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#JusticeBriefs2025 • Uncategorized

SUPREMES Remove—at least for now—legal restrictions that prevent Trump administration from making immigration stops based on racial profiling

September 8, 2025
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AG Rob Bonta sues LASD for its “inhumane” Jails

September 8, 2025
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This Week’s Slap Down Ruling by the 9th Sends Government running to SCOTUS

August 7, 2025
#Justice

9th Circuit Slaps Down Government’s Attempt to Avoid Judge’s Temporary Restraining Order

August 5, 2025
#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
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LA Youth Ambassador Shot in GA, Social Worker Calls New Group Home Law Counter-Intuitive, and More

October 21, 2015
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SEMAJ CLARK SHOT AND PARALYZED ON TRIP TO GA TO SPEAK AT A COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM On October 10...

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LAPD Chases and Bystander Injuries, Child Support Responsibilities Behind Bars, and Kinship Care in South LA

October 20, 2015
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LAPD PURSUITS RESULT IN BYSTANDER INJURIES MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER CALIFORNIA CITY Los Angeles...

LASD

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy to File $15 Million Lawsuit Against Paul Tanaka, LA County, & More, for “Egregious Abuse of Power”

October 19, 2015
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DID LASD INVESTIGATORS PUSH THE DA’S OFFICE INTO FILING ON 2 INNOCENT DEPUTIES DUE TO PAUL...

LASD

New Former Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Lying About Beating of Jail Visitor

October 16, 2015
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Thus far, a total five former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have...

LAPD

Eight Years of Misclassified Crime, George Gascón on Risk-Assessment, and LA Audit$ Troubled Group Home

October 16, 2015
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NEW INVESTIGATION FINDS LAPD MISREPORTED THOUSANDS OF SERIOUS ASSAULTS BETWEEN 2005-2012 Last year...

Criminal Justice

Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Prison…..Koch Brothers Explain Criminal Justice in 60 Secs….Dems Debate Justice Reform…SCOTUS Looks Again at Juvie Life

October 15, 2015
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MARK ZUCKERBERG GETS LIFE CHANGED BY MICHELLE ALEXANDER, GOES TO SAN QUENTIN Since its release in...

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Evidence-Based Programs in CA Counties, LAPD’s Misreported Crime Data, and Prison Architecture

October 14, 2015
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FOUR CA COUNTIES LEADING THE PACK ON EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY-MAKING POST-REALIGNMENT According to a...

LASD

LA County Assistant Sheriff Announces Retirement After Controversial Car Purchase Comes to Light

October 13, 2015
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On Tuesday morning, news raced around the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department that Assistant...

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Transforming Foster Care, Indigent Defense, and Malcolm Gladwell on School Shootings

October 13, 2015
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HEAVY-HITTING NEW CA LAW AIMS TO COMPLETELY TRANSFORM FOSTER CARE SYSTEM TO BETTER PROTECT THE...

Juvenile Justice

Once-Locked Up Kids Hope a New Culver City Reentry Center Can Help Them Become “UnStoppable”

October 12, 2015
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“When a friend first told me about this place, I thought it was too good to be true,” said...

Jim McDonnell • LASD

Sheriff McDonnell to Launch Anti-Corruption Policy Regarding Who Approves the LASD’s Long Controversial Tow Contracts

October 9, 2015
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In the process of discussing the kerfuffle around Assistant Sheriff Rothans and the stolen car he...

LASD

Probe Launched Into Top LA County Sheriff’s Official Stolen Luxury Car—Bought at a Bargain Price From His Tow Company Pal

October 9, 2015
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has launched an investigation into the fact that the...

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Inmate Debate Team Beats Harvard, LAPD Transparency, Drugging Foster Kids, and CEO Sachi Hamai

October 8, 2015
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BARD PRISON INITIATIVE DEBATE TEAM V. HARVARD DEBATE TEAM In a debate last month, an inmate debate...

Foster Care • LA County Board of Supervisors • Mental Health • War on Drugs

Protecting Foster Kids, Gov. Brown’s Veto Message, John Oliver on Mental Illness…and More

October 7, 2015
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SUPES CREATE AN IMPORTANT PHILANTHROPY LIAISON FOR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM…HELP FOR LGBTQ FOSTER...

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Juvenile Justice • LAPD

Criminal Justice Bills, Stopping Mass Shootings Before They Start, and Tasers

October 6, 2015
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GOV. JERRY BROWN TAKES ACTION ON TONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS Over the weekend, CA Governor Jerry...

Law Enforcement

Governor Signs AB 953, Racial Profiling Bill; Advocates Thrilled, Law Enforcement Not So Much

October 5, 2015
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GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN SIGNS RACIAL PROFILING BILL, THRILLING SOME, IRRITATING OTHERS On Saturday...

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Bill Round-Up, Turmoil in Hawaiian Gardens, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, and Reviewing Realignment

October 2, 2015
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NOTEWORTHY CALIFORNIA BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW On Thursday, CA Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 504, a...

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Bipartisan CJ Reform Plan, LA’s Mega-Health Department, and Richard Glossip Spared from Death Once More

October 1, 2015
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A LARGE-SCALE BIPARTISAN FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM EFFORT TO BE REVEALED Members of the...

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