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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
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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
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Mayor Bass & a list of mayors of So Cal cities join in federal civil rights lawsuit against Trump’s militarization of immigration

July 9, 2025
Civil Liberties

May your 4th of July weekend be a safe one, and may you find joy in these strange times.

July 4, 2025
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Three judges from the 9th Circuit weigh in on the Trump v. Newsom battle over CA’s National Guard

June 20, 2025
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Lily Burk UPDATE: The Police

July 26, 2009
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In light of the concern that some have expressed—here and elsewhere—about how...

Life and Life Only

Big Wave Weekend

July 26, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> For those of you wishing to focus on a topic other than the...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • LAPD

Sick at Heart for the Parents of Lily Burk, 17

July 26, 2009
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Here is the story from the LA Times: She was set to star this week in her high school’s...

Antonio Villaraigosa • California Budget • City Government • Gangs • Media

On Deadline LA, KPFK – Today at 3:30 PM

July 24, 2009
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I’ll be on Deadline LA today, KPFK’s half-hour weekly show on the Media, hosted by...

California Budget • Crime and Punishment • LAPPL • Prison

Early Prisoner Release: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

July 24, 2009
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At Thursday’s morning press conference, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, police union president...

California Budget • Crime and Punishment

Sane Behavior (We Take it Wherever We Can Find It)

July 23, 2009
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Amidst much idiocy on a state and national level of late, here were a couple of small moments of...

California Budget

About the California Budget: The Prisoner Release – UPDATED

July 22, 2009
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We are all scrambling to apprehend the details of the recently agreed upon (by the Uber Five), but...

Crime and Punishment • Juvenile Justice • LAPD

The Death of Suzie Pena: The Civil Case Begins

July 21, 2009
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Suzie Pena was the 19-month old little girl who was killed when her drunk and meth and coked-up...

California Budget

It’s a Deal: California Cuts and Non-Cuts

July 21, 2009
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Okay, well the good news, if you can call it that at this point, is that there’s finally a...

Science

Happy Birthday, Moon Landing – July 20, 1969

July 20, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Onward to Mars. And, yes, for all NASA’s failings...

Science • Social Justice Shorts

Monday’s Social Justice Shorts

July 20, 2009
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WELCOME TO SKID ROW’S AMAZING 30N3 STREETBALL LEAGUE LA’s homeless columnist, Walter...

American Voices • Media

“And That’s the Way It is…” Good Night, Dearest Walter. Good Night. UPDATED

July 18, 2009
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FEBRUARY 27, 1968 Tonight, back in more familiar surroundings in New York, we’d like to sum...

LAPD

Goodbye, Consent Decree. Here’s Your Hat. Ta-Ta! Don’t Write.

July 18, 2009
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After dragging his feet nearly interminably, and saying he needed an extra month to decide, and...

Arresting Alex Sanchez • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • FBI • Gangs • LAPD

The Arrest of Alex Sanchez: Part 4 – The 2nd Bail Hearing

July 17, 2009
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Alex Sanchez had a second bail hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He did not get bail. Nor was he...

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Electricity Out, Posting Before Noon (okay, make that soonish after) – UPDATED

July 16, 2009
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This is only a highly personal theory, but I’m convinced that Topanga has more incidents of...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Gangs

Wellness Foundation Has $$$ for Homeboy Industries

July 15, 2009
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Tuesday, Julio Marcial, a program director for the California Wellness Foundation, announced that...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Gangs • Homelessness • LAPD

Social Justice Shorts

July 15, 2009
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A NEW BAIL HEARING FOR ALEX SANCHEZ TODAY Attorneys have managed to get a second bail hearing for...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice

Sheriff Joe Meets the New Yorker

July 14, 2009
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The July 20 New Yorker has a profile of Joe ArpaioRight now, it’s still hidden behind the New...

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