CA SENATE DECIDES WED. JUVIE LWOP CASES SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE AT RESENTENCING. Progress! Patrick...
Civil Liberties
Dear Tony Rackauckas, It’s About That Constitutional Thingy, Says Fed Judge
In a significant victory for the So Cal ACLU, on Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Orange County...
No More New Death Row, a Teacher Gets a Genius Grant, and More
ROBOTICS AND AMIR ABO-SHAEER, THE “GENIUS” TEACHER The LA Times Steve Chawkins writes...
Is Lying Protecting Speech? 9th Circuit Sez Yes. Supremes May Eventually Decide
In 2005, the Congress passed what is known as the Stolen Valor Act, making it a crime to claim one...
9th Circuit Rules That Muslim Woman Can Sue About Hijab Removal
It’s astonishing that allowing this suit was even a question. In 2000 Congress passed a law...
Sheriff Lee Baca Stands Up to Peter King’s New Witch Hunters
Lee Baca was just great in the face of the bigoted and staggeringly arrogant questioning from...