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#JusticeBriefs

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
#Documented/Undocumented • #ProtectingDueProcess

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
Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts: News About the News

March 17, 2009
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NEWSPAPERS AND THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE I realize I often put up multiple posts that are labeled...

Economy • Obama

A.I.G: Part Trois – Paying Off the Gamblers

March 16, 2009
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It just keeps getting worse. If you’ll remember, Sunday night, as we all had our hair on...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Juvenile Justice

Mario Rocha’s Story on Showtime

March 16, 2009
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Last October, I wrote about the story of 29-year-old Mario Rocha when the murder case against him...

Economy

AIG and California

March 16, 2009
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More on AIG, but this involves California cities and California tax money. First here are some...

Gangs • Juvenile Justice • Obits

Mary Ridgway: Queen of Eastside Probation

March 15, 2009
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I have an Op Ed remembrance of my friend LA County Supervising Deputy Probation Officer Mary...

Economy

A.I.G…… W.T.F.???? UPDATED

March 14, 2009
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UPDATE: Fareed Zacharia’s Sunday afternoon interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul...

Foster Care

Will California Fix Foster Care?

March 13, 2009
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Thank you to the LA Times and the SF Chron for their editorials supporting the bill, AB12, which...

Crime and Punishment • Economy

Bernie Goes to Jail: It’s About Bloody Time!

March 12, 2009
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When I’ve seen family men lose their jobs and all of their savings when they are unable to...

Gangs • Social Justice Shorts

3 Social Justice Shorts

March 12, 2009
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TURNING STREET EXPERIENCE INTO STRENGTH The AP released a story on my friend Alex Sanchez, a...

Gangs • Obama

How One Man’s Political Pork Is Another Man’s Second Chance

March 11, 2009
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This story had been bothering me for over a week but it finally came to a boil when I happened to...

Education • LAUSD • Obama

Obama, Teachers’ Unions, & LAUSD Pink Slips

March 11, 2009
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Yesterday was, evidently, Teachers’ Union Freak Out Day. One bout of hysteria occurred on a...

Media

Most Endangered Newspapers: Who’s Next? – UPDATED

March 10, 2009
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This week’s Time Magazine predicts the next 10 papers to fold or go all-digital. It is a...

Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • LAPD • Prison Policy • Social Justice Shorts

Social Justice Shorts

March 9, 2009
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Here are three justice stories. One is about a lawsuit challenging bad prison policy, one about...

California Supreme Court • LGBTQ

The Faces of Love

March 7, 2009
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In light of Thursday’s California Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8, articles and...

Juvenile Justice • Los Angeles County

Charging Poor Parents for Lawbreaking Children

March 6, 2009
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Martin Berg at the LA Daily Journal wrote a very good column about the unconscionable idiocy that...

California Supreme Court • LGBTQ

Calif. Supreme Court TV….Legal Sweeps Week – UPDATED

March 5, 2009
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UPDATE: Live blogging the court at the end of the post. But, to cut to the chase, I’m...

Antonio Villaraigosa

Why Antonio Will Run For Governor

March 4, 2009
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There has been a lot of chatter about those who will run (or are already running) for Governor when...

Environment • LGBTQ • Obama • Parole Policy • Prison Policy • Social Justice Shorts

Wednesday Social Justice Shorts

March 4, 2009
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> OBAMA ALLOWS ACTUAL SCIENCE BACK INTO MANAGEMENT OF THE...

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