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The latest from Ajay’s case and the movement behind it.
Intimidation in Orange County DA Office
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office was issued a strong condemnation from The County Bar Association for trying to intimidate a Superior Court judge. The District Attorney’s Office made exces
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…
Anthony Ray Hinton Exonerated
After spending 28 years in prison, Anthony Ray Hinton has finally been freed! Anthony was wrongfully convicted of killing two employees of a fast food restaurant. Anthony was given a…
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…
Is Legal Reform Possible?
Reforming the legal system has brought together a coalition of people normally at odds with each other. Recently on Capitol Hill, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Koch Industries general counsel…
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
There are approximately 210,000 people incarcerated in federal prisons, a huge increase from 1980, when there were 24,000 people serving time. This increase is attributed to the War on Drugs…
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
Wisconsin Changes Investigations In Officer Involved Shootings
The state of Wisconsin has decided the police cannot investigate one of their own in an officer involved shooting. To quote Gina Barton, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s law enforcement reporter, “So…
Children In Solitary Confinement
Most psychologists agree that the use of solitary confinement constitutes torture. Unfortunately, there are still many states that don’t even have a maximum amount of time a child can be…
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…
Flashbang Policing
ProPublica shows how terrifying it is to experience the militarization of policing first hand. Without many details of crimes being committed, the police are launching grenades and storming private re