By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider CONTRA COSTA – For defendant Nah Duc Hoang, the uncertainty of COVID-19 cases in state prisons, not the merits of his case, kept him imprisoned...
By Nicholas Domenici SACRAMENTO – A little bit of a law school lesson follows below in the case of Shawn Kelly, a man who was freed here last week in Sacramento County Su...
After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to expand his actions to other cities....
In all of this discussion over University Commons, there is not sufficient recognition of a very simple fact—the University Mall is dying. It has actually been dying for...
Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentences. On Monday, Senator Scott Wiener along with co-sponsor Assembl...
By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their mansion’s lawn at passing peaceful protesters almost a month ag...
By Kelsey Kitzke SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco’s first post-COVID criminal jury trial began Monday morning for judge, jury, lawyers, and defendant on an alleged burglary ch...
Implausible Witness Testimony Lead to Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – In 1997, an individual fired his gun into an apartment, killing one and leaving four...
By Nickolas Gardner SACRAMENTO– Last month, an altercation between Jason Diaz and an unnamed victim ended with Diaz striking the man with a metal pole—at least that...
By Taric Mansour SACRAMENTO – When Citrus Heights police officers responded to a disturbance phone call they found a woman inside pleading for her life. It was the mother...
Three local grassroots organizations, Yolo People Power, Envisioning Justice Partnership-West Sacramento, and Three Sisters Gardens have launched an online petition which...
Ten days ago, legislators and reformers gathered at San Quentin to call for Governor Newsom to release prisoners in following recommendations from public health experts t...
When the school district made their decision last week to not re-open physical schools I was relieved. Believe me—I know that distance learning is suboptimal and it will...
Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on Friday Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate the shoot...
by Mary Martinez My name is, Maria Martinez, and am the External Vice President of ASUCD. Davis is in a desperate housing shortage, making it difficult for students to af...
The following is a statement by the California Legislative Black Caucus on the passing of John Lewis and CT Vivian Sacramento – Our nation was dealt a crushing blow with...
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – “I feel that I can represent myself better than anybody else can.” Defendant Jesse Rayburn made this bold statement at his arraignment in Sac...
By Zhuoshan Liu NEW JERSEY – New Jersey recently announced controversial legislation that would dramatically increase the transparency of police officers in the state, an...
Spencer Mitchell Received Life Sentence Without Evidence Implicating Him By Nicholas Gardner BROOKLYN – Earlier in July, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office along...
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – There are all sorts of weapons defendants here in Sