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

August 5, 2025
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Federal Judge demonstrates the power of temporary restraining orders when the U.S. Constitution is violated

July 20, 2025
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Three Members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department Killed Friday Described as The Best of the Best.

July 18, 2025
Jail • LA County Board of Supervisors • LA County Jail • LASD • Law Enforcement

Much Potential for Dramatic Testimony at Friday’s Jail Commission Meeting – UPDATE

July 6, 2012
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UPDATE; TONIGHT’S PROMISED QUICKIE REPORT WILL APPEAR TOMORROW (SATURDAY) I’ll have...

Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • LAPD • Race

Fourteen-year-old Murdered While Watching Fireworks, LAPD Didn’t Misappropriate Funds from LAX…and More

July 6, 2012
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LA TEEN FATALLY SHOT DURING 4TH OF JULY FESTIVITIES Fourteen-year-old Unique Russell was gunned...

Crime and Punishment • Life and Life Only • LWOP Kids • Sentencing

1 Big Fireworks Fail, 2 Different Views of LWOP & NOLA’s Struggle With Crime

July 5, 2012
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As may have already seen, for some incomprehensible reason, all the fireworks at the Port of San...

Life and Life Only

Happy Independence Day!

July 4, 2012
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“And crown thy good with brotherhood….” Have a great 4th! PS: And because—whether...

District Attorney • Sentencing

Will Steve Cooley Support November’s 3-Strikes Reform? by Matt Fleischer

July 3, 2012
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STEVE COOLEY AND THE MATTER OF REFORMING 3-STRIKES By Matthew Fleischer No California public...

Courts • DCFS • Foster Care • Los Angeles County

Mean Girl Social Workers Rebuked for Retaliatory Behavior in Foster Care Case

July 3, 2012
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Naysayers have repeatedly asked why Michael Nash, the presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s...

Charlie Beck • Education • Guns • LAPD • LASD • LAUSD • Law Enforcement • Orange County

LAPD Rise in Shootings Vs. Assaults on Officers, OCSD Removes Security Officers’ Off-Duty Powers, and a New ACT Testing Tool

July 3, 2012
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NO CORRELATION BETWEEN RISE IN OFFICER SHOOTINGS AND ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS, SAYS LAPD...

Criminal Justice

The Life, Lies and Eventual Defection of a Police Snitch

July 2, 2012
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In Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, author/journalist Ted Conover has written a...

American Artists • California Budget • Civil Rights • Environment • Juvenile Justice • Reentry

Chaka Khan’s Juvenile Reentry Program, Four State Parks Are Safe for Now…and More

July 2, 2012
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CHAKA KHAN LAUNCHES JUVIE REHABILITATION INITIATIVE “Queen of Funk” Chaka Khan recently...

Art and Culture • California Budget • CDCR • Criminal Justice • Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Jerry) • Prison Policy

“Walstock” Protest Saturday, Gov. Brown Signs CDCR Blueprint Plan…and More

June 29, 2012
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TOM MORELLO TO HEADLINE…CHINATOWN WALMART PROTEST? Saturday’s protest against...

Health Care • How Appealing • Supreme Court

ENTIRE HEALTH CARE LAW UPHELD, ROBERTS JOINS LIBERAL MAJORITY

June 28, 2012
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AMAZING. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has upheld the entire Affordable Health Care Act, with...

Health Care • How Appealing • Obama • Supreme Court

It’s all about the Supremes….and Healthcare

June 28, 2012
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FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENED On Thursday at 10 a.m. eastern time, the Supreme Court will announce its...

Criminal Justice • Literature & Justice • LWOP Kids • Public Defender • Writers and Writing

Mosley Comes Back to LA, WA State’s Public Defender Crisis & George Will on Juvie LWOP

June 27, 2012
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PATT MORRISON TALKS TO NOVELIST WALTER MOSLEY ABOUT A SORTA RETURN TO LA AND ABOUT THE REAPPEARANCE...

American Artists • American Voices • Life and Life Only • Women's Issues • Writers and Writing

RIP Nora Ephron….and A Few Words About Breasts

June 26, 2012
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NORA EPHRON AND THE MATTER OF BREASTS….WRITING….AND LIFE Nora Ephron was a gifted...

Juvenile Justice • LWOP Kids • Supreme Court

Monday’s Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile LWOP: What Does It Mean?

June 26, 2012
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In addition to the Supreme Court’s decision on the various provisions of Arizona’s...

Free Speech • Immigration & Justice • Law Enforcement • National Issues • Supreme Court

SCOTUS Rules on AZ Immigration and Citizens United…and More

June 26, 2012
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SCOTUS STRIKES DOWN MOST OF ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW The Supreme Court decided Monday in a 5-3...

Media • Writers and Writing

WitnessLA Walks Away With One of Top Prizes at LA Press Club Awards

June 25, 2012
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Witness LA took home a top prize in one category, a second place in another, and was a finalist in...

ACLU • Human Rights • Immigration & Justice • LGBTQ • Prison Policy • Supreme Court

Federal Prison Guards to be Armed with Pepper Spray, SCOTUS to Rule on Illegal Immigration…and More

June 25, 2012
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FED. PRISONS TO BEGIN ARMING GUARDS WITH PEPPER SPRAY The Federal Bureau of Prisons has made the...

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