Vanishing Editor
While Assistant Editor Taylor Walker has been once more looking into the painful and ongoing issue...
Probation Moving Incarcerated Kids Out of “Unsuitable” Juvenile Hall After Court Approval, But Oversight Commission Says Simply Relocating Kids Won’t Solve Root Problems
The Los Angeles County Probation Department began moving kids between youth lockups this week, as...
Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land
This past Saturday, April 26, when the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books opened its doors at the...
WLA Editor leading writers panel Saturday at LA Times Festival Books
On Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, April 26 and 27, 2025, the Los Angeles Times is holding...
A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nations largest sheriff’s department – Part 2
The case of Diana Teran As described in Part 1 of this series, it was a controversial set of...
LA County Supes Order “Transparency in Planning During Probation’s Ongoing Crisis”
On Tuesday, April 1, four of the five Los Angeles County Supervisors expressed their displeasure...
A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department – Part 1
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of...
LA County Probation Presents “Global Plan” for Housing Youth in Halls and Camps
Two years ago, on March 7, 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the LA County...
California’s Immigrant Teens Find Healing in Unexpected Places
by Isaac Ceja and Lauren DeLaunay Miller A young woman, 19, sits in a director’s chair and...
Justice Briefs 2025: Amy Coney Barrett does the right thing
In a decision that some found unexpected, on Wednesday, March 5, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along...