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#JusticeBriefs2025 • ACLU

Federal Judge demonstrates the power of temporary restraining orders when the U.S. Constitution is violated

July 20, 2025
#JusticeBriefs2025

Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse • Child Sexual Abuse • Probation • Trauma

Are LA’s Locked Up & Traumatized Girls Getting the Help They Need?

March 11, 2016
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THE CHALLENGE OF HEALING LA COUNTY’S TRAUMATIZED GIRLS Incarcerated girls are more...

Innocence

The Cost of Wrongful Convictions in California

March 10, 2016
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A BREAKDOWN OF THE COSTS PASSED ON TO TAXPAYERS WHEN WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS OCCUR IN...

Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Breaking Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

March 10, 2016
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STUDENTS, PARENTS CALL FOR END TO HARSH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE Kids and parents from across California...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry)

Update: Another Roadblock Cleared for CA Gov. Jerry Brown’s Criminal Justice Initiative

March 10, 2016
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CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS GOV. BROWN TO CONTINUE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE BALLOT INITIATIVE Two...

LASD

Lying LA County Sheriff’s Department Members Still Employed…and More

March 9, 2016
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LA COUNTY SHERIFF JIM MCDONNELL’S FIGHT TO WEED OUT DISHONESTY A number of Los Angeles County...

LASD

LA County’s New Assistant Sheriff of Custody Operations

March 9, 2016
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LASD SHERIFF JIM MCDONNELL ANNOUNCES CURRENT CDCR OFFICIAL, KELLY HARRINGTON, WILL BE NEW ASSISTANT...

Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Truancy and Suspensions, Solitary Confinement, and the Next SCOTUS Justice

March 8, 2016
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LOS ANGELES-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS REDUCE TRUANCY FILINGS AND CUT SUSPENSIONS, BUT PROBLEMS...

Juvenile Justice • Probation

LA County Board of Supes Tells Probation to Sign Over the Hoarded Juvie Justice $$—Now!

March 7, 2016
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THE CASE OF THE HOARDED JUVENILE JUSTICE $$—AGAIN Last Tuesday, the LA County Board of...

LAPD

Rodney King Roundup – 25 Years Later

March 4, 2016
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SO HOW FAR HAVE WE COME SINCE 1991? Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the night LAPD officers...

Charlie Beck • Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • LAPD

Joe Domanick: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Talks About Officer Involved Shootings, Community Relations, Changing Cop Culture…and More

March 3, 2016
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  “MAYBE WE’LL BECOME AN EXAMPLE FOR AMERICA” The LAPD’s Charlie Beck sits...

LAPD

LAPD Use-of-Force Report…”Fight Club” SFSD Deputies Indicted…and Tribal Juvenile Justice

March 2, 2016
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LAPD DELIVERS NEW FIVE-YEAR USE-OF-FORCE COMPARISON REPORT TO COMMISSION In 2015, LAPD officers...

Courts

More Mental Health Competency Cases in LA….Felony Theft Thresholds….Bills Target Rape Kit Backlogs….and Justice Thomas Speaks

March 1, 2016
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PERPLEXING JUMP IN MENTAL HEALTH COMPETENCY CASES IN LOS ANGELES Mental health competency cases in...

Sentencing

California Supremes Clear the Way for Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative to Reach Voters

February 29, 2016
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On Friday evening, the California Supreme Court cleared the road of obstacles—at least for...

LA County Jail

Why Did Los Angeles County Jail Inmate Unique Moore Die? by Art Levine

February 29, 2016
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WHY DID LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL INMATE UNIQUE MOORE DIE? A New Wrongful Death Lawsuit Raises...

Sentencing

Governor Jerry Brown Turns to CAL Supremes After Judge Blocks Initiative – UPDATED

February 26, 2016
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UPDATE: The Cal Supremes temporarily removed the judicial roadblock that would stop Brown from...

Foster Care

Planned Parenthood Sues on Behalf of Foster Kids…Gov. Brown’s Justice Reform Initiative Blocked…Bill to Kill Cash Bail…and CA Child Welfare’s New Ombudsman

February 25, 2016
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD LAWSUIT SEZ PROMESA GROUP HOMES VIOLATE FOSTER TEENS’ REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS...

Realignment

Close-Up on Realignment, LA County Juvie Probation $$, and Abuse in Santa Clara Jails

February 24, 2016
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SHOULD OTHER STATES FOLLOW CALIFORNIA’S LEAD ON DECARCERATION? The March 2016 issue of the...

District Attorney

Prop. 47 Applications County by County…the Takeaway from LA County’s Jail Scandal…and SFPD’s New Community Policing Bureau

February 23, 2016
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A LOOK AT WHICH CA COUNTIES ARE GATHERING THE MOST PROP. 47 APPLICATIONS As of September 2015, a...

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