Former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, is currently critically ill in a hospital in...
LA Times Tells Supes: Slow Down Already With DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission Selection. WLA Agrees
In a thoughtful editorial in Thursday’s paper, the LA Times editorial board urged the County...
AG Kamala Harris Acts Fast & Asks 9th Circuit to Lift Stay on Gay Marriage
Immediately following the release of the Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8, court watchers...
The Amazing Wendy Davis & the Texas Fillibuster
On Tuesday, many eyes were trained on the Supreme Court, grieving the savaging of a crucial section...
DOMA Unconstitutional! ….Prop. 8 Dismissed for Lack of Standing……Also The Supremes on Voting Rights…..A Young Father’s Parental Rights.
The New Yorker has a photo of Edie Windsor learning of the decision. MAIN PART OF DOMA IS STRUCK...
Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Protection Approved By LA County Supes
On Tuesday afternoon, the LA County Supervisors voted—three to two—to create a Blue...
Gov. Brown’s New Closed-door Meetings Law, Judge Nash on Broken Foster Care System, and SCOTUS on Affirmative Action
BROWN AMENDS BROWN ACT Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill (AB 246) into law on Monday that will put...
WitnessLA Wins Two 1st Places at So Cal Journalism Awards! (and More Journo Awards News!)
WOOO-HOOO! We were extremely honored (and kinda blown away) when WitnessLA won 1st Place in both...
Thoughts on Gov. Brown’s Battle Over Prison Population, LAPD Report: Dorner Firing Valid…and More
GOV. BROWN’S DEFIANCE OF FEDERAL COURT ORDERS The Atlantic’s Andrew Cohen, in a...
Judges Order Gov. Jerry to Start Releasing Prisoners, CA Public Records Act No Longer in Jeopardy…and More
FEDERAL JUDGES TELL GOV. BROWN HE MUST START COMPLYING WITH ORDERED CAP ON PRISON POP. On Thursday...
Waiting 4 SCOTUS On Prop. 8 & DOMA…..Oakland Commits to Ambitious School Reform……2 Sad & Notable Deaths…
HOW WILL THE SUPREMES RULE ON GAY MARRIAGE? WILL THEY BE BRILLIANTLY GAME-CHANGING OR...
LA Sheriff’s Deputy Claims She was Fired for Not Backing up Partner’s False Story
Both ABC 7 and NBC 4 have story about former LA Sheriff’s deputy Penelope Armstrong who is...
LA Supes Meeting: Realignment and DCFS Commission, CA Gang Database Bill Moves Forward…and More
PROBATION CHIEF CALLS FOR MORE “SPLIT SENTENCES” In a realignment progress report to...
Breakdown on Monday’s SCOTUS Rulings, and CA Prison Overcrowding Increasing…plus Motion for DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission
The Supreme Court, nearing the end of the 2012 term, delivered several notable decisions on...
Racially Biased Justice in the News: Weed Arrests, NYC’s Stop & Frisk….and a Happy Dad’s Day Story
It’s been three and a half years since Michelle Alexander’s essential book, The New Jim...
Press Opinions on McDonnell/Baca, Compelling Arguments for Juvenile Justice Reform…and More
REGRETTING LB POLICE CHIEF JIM MCDONNELL’S DECISION NOT TO CHALLENGE BACA Tuesday evening...
Sup. Mark Ridley-Thomas Proposes New DCFS Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Protection
At next Tuesday’s board meeting, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will introduce a motion to...
LAPD’s Less Serious Uses of Force Under-Documented, New Bill to Help Trafficked Children…and More
LAPD WATCHDOG FLAGS UNDER-DOCUMATION OF NON-LETHAL USES OF FORCE AS PROBLEMATIC The inspector...