Legal Updates
Court rulings, filings, appeals, and misconduct in the case.
SF Officers Sent Racist Texts
San Francisco Police Chief, Greg Suhr said he is considering firing a captain, a sergeant and six officers for sending or receiving racist and homophobic text messages. According to Chief…
Public Defender Arrested For Doing Job
San Francisco public attorney Jami Tillotson, was handcuffed and arrested in front of the Hall of Justice when she explained to her client his rights, denied police officers’ attempts to take photos…
Judge Accuses Prosecutor of Perjury
In late 2013, California Judge Alex Kozinski, a member of the 9th circuit court declared there was “an epidemic” of prosecutorial misconduct “abroad in the land,” and that, “Only judges can put…
NY Police Reforms
The New York police commissioner, William Bratton has come out in opposition to criminalizing police chokeholds. A bill, sponsored by Council Member Rory Lancman (D-Queens), would make the use of chok
Police Authoritarianism
In northwest Miami, a law student was pulled over when an officer heard him playing an anti-police song on his car radio. The officer cited a non-existing noise law to…
Hope For Legal Reform
President Obama thinks it may be time for sentencing reform. According to a top White House official, “It is on my list of things that are in the sphere of the…
Judging the Judges
There are more and more stories about judges making controversial and/or racist comments while in court or during speeches. When should these comments be considered in deciding if a judge…
Corrupt Philadelphia Judge
The FBI used an elaborate sting to catch a corrupt Philadelphia judge. Joseph Waters pleaded guilty to both mail fraud and wire fraud. This is a very interesting story you…
Privatizing Prison Money Transfers
Before privatization, it used to cost less than $2 to send a money order to someone incarcerated: A $1.25 processing fee from the post office and the cost of a…
Police Misconduct Goes Unpunished
In New York each year, the Civilian Complaint Review Board investigates thousands of complaints from people who say they were shoved, choked, hit, or had guns waved in their faces…
DA’s List Of Bad Cops
A Brady Index is a list of law enforcement officers that are still on the job but not trusted to be be good witnesses at trial. This can be due…
CA Death Penalty Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Cormac J. Carney found the State of California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional. The ruling states that the California death penalty system is in violation of the Constitution’