Omaha Grand Jury Indicts Bar Owner for Manslaughter of George Floyd Protestor
By Linh Nguyen OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A grand jury this week charged 38-year-old white bar owner Jake…
Judge Halts Death Penalty Proceedings, Orders DNA Evidence Granted to Pervis Payne
By Alana Bleimann TENNESSEE – This morning, September 16, 2020, Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne was…
Former Illinois Governor Slams Death Penalty in ‘Death Penalty Focus’ Series
By Nina Hall Former Governor of Illinois and author, George Ryan, denounces the death penalty in an…
Emotional Detention Decision Highlights Difficult Choices in Courtroom
By Phoebe Glick FRESNO— When remanded into custody following review of seven of 20 outstanding cases against…
Louisville pays $12 Million to Breonna Taylor’s Family and Enacts Police Reform
By Kalen Abe LOUISVILLE – Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Breonna Taylor’s family, and their attorneys announced…
ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park
By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known…
On Wednesday, a Tennessee Court Decides on Allowing DNA Testing – Pervis Payne’s Life Depends on It.
By Alana Bleimann TENNESSEE – Pervis Payne may know this coming Wednesday if he’ll be killed Dec….
‘Innocent and Released: Now What?’ CA Innocence Project Webinar & Kiera Newsome
By Cailin Garcia Kiera Newsome was only 17 years old when she was wrongfully convicted of first-degree…
Philly DA Asks Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Halt Livestreaming Trials
By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA – To protect witnesses, victims and jurors, District Attorney Larry Krasner filed…
Police Brutality against Black People Continues – Georgia Deputy Fired for Friday Attack
By Ayanna Gandhi GEORGIA – The Black Lives Matter movement continues to take shape across the country,…
For More Than 30 Years, Florida Man Fights to Prove Innocence
By Julietta Bisharyan FLORIDA – It has been 30 years since Crosley Green was convicted of murdering…
Defendant Remains Out of Custody Despite Claims She Violated Court Order
By Julian Navarro FRESNO – Emily Ramos, charged with corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant and observed by…
Prosecutor Resigns from President’s Law Enforcement Commission in Protest
A year ago, President Trump created the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice,…
Looking Back: Should Those Who File False Allegations Be Charged with Perjury?
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
US Court of Appeals Rules Ex-Felons in Florida Can’t Vote – Must Pay Fines, Fees, Costs, Restitution First
by Anika Khubchandani FLORIDA – In 2018, the people of Florida authorized an amendment to the State…
No Shows for Fresno Court – Judge Doubles Bench Warrant $$ on Defendant
By Özge Terzioğlu FRESNO – No shows were the rule of the day here for one defense…
Sudden Turnaround as Man Is Released from Wrongful Conviction after 44 Years
By David M. Greenwald Last Monday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 9-6 en banc…
Defendant Attempted to Hijack Van, Repeatedly Saying She Wanted to ‘Die’
By Linhchi Nguyen FRESNO – A 41-year-old woman attempted to hijack a minivan at a funeral home…
National Lawyers Guild Hosts Webinar on Anti-Racist Movement and White Nationalism
By Jose Medina With the 2020 elections being just a few weeks away, racial justice protests continue…
UC Irvine Announces Launch of In-Prison Bachelor’s Completion Program
By Linh Nguyen IRVINE, CA — Founded on the principle that higher education deters recidivism, University of…