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This Week’s Slap Down Ruling by the 9th Sends Government running to SCOTUS

August 7, 2025
#Justice

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
Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty • Parole Policy • Prison Policy

Why Are Liberals Such Lousy Criminal Justice Advocates?

December 9, 2008
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Why don’t liberals think it’s imortant to push for criminal justice reform? Why is it...

Economy • Los Angeles Times • Media

Zell, Bankruptcy and Admiral Brewer’s $$$

December 9, 2008
5 Comments

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Life and Life Only

WLA Is Being Worked on Today and Tomorrow

December 8, 2008
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…..SO PLEASE excuse any moments of strangeness.

Economy • Los Angeles Times • Zell

Will Sam Zell Really Bankrupt the Tribune Co?

December 8, 2008
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A year ago Sam Zell told everybody that he knew how to make newspapers make money. (The...

Civil Liberties • Courts • Obama

First Challenge for the Obama Justice Department?

December 8, 2008
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On Tuesday on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Manhattan will hear the...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Gangs

Prison Glass: Part 3

December 5, 2008
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The third and last part of the three part series on Pam and Robert Griffin ran on Thursday...

Education • Green Dot • LAUSD

Locke High Update 2: Joanna, Damon and Bryan

December 5, 2008
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Last night on KCET’s new magazine show, SoCal Connected, ran a half hour special on the Green...

Education • Journalism • Writers and Writing

PEN USA AWARDS…. “The Test of Their Lives”

December 4, 2008
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Yeah, yeah, I know. Last night was the Grammys. But, more importantly, it was also the night of the...

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ODETTA

December 4, 2008
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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> It didn’t seem as if she could ever die. A...

Education • State Government

Gloria Romero Wants to Become CA’s Edu-Queen

December 3, 2008
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State Senator Gloria Romero has been the best and smartest lawmaker on criminal justice issues, but...

Crime and Punishment • Life and Life Only • State Government • State Politics

Fabian Nunez’s Kid Arrested for Murder

December 3, 2008
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It’s the second worst thing that can happen to a parent. The very worst thing happened to the...

Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice

My Space Suicide Verdict: Right or Wrong?

December 3, 2008
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About the mother who participated in the MySpace bullying ruse that drove a teenage girl to...

Education • Orange County

Dean Ernie Goes to Washington

December 3, 2008
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Those of us who teach journalism at USC , if we checked our email last night, found the following...

Gangs • Prison • Prison Policy

Prison Glass: Part 2

December 2, 2008
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Okay, now you’ve really, really got to read it. When I should have been working on something...

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SHORT-SHORTS

December 2, 2008
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1. AN INTERROGATOR SPEAKS I’m late in posting this (meant to do it yesterday) but if you...

Education • LAUSD

City Leaders Want Admiral Brewer OUT of LAUSD

December 2, 2008
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In today’s LA Times, Howard Blume and Jason Song outline some of the pros and cons regarding...

Education • Green Dot • LAUSD

Locke High School: Competence Matters

December 1, 2008
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Three months into the Locke/Green Dot charter transformation, an editorial in this morning’s...

Life and Life Only • Prison

Prison Glass…..and Old Fashioned Storytelling

December 1, 2008
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Be sure to read the first of the three part series that began in Sunday’s LA Times about the...

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