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Attorney’s Clients Now on Hook for Millions of Dollars; CA State Bar Says It Will Respond to Records Request in Probe

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: November 22, 2023
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Attorney’s Clients Now on Hook for Millions of Dollars; CA State Bar Says It Will Respond to Records Request in Probe

By Robert Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - Anaheim attorney Kenneth Catanzarite of Catanzarite Law Corporation re ...

By Robert Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - Anaheim attorney Kenneth Catanzarite of Catanzarite Law Corporation retains a spotless disciplinary record dating back to his June 1984 admission and continues to pr ...

November 22, 2023
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City of Los Angeles Pays $8 Million to Ruben Martinez after Wrongful Conviction for Robberies He Didn’t Commit

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: November 13, 2023
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City of Los Angeles Pays $8 Million to Ruben Martinez after Wrongful Conviction for Robberies He Didn’t Commit

By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA - National civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & ...

By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA - National civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger said late last week the city of Los Angeles has agreed to an $8 million wrongful ...

November 13, 2023
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California Man Freed after 25 Years in Prison from Bad Eyewitness ID

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|Date: November 12, 2023
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California Man Freed after 25 Years in Prison from Bad Eyewitness ID

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – After spending 25 years in prison, a California man was exonerate ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – After spending 25 years in prison, a California man was exonerated and ordered released Thursday within five days from Mule Creek State Prison by a judge—prosec ...

November 12, 2023
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Report Claims Los Angeles Reentry Program Showing Reduction in Crime

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|Date: November 11, 2023
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Report Claims Los Angeles Reentry Program Showing Reduction in Crime

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Reductions in arrests and incarceration for participants was grea ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Reductions in arrests and incarceration for participants was greater in magnitude and statistical significance than most comparable reentry programs, according ...

November 11, 2023
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Slow Down California: Speeding Cameras Coming to Six Major Cities in California

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez
|Date: November 07, 2023
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Slow Down California: Speeding Cameras Coming to Six Major Cities in California

By Antonio Gutierrez LOS ANGELES — On Friday October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or ...

By Antonio Gutierrez LOS ANGELES — On Friday October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed order AB 645 into law, which enables cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Glendale, and Long B ...

November 07, 2023
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Los Angeles Court Officials Claim New ‘Zero-Bail’ System Working – So Far

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|Date: November 04, 2023
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Los Angeles Court Officials Claim New ‘Zero-Bail’ System Working – So Far

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Frontline court officials are claiming the controversial zero-bai ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Frontline court officials are claiming the controversial zero-bail system that began in Los Angeles County in early October appears to be working, according to ...

November 04, 2023
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9th Circuit Affirms Woman’s Death Penalty – CA Supreme Court Denies Habeas Petitions

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|Date: November 02, 2023
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9th Circuit Affirms Woman’s Death Penalty – CA Supreme Court Denies Habeas Petitions

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA - The Ninth Circuit last week refused prosecutorial misconduct clai ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA - The Ninth Circuit last week refused prosecutorial misconduct claims (McDermott v. Johnson) and affirmed a district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief for a ...

November 02, 2023
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Suicide of LA Twin Towers Inmate under Investigation – Guards Allegedly Watched Videos during Time of Fatal Incident

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|Date: October 28, 2023
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Suicide of LA Twin Towers Inmate under Investigation – Guards Allegedly Watched Videos during Time of Fatal Incident

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 By Kayla Meraz LOS ANGELES, CA — At Twin Towers jail here la ...

This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 By Kayla Meraz LOS ANGELES, CA — At Twin Towers jail here last month, an incarcerated man died after a suicide because of the guards’ inability to perform ...

October 28, 2023
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Cash Bail Reform in Los Angeles Proving Very Difficult to Put into Place

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|Date: October 25, 2023
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Cash Bail Reform in Los Angeles Proving Very Difficult to Put into Place

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – It turns out the long awaited cash bail reform in Los Angeles tha ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – It turns out the long awaited cash bail reform in Los Angeles that supposedly took effect Oct. 1 isn’t exactly in place just yet, after a ruling by a Los Angele ...

October 25, 2023
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Bail Project Praises Los Angeles for Recent Improvement of Bail System

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: October 07, 2023
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Bail Project Praises Los Angeles for Recent Improvement of Bail System

By Cheyenne Galloway LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles initiated its new and improved bail schedule Oct. 1, ...

By Cheyenne Galloway LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles initiated its new and improved bail schedule Oct. 1, which supports those in pre-arraignment release protocols for misdemeanors and non-threatening ...

