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SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court

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|Date: November 20, 2019
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SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determi ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined that SB 1437 was constitutional in light of arguments relating to voter initiatives, the se ...

November 20, 2019
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The Separation of Powers: Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 2]

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|Date: November 15, 2019
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The Separation of Powers: Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 2]

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redef ...

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining felony murder. The felony-murder rule originally charged defendants who were committing a ...

November 15, 2019
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Crime and Punishment and Voter Intent: Constitutional Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 1]

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|Date: November 13, 2019
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Crime and Punishment and Voter Intent: Constitutional Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 1]

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redef ...

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining felony murder. The felony-murder rule originally charged defendants who were committing a ...

November 13, 2019
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Commentary: Legalization of Pot Leads to Resumption of War on Drugs?

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|Date: November 12, 2019
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Commentary: Legalization of Pot Leads to Resumption of War on Drugs?

For years, civil libertarians have warned that the war on drugs have given license to police officers to ...

For years, civil libertarians have warned that the war on drugs have given license to police officers to use heavy-handed force to conduct raids on suspected drug dealers. But critics such as Radley ...

November 12, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series o ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely unheralded – but key – bills this week creating new laws that mostly benefit either t ...

October 11, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

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|Date: October 10, 2019
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Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement ...

The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years to someone’s sentence, lengthening family separations (From ACLU Pre ...

October 10, 2019
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California: Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Reforms, but Voting Rights Wait for 2020

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|Date: September 21, 2019
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California: Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Reforms, but Voting Rights Wait for 2020

By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of ...

By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of reforms to its criminal legal system. These bills are now all on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. ...

September 21, 2019
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Bill to Repeal One-Year Sentence Enhancement Passes Assembly

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|Date: September 13, 2019
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Bill to Repeal One-Year Sentence Enhancement Passes Assembly

Senate Bill 136 repeals a commonly used, expensive, and ineffective one-year sentence enhancement that is ...

Senate Bill 136 repeals a commonly used, expensive, and ineffective one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior prison or felony jail term that an individual has served (From Press Relea ...

September 13, 2019
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Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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Legislature Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bills

California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release – Senator Nanc ...

California Legislature OKs SB 310, ‘The Right to a Jury of Your Peers’ (From Press Release – Senator Nancy Skinner) - The California Legislature today approved Senate Bill 310, also known as “The Righ ...

September 12, 2019
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California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

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|Date: August 27, 2019
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California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

One of the big questions is the prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose evidence to criminal defenda ...

One of the big questions is the prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose evidence to criminal defendants and for the first time, the California Supreme Court ruled, that law enforcement agencies c ...

August 27, 2019
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In Liberal California, a Crusader against Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: August 22, 2019
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In Liberal California, a Crusader against Criminal Justice Reform

Assemblymember Jim Cooper is pushing to roll back changes that have successfully reduced incarceration. b ...

Assemblymember Jim Cooper is pushing to roll back changes that have successfully reduced incarceration. by Jessica Pishko In November 2017, Sacramento County District Attorney Ann-Marie Schubert, Demo ...

August 22, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

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|Date: August 13, 2019
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SF Judge Grants 1437 Petition, Two Men Expected to Be Released upon Re-Sentencing

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewa ...

San Francisco - In what is believed to be the first of its kind, San Francisco County Judge John K. Stewart ruled that the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, during an evidentiary h ...

August 13, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: July 22, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put num ...

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put numerous people behind bars for murders they did not commit. Yet six months after the new state la ...

July 22, 2019
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AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2019
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AG’s Office Argues SB 1437 is Constitutional in Opposition Brief in Appellate Case

Across the state there has been a battle over the constitutionality of SB 1437. The bill became law on J ...

Across the state there has been a battle over the constitutionality of SB 1437. The bill became law on January 1, and it eliminates the possibility of charging people with first degree murder in crim ...

July 15, 2019
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New ‘Restorative Justice’ Program Promises to Reduce Crime, Save Taxpayers Money

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|Date: July 11, 2019
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New ‘Restorative Justice’ Program Promises to Reduce Crime, Save Taxpayers Money

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It was, no doubt, an unusual State Capitol ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It was, no doubt, an unusual State Capitol press conference – a county prosecutor hawking a program to keep criminals out of jail, and inm ...

July 11, 2019
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Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

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|Date: July 11, 2019
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Legislation to End Discrimination against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registry Passes Assembly Committee

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a s ...

L Sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and Equality California, SB 145 puts a stop to LGBTQ youth going on the sex offender registry, when similarly situated straight youth d ...

July 11, 2019
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Use of Force Bill Can’t Come Soon Enough – Families Report Teens ‘Terrorized’ by Police

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|Date: July 09, 2019
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Use of Force Bill Can’t Come Soon Enough – Families Report Teens ‘Terrorized’ by Police

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The State Legislature sent controversial “u ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The State Legislature sent controversial “use of force” legislation designed to reduce the number of peace officer killings of Californian ...

July 09, 2019
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Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk

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|Date: July 09, 2019
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Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk

AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation rest ...

AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation restricting law enforcement’s use of force on Monday. AB 392, authored by Assemblymembers Shirley N ...

July 09, 2019
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Resolution Would Designate Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Highway Passes Legislature

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|Date: July 06, 2019
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Resolution Would Designate Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Highway Passes Legislature

(From Press Release) - Today, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 66, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguia ...

(From Press Release) - Today, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 66, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), cleared its final hurdle in the California State Legislature. The bill pas ...

July 06, 2019
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Landmark Police Transparency Law Requiring the Release of Body Camera Footage Begins July 1

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|Date: June 30, 2019
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Landmark Police Transparency Law Requiring the Release of Body Camera Footage Begins July 1

(From Press Release) – Effective July 1, 2019, California law enforcement must release body camera foota ...

(From Press Release) – Effective July 1, 2019, California law enforcement must release body camera footage within 45 days of a critical incident, as required under AB 748 by Assemblymember Phil Ting ...

June 30, 2019
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