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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
LASD

LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot, “Fighting For His Life,” Suspected Shooter in Custody

June 11, 2019
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A 30-year-old Utah man has been arrested in the Monday night shooting of Los Angeles County...

Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice

Charged With a Felony in California? Odds Are You’ll Wind up Guilty.

June 10, 2019
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By Gabriel Kahn, Crosstown If you have been charged with a felony in California, the overwhelming...

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42 Elected Prosecutors Nationwide Say They Would Refuse to Enforce Criminalized Abortion

June 7, 2019
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On Friday, June 7,  a group of 42 elected prosecutors announced that they had joined in signing a...

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Foster Care Crisis Opens Door to Second-Chance Parents

June 6, 2019
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By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline With rising numbers of children under state supervision and a worsening...

Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews • Expert Voices

OP-ED: LA’s At-risk Youth Need Community Resources & Healing, Not Punishment & Pepper Spray

June 5, 2019
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From juvenile hall to county jail to prison to deportation, I’ve experienced first-hand the...

Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • Youth Justice: Healing Not Punishment

In Historic Move, SF Supes Vote to Get Rid of Juvenile Hall

June 4, 2019
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On Tuesday, June 4, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 in favor of legislation to...

Courts • Prosecutors

SF DA Gascón First in CA to Launch Public Portal Bringing Transparency to Prosecutorial Data

June 4, 2019
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On Wednesday, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office became the first DA’s office...

Youth Justice: Healing Not Punishment

Religious Services For Kids Canceled For 5 Weeks Straight At LA County’s Most Troubled & Understaffed Juvenile Hall

June 3, 2019
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All of LA County Probation’s three juvenile halls have religious services every Sunday...

Police

When Cops Get Sued, Can Insurers Force Reforms?

May 31, 2019
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By Cara Bayles, Law360 One woman alleged a policeman in Maywood, California, pulled her over...

Bill Watch

Bills to Boost Justice Data Collection and Automate Expungements Sail Through the Assembly

May 30, 2019
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On Wednesday, the California Assembly passed two bills that seek to bring equity to...

DCFS • Foster Care • Juvenile Justice • Mental Health

Antelope Valley Pilot Program Will Mentor Kids Impacted by Foster Care & the Criminal Justice System From Kindergarten Through Graduation

May 29, 2019
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to launch a youth...

DCFS

After State Audit Says LA’s Foster Care System Often Fails To Keep Kids Safe, Board of Supes Wants Answers & a Plan

May 28, 2019
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On June 21, 2018, 10-year-old Anthony Avalos died as a result of long-term abuse and multiple kinds...

Veterans

With Deep Gratitude, Sorrow & Love: For our fallen sons and daughters, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, brothers and sisters

May 27, 2019
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The red poppy has come to represent our men and women who have fallen in war. The reference comes...

Bill Watch

Senate-Approved Bill Would Eliminate a Three-Year Deadline for Victims to Access Compensation

May 27, 2019
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On Thursday, the California Senate approved SB 375, a bill that would abolish a three-year deadline...

Bill Watch

Police Use-of-Force Bill Lives, Will Land on Assembly Floor

May 24, 2019
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After appearing irreparably stalled last week, AB 392, a bill that would change the circumstances...

Pepper Spray

The Alarmingly Common Use and Abuse of “Tear Gas Weapons” in California’s Youth Facilities

May 23, 2019
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Aerosolized oleoresin capsicum or “OC spray,” commonly known as pepper spray, is so toxic that...

LA County Probation

“Enough is Enough!” LA County’s Probation Staff Say Youth Camps & Halls Are No Longer Safe & Plead With Supes To Take “Immediate Action”

May 23, 2019
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On Tuesday, May 21, a large group of Los Angeles County probation officers who work in the...

Drugs & Drug Treatment

How States Address Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons

May 21, 2019
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Editor’s Note: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision included $71.3...

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