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Judge knocks down the “No Secret Police Act,” but gives the go-ahead to CA’s “No Vigilantes Act.” Here’s the deal.

February 10, 2026
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Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026

January 31, 2026
#NoKings

The No Kings Act & the fatal shootings by ICE of Alex Pretti & Renee Good

January 27, 2026
#DangerousJails

Dying in LA County’s jails: One more death today

January 22, 2026
#DangerousJails

A new deadly year begins in LA County’s Jails

January 14, 2026
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CDCR • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Prison Policy

Early Release: And Now a Word From the Fact-Based Universe….

January 26, 2010
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CDCR • Law Enforcement • Media

The Great Inmate Release Debacle – Part 2

January 26, 2010
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THE MEDIA’S MANUFACTURED CRISIS (HINT: FACT CHECKING IS YOUR FRIEND) Monday’s (and...

LAPD • Media

Tuesday Must Reads

January 25, 2010
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LAPD OFFICERS CLEARED AFTER ATTORNEY ADMITS THAT VIDEO WAS PHONY The story below is about a video...

Art and Culture • Free Speech • Freedom of Information

Oral Sex, Merriam-Webster and the Madness of School Districts

January 25, 2010
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On Sunday, the LA Times reported that the Menifee Unified School District, a school district...

Elections • Free Speech • Freedom of Information • Supreme Court

The Supremes, Free Speech & The Personhood of Corporations

January 22, 2010
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As most of you know, on Thursday morning the US Supreme Court blasted aside a century old ban on...

CDCR • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • LAPPL • Parole Policy • Prison • Prison Policy

A Coming Crime Wave? Nope. Don’t Think So.

January 22, 2010
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On Thursday, the LAPPL—the LAPD’s union— vigorously protested the upcoming...

Elections • Media • National Politics

What He Said

January 21, 2010
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Life and Life Only

And Speaking of History….

January 21, 2010
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….a year ago today this was going on.

Civil Rights • Families • LGBTQ • Supreme Court

Can Ted Olson & David Boies Make History?

January 21, 2010
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Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker Magazine has written the story that I hoped someone would write...

Media

HAITI: When Reporters Become Part of the Story – UPDATED

January 20, 2010
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In the cauldron of suffering and chaos that has been Haiti since the earthquake, some reporters...

California Budget • Prison Policy • The Filter

The Filter: The Supremes, Prisons and Common Sense

January 20, 2010
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Prison • Prison Policy • The Filter

On The Filter Tonight and Tomorrow Mid-Morning

January 19, 2010
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We finally received the necessary brand-spanking new power pole in my Topanga neighborhood, and...

Life and Life Only

The Power of Falling Trees

January 18, 2010
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in Topanga Canyon it is not a matter of if the power is going to go down in a rainstorm, but when...

Life and Life Only

Helping Haiti: Meryl Streep Gets it Right

January 17, 2010
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When actress Meryl Streep talked about Haiti in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, she...

Law Enforcement • Media

WLA Named Best Cop Blog by LA Weekly

January 15, 2010
33 Comments

I am, naturally, very, very flattered by this happy designation—especially since: 1. Once in...

Education • Juvenile Justice • Must Reads

Friday Catch-Up and Clean-Up

January 15, 2010
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ACLU SUES LA COUNTY FOR JUVENILE PROBATION CAMP CONDITIONS THAT “WOULD MAKE DICKENS...

Arresting Alex Sanchez

It’s Sealed, No, It’s Unsealed, No It’s Sealed Again

January 15, 2010
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In Wednesday’s closed door bail hearing for Alex Sanchez, the transcript of the hearing plus...

Life and Life Only

Haiti: Love Rescue Me

January 14, 2010
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