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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
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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
Education • LASD • Must Reads • Prison • Prison Policy • Supreme Court

Thursday Short Takes: SCOTUS & Searches, SHUs, Teacher Misconduct & More

February 23, 2012
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SUPREME COURT TOSSES OUT CASE AGAINST LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES The AP has the story. ...

LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD

More Discussion on Sup. Molina’s Motion & Undersheriff Paul Tanaka

February 23, 2012
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The Daily News has both a follow-up story and an editorial on Supervisor Gloria Molina’s...

Charlie Beck • Immigration & Justice • LAPD

Bravo, Chief Charlie Beck for Supporting DL’s for Undocumented Residents

February 22, 2012
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The LA Times reports that, Wednesday afternoon, in a meeting with the paper’s editorial board...

LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • The LA Justice Report

Molina’s Proposed Ban on Getting Campaign Contributions From Underlings Was Triggered by WLA’s Reporting – UPDATED

February 22, 2012
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A spokesperson for Supervisor Gloria Molina confirmed that it was WitnessLA’s Dangerous...

American Artists • Literature & Justice • Los Angeles Times • Writers and Writing

Finalists for LA Times Book Awards Announced

February 22, 2012
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The finalists for the LA Times Book Awards were announced on Tuesday. (The full list is...

LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

NEW RULES: Supes to Vote on Campaign Contributions From Employees & Baca Reconfigures LASD Disciplinary Board

February 21, 2012
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MOLINA PROPOSES A NEW RULE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT LA COUNTY MANAGERS AND HIGHER-UPS FROM ASKING FOR...

Free Speech • Must Reads • Prison • Prison Policy • Solitary • Supreme Court

Tuesday Must Reads: Solitary Confinement, Citizen’s United & Criminal Lying

February 21, 2012
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INSIDE THE GRAY BOX – THE INCONVENIENT FACTS ABOUT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN AMERICA Right now...

DCFS • Foster Care

Appeals Court Says Child Dependency Court Stays Open

February 17, 2012
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Those wishing to slam shut the Children’s dependency court where foster care and family...

American Voices • Juvenile Justice • LASD • Law Enforcement • Writers and Writing

Friday…..Quick Takes

February 17, 2012
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SHOOTOUT…AMONG FEDERAL AGENTS IN LONG BEACH? At first I thought I read the LA Times headline...

American Artists • American Voices • Life and Life Only • Writers and Writing

NYT’s Anthony Shadid, Dead in Syria…Grace and Courage Personified

February 16, 2012
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At 8:24 p.m. Thursday night, after hearing about the death of two-time Pulitzer winning New York...

Juvenile Justice • LWOP Kids • Marijuana Laws • Prison • Prison Policy

Big Discrepancies in Sentences for Teenage Killers, Juvie Prisons….and More

February 16, 2012
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Once again in California, those in the state with any kind of experience and/or knowledge of...

Jail • LASD • Law Enforcement • Sheriff Lee Baca

LASD Sgt. Says Colleague Pulled a Gun on Him, Was Shielded by Higher Ups

February 15, 2012
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Sergeant Mark Moffett, a 23-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, loved ...

City Attorney • Immigration & Justice • LA County Jail • LAPD • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca

LAPD’s New Impound Policy Will Be Approved Tues: So is it Legal?

February 14, 2012
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Chief of Police Charlie Beck’s proposed changes to the LAPD’s automobile impound policy...

DCFS • Foster Care • Media

More on Opening LA’s Child Dependency Courts–& the Push to Close Them

February 13, 2012
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There is a strong movement afoot to slam closed the door that Judge Michael Nash unlocked last week...

Education • LAUSD

LAUSD & Adult Education: Worries About a Valentine’s Day Massacre

February 13, 2012
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The Los Angeles Unified School Board will vote on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, on whether or not...

Education • Juvenile Justice • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Will LA’s City Council Finally End Student Truancy Fines?

February 13, 2012
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Hearings begin on Monday in a push to persuade the Los Angeles City Council to amend the LA’s...

American Artists • Life and Life Only

Whitney Houston: 1963 – 2012 – R.I.P.

February 11, 2012
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One of the best voices gracing the world of pop music, a beauty with a trillion dollar smile...

LA County Jail • LASD • Sheriff Lee Baca • The LA Justice Report

Rumors Persist that Baca is Shaking Up His Top Management

February 10, 2012
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In general we consider it bad form to report on rumors, but this one has grown so persistent...

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