October 07, 2023
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New National Study Exposes Los Angeles’ Stressed Public Defender System

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|Date: October 03, 2023
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New National Study Exposes Los Angeles’ Stressed Public Defender System

By Sofia Hosseinzadeh LOS ANGELES, CA - About 80 percent of individuals accused of crimes cannot hire att ...

By Sofia Hosseinzadeh LOS ANGELES, CA - About 80 percent of individuals accused of crimes cannot hire attorneys and rely on public defenders for their cases, and, according to the new study, Los Angel ...

October 03, 2023
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LA TIMES: Los Angeles Police Chief Moore, Other Bail Reform Critics Wrong – Bail Should Not Be Form of Punishment.

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|Date: September 30, 2023
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LA TIMES: Los Angeles Police Chief Moore, Other Bail Reform Critics Wrong – Bail Should Not Be Form of Punishment.

By Kapish Kalita LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore testified in a lawsuit challengi ...

By Kapish Kalita LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore testified in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of money bail (where the accused pays a preset amount to be released f ...

September 30, 2023
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Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Exonerated by Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón

Posted by Yenah Lee
|Date: September 28, 2023
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Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Exonerated by Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón

By Yenah Lee LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced this week Ger ...

By Yenah Lee LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced this week Gerardo Cabanillas’ exoneration and release from prison after Cabanillas spent more than 28 years ...

September 28, 2023
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Internal Los Angeles Police Report Finds Officers Misusing Body Cameras More than LAPD Admitted

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|Date: September 22, 2023
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Internal Los Angeles Police Report Finds Officers Misusing Body Cameras More than LAPD Admitted

By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – An internal Los Angeles Police Dept. report has found a body camera iss ...

By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – An internal Los Angeles Police Dept. report has found a body camera issue—officers delaying to turn cameras on, turning them off prematurely or failing to activate th ...

September 22, 2023
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Prominent Attorney: California State Bar Goes after Little Fish, Lets Big Fish Swim Away; Former Admin Law Judge Charges Bar May Be ‘Corrupt’

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 21, 2023
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Prominent Attorney: California State Bar Goes after Little Fish, Lets Big Fish Swim Away; Former Admin Law Judge Charges Bar May Be ‘Corrupt’

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES - A nonprofit for California State Bar oversight, and Jay Edelson—an atto ...

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES - A nonprofit for California State Bar oversight, and Jay Edelson—an attorney who turned in a fellow attorney—were joined by former federal administrative law judge Mar ...

September 21, 2023
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 17, 2023
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against California State Bar by Former Clients of Now-Disbarred Attorney Thomas Girardi

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - A class action lawsuit has been filed by former clients of embattle ...

By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES, CA - A class action lawsuit has been filed by former clients of embattled plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi against the California State Bar, arguing the agency’s “inc ...

September 17, 2023
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Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights Criticizes U.S Judge Ruling against DACA

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: September 17, 2023
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Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights Criticizes U.S Judge Ruling against DACA

By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA - The Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights, LA (CHIRLA) reacted this ...

By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA - The Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights, LA (CHIRLA) reacted this week to Texas-based U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling against DACA (Deferred Act ...

September 17, 2023
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Justice Reform Group Opposes Los Angeles County Deal with Firm Linked to Law Enforcement

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|Date: September 16, 2023
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Justice Reform Group Opposes Los Angeles County Deal with Firm Linked to Law Enforcement

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The criminal justice reform group La Defensa this week, in a stro ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The criminal justice reform group La Defensa this week, in a strongly worded statement, said it opposes the Los Angeles County’s contract for “a consulting firm ...

September 16, 2023
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California Attorney Catanzarite Sanctioned Again – Previously Solicited Legal Services at Elderly Client’s Home

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 07, 2023
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California Attorney Catanzarite Sanctioned Again – Previously Solicited Legal Services at Elderly Client’s Home

By Robert J. Hansen ANAHEIM, CA - The Superior Court of California, Orange County has sanctioned Anaheim ...

By Robert J. Hansen ANAHEIM, CA - The Superior Court of California, Orange County has sanctioned Anaheim attorney Kenneth Catanzarite of Catanzarite Law Corporation $37,800 for attorney misconduct—his ...

September 07, 2023
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California Judges’ Opinion Piece: Pretrial Releases Constitutional, Cite High Bail As ‘Abuse’ of System

Posted by Madison Whittemore
|Date: September 06, 2023
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California Judges’ Opinion Piece: Pretrial Releases Constitutional, Cite High Bail As ‘Abuse’ of System

By Madi Whittemore LOS ANGELES, CA – Three California Superior Court judges (two retired and one active) ...

By Madi Whittemore LOS ANGELES, CA – Three California Superior Court judges (two retired and one active) with more than 90 years of collective experience published a Los Angeles Times opinion piece th ...

September 06, 2023
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