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#JusticeBriefs2025 • Uncategorized

SUPREMES Remove—at least for now—legal restrictions that prevent Trump administration from making immigration stops based on racial profiling

September 8, 2025
#DangerousJails

AG Rob Bonta sues LASD for its “inhumane” Jails

September 8, 2025
#JusticeBriefs

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
International Politics • Tibet

Tibet Watching

March 18, 2008
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For those of you who want to take your minds off Baer Stearns and the fact that 2 million Americans...

Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty

Do We Execute the Innocent?

March 17, 2008
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Much to the dismay of death penalty court watchers, myself included, today the Georgia Supreme...

Education • LAUSD • State Government • State Politics

Slashing & Burning Education: WWFDRD?

March 16, 2008
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Now that California’s education budget is sliding toward the abyss, a local activist asks...

Gangs • Los Angeles Times • Los Angeles Writers • Media

LA Gang Wars IV: Steve Lopez Throws Down

March 14, 2008
36 Comments

LA Times columnist Steve Lopez has been apologizing a lot in the last 48 hours. Here’s...

Antonio Villaraigosa • Criminal Justice • Gangs

LA Gang Wars III: Antonio Finally Sides With Laura

March 14, 2008
2 Comments

The LA Times and others have been trying to get LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to say whether or not...

Education • LAUSD

What Do You Have To Do To Get Fired Around Here??? – UPDATED

March 13, 2008
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Remember that Assistant principal who made news for his alleged kidnapping and rape of a...

Government • National Issues

Spitzer and the Creep Factor

March 13, 2008
23 Comments

I never imagined I’d comment on this...but the latest wrinkle in the story has gotten under...

American Artists • City Government • Education • Elections • Law Enforcement • Media • War on Drugs

Missing “The Wire”

March 11, 2008
24 Comments

Television has never seen a better dramatic series than “The Wire.” Period. The...

City Government • Gangs

The Great LA Gang Wars – Part 2

March 11, 2008
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Okay, when we last left our City Hall squabblers, City Controller Laura Chick and City...

Antonio Villaraigosa • City Government • Gangs

The Great LA Gang Wars

March 10, 2008
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No, I don’t mean the tragic spate of shootings that we’ve seen these past two weeks. I...

Elections '08 • Media • Presidential Race

It’s 3 am, Your Children are Asleep, and you’ve TiVo’d SNL…

March 9, 2008
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Earlier this week I asked, mostly in jest, if Saturday Night Live planned to stump for Hillary...

Elections '08 • Media • National Politics • Presidential Race

Unnecessary Power Outage – UPDATED

March 8, 2008
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Okay, now we have several days of the Samantha Power NON SCANDAL. For those of you who have...

Gangs • Literature & Justice • Media

Of Hoaxes and Homeschooling

March 7, 2008
48 Comments

Perhaps in an effort to regain their raggedy collective dignity regarding the memoir hoax, The New...

ACLU • Education • Free Speech • War on Drugs

Crazy Thursday Shorts

March 6, 2008
4 Comments

I’ve got a crazy day, but here are a few short takes to chew on: *The ACLU just released this...

Business

The Great USC-UCLA…..POKER Game????

March 6, 2008
12 Comments

As a break from my recent rants, I thought perhaps y’all would like to see a few sample...

Elections '08 • Gangs • Literature & Justice • Media • Presidential Race

Of Primaries and Hoaxes

March 5, 2008
7 Comments

For those wishing to briefly distract themselves from the dreary realization that the Democratic...

Gangs • Literature & Justice • Media

The White Girl, the Gangs….and the Hoax (on Radio)

March 4, 2008
20 Comments

I’ll be on Patt Morrison’s KPCC show (89.3 FM) at around 2 pm talking about the story...

Gangs • Law Enforcement • National Politics

The Death of the Football Star

March 4, 2008
13 Comments

Feeling heartsick, I’ve been obsessively following this story since it broke on the local...

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