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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
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...

DCFS • Foster Care

New Interim Head of LA County’s Child Welfare System – by Jeremy Loudenback

January 19, 2017
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BRANDON NICHOLS NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES by...

LASD • Pandora's Box • Sheriff Lee Baca

Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Sexton Expected to be Pivotal Witness in Retrial of Lee Baca

January 19, 2017
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HOW SEXTON WAS RELEASED IN SURPRISE RULING Last week, on January 12, after a surprise ruling by...

Youth Justice: Healing Not Punishment

LA County Supervisors Focus Needed Attention on Helping Girls & Women. But What About the Boys?

January 17, 2017
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING LA COUNTY’S OFTEN NEGLECTED GIRLS Last month the Los Angeles County...

Civil Rights

In Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2017
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An excellent half-hour documentary from Discovery Education, that is offered to teachers to show...

Foster Care

Aging Out: Young Man Writes a Letter to the Foster Care System that Failed Him

January 13, 2017
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After spending 20 of his 21 years in foster care, separated from his siblings, and passed around...

Courts • Law Enforcement

CA Grand Juries Regain the Power to Indict Law Enforcement Officers

January 13, 2017
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California’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed a 2016 law that banned the use of...

Pandora's Box

Former LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Sexton to Be Released From Prison in Surprise Decision

January 12, 2017
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JAMES SEXTON TO BE RELEASED In a surprise decision at a Thursday afternoon hearing, U.S. District...

Board of Supervisors • Immigration & Justice • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD

Supes Vote to Create Office to Protect LA County’s Immigrants

January 12, 2017
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create an Office of Immigrant Affairs...

Jim McDonnell • LA County Board of Supervisors • LASD • Mental Health • Mental Illness

LASD to Get More Mental Health Teams

January 12, 2017
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In addition to passing a motion to create an Office of Immigrant Affairs (mentioned in the story...

The Trial of Lee Baca

Prosecutors Announce They Will Retry Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca

January 10, 2017
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FEBRUARY RETRIAL FOR BACA Government prosecutors announced Tuesday that they would retry former Los...

Children and Adolescents • Families • Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Probation • Youth • Youth at Risk

Research Reveals Importance of Moms’ Participation in Kids’ Justice System Process

January 10, 2017
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Kids who commit first-time crimes have a higher likelihood of reoffending when their mothers do not...

Supreme Court • Uncategorized

SCOTUS Considers Whether Defendants’ Court Fees Should Be Reimbursed Once a Conviction is Overturned

January 10, 2017
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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court considered whether Colorado is legally obligated to...

The Trial of Lee Baca

THE TRIAL OF LEE BACA: To Retry or Not to Retry

January 9, 2017
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LIFE AFTER THE 11-1 HUNG JURY On Tuesday at 11 a.m., former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, his team of...

Juvenile Probation • Youth Justice: Healing Not Punishment

New Report Says Girls in LA County Juvenile Camps Don’t Have Adequate Items for Personal Hygiene – Supes Want to Know Why

January 8, 2017
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THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGNITY—AND WHERE IT IS LACKING FOR LA PROBATION’S GIRLS At the...

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