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Important Justice Reform Bills Headed to Newsom, but Time Runs Out for Critical Bill Allowing CA DOJ to Decertify Cops Fired for Misconduct
Monday was the final day of the legislative session, and thus the final day for California...
Stacks of Bills Abandoned After COVID-19, But Protest-Prompted Criminal Justice Bills Remain on the Table
Right now, California legislators are working at record speed to push a COVID-reduced...
CA Lawmaker Introduces New Bills to Further Lift the Veil on Police Misconduct and “Reimagine” Policing
Amid a coronavirus pandemic that shut California’s legislature down for weeks, decimated the...
New Year, New Bills: Closing a Loophole in Police Transparency Law, Combatting Violence Against Native Women, and More
It’s January, and that means new and rejuvenated criminal justice bills are just starting to...
New Year, New Laws: 10 Important Justice Bills Going Into Effect in January
Next Wednesday, California’s new police use-of-force reform bill, a private prison ban, and a...
Nearing His Legislative Deadline, Governor Newsom Signs 2 Dozen Crucial Criminal and Juvenile Justice Bills
On Tuesday evening, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had taken his signing pen to...
Key Criminal Justice Bills Await Their Fate on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk
California Governor Gavin Newsom has just under two weeks left to sign a tall stack of...
Hitting the Assembly Floor: Bills to Expand Access to the Political Process to People With Felony Records
The California Assembly will soon consider two important measures that seek to expand access to...
Bills to Boost Justice Data Collection and Automate Expungements Sail Through the Assembly
On Wednesday, the California Assembly passed two bills that seek to bring equity to...