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Archive - December 2017
Murder Rate in Largest U.S. Cities—Including 4 in California—Estimated to Fall This Year Says New Report
The 2017 murder rate in the 30 largest American cities is estimated to decline by 5.6 percent by...
Legislators Call for Investigations Into Assault Claims in Immigrant Detention; OIG Inspections Reveal Troubling Immigrant Detention Conditions
On Monday, a group of more than 70 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter urging federal...
Why 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski’s Resignation for Sexual Impropriety is a Very Big Deal
As most readers know by now, Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, announced...
Judge Alex Kozinski Announces Retirement “Effective Immediately” Amid More Accusations of Sexual Impropriety
Judge Alex Kozinski, the powerful and notoriously quirky justice for the 9th Circuit Court of...
Powerful 9th Circuit Justice Alex Kozinski to be Investigated for Sexual Misconduct Allegations
On Thursday, Sidney R. Thomas, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit...
Fight Against Mugshot Sites Brings Little Success
By Rebecca Beitsch Mike Anderson was an 18-year-old freshman at Texas State University when he was...
Research Says Juveniles Need Their Own Miranda Rights
Studies suggest they're "too complex" for kids to understand, spurring some police departments to...
ACLU Launches National Initiative to End Cash Bail
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Campaign for Smart Justice announced the...
OP-ED: Power, Privilege and Foster Care – How a northern California politician bent an entire child welfare system to his will
Meet Matt Rexroad. He is an ex-Marine who describes himself as “an influential part of California...