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#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
#JusticeBriefs

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

June 20, 2025
#NoSafePlace

LA County Pays $2.7 million to teenager who was the victim of “Gladiator” fights at youth hall

June 5, 2025
LASD

D.A.’s Investigator Assaulted & Unlawfully Detained by LA County Sheriff’s Deputies According to New Lawsuit

February 3, 2017
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DA’S INVESTIGATOR FILES CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT Maurice Lallemand is a retired member of the Los...

Children and Adolescents • DCFS

Teacher Tells of Repeated Calls to DCFS Prior Death of Gabriel Fernandez

February 2, 2017
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An elementary school teacher, Jennifer Garcia, testified that she contacted an LA County social...

Courts • Criminal Justice • Foster Care • Los Angeles County

Computer Glitches Trouble LA’s Foster Care System and Alameda’s Court System

February 2, 2017
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DCFS MISSES PAYMENTS TO FOSTER YOUTH, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS The LA County...

California Budget • CDCR • Juvenile Justice • Prison • Rehabilitation • Youth

Therapeutic Youth Lock-up Included in CA Budget Proposal

February 1, 2017
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California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 includes money for a...

Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse • Los Angeles County • Sex Trafficking

LA City and County to Crack Down on Enforcing Human Trafficking Hotline Law

February 1, 2017
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California’s SB 1193 requires certain businesses—like airports, bus stations, hospitals...

Immigration & Justice • Justice & the Law

Is Trump’s Refugee Order Legal? How Lawyers & Judges Across the Nation—Including the Now-Fired Acting Attorney General—Answer the Question

January 31, 2017
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YES, BUT IS IT LEGAL? After a weekend of many thousands of demonstrators mobbing the nation’s...

LGBTQ • Race & Class • Religion

Mapping America’s “Active Hate Groups”

January 31, 2017
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The Southern Poverty Law Center’s most recent “hate map” pinpoints the location of 892...

Homelessness • LA County Board of Supervisors

LA Officials Campaign for Measure H, a Quarter-Cent Tax to Fund Homeless Services

January 31, 2017
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On Monday, Los Angeles County Supervisors, along with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and other local...

Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation

‘Rooms Infested With Spiders’: California Youth Urge Changes in Conditions at Juvenile Facilities

January 30, 2017
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SPIDERS, TORN CLOTHING & GROUP PUNISHMENT: HOW MUCH HAVE CONDITIONS CHANGED IN...

21st Century Policing • LASD

Fears Surface About Immigration & Drones at Historic First Meeting of Civilian Oversight Commission for LA County Sheriff’s Dept.

January 27, 2017
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AFTER YEARS OF SCANDAL, OVERSIGHT AT LAST After months of anticipation, on Thursday, January 26...

Immigration & Justice

Trump Targets Sanctuary Cities (and California)

January 26, 2017
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders. The first seeks to deny federal...

Children and Adolescents • Homelessness

Number of Homeless Children in LA County Rises, Many Kids Unable to Take Advantage of Much-needed Services

January 26, 2017
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There were 63,000 homeless students during the 2015-2016 school year in Los Angeles County’s...

Board of Supervisors • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • Women's Issues

LA County Supes Vote to Improve Feminine Hygiene Care for Locked-up Girls

January 26, 2017
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During their Tuesday meeting, Los Angeles County Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to...

Diversion • Justice Reform • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • LA County Board of Supervisors

Supes Seek to Divert Youth at the “Earliest Point of Contact” with the Juvenile Justice System

January 25, 2017
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to explore ways to...

Juvenile Probation • Mental Health • Probation • PTSD • Trauma • Youth at Risk

Youth Incarceration Linked with Poor Health Outcomes Later in Life

January 24, 2017
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Youth incarceration is associated with poor physical and mental health during adulthood, according...

The Trial of Lee Baca

Lee Baca’s Defense Team Claims Double Jeopardy as Prosecutors Move to Nix the Mini Sheriff’s Badge

January 24, 2017
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WITH BACA’S TRIAL A MONTH AWAY, WE HAVE DUELING MOTIONS Dueling motions make up the latest...

ACLU • Criminal Justice • Obama

Presidential Stories – Last Minute Clemency, and Conservative Advice for Trump

January 20, 2017
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For inauguration day, we’ve gathered some worthwhile stories about outgoing President Barack...

Mental Illness • Police

Video Shows Fontana Officers Shooting Mentally Ill, Legally Blind Man

January 19, 2017
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Graphic surveillance footage from this past November shows Fontana police officers fatally shooting...

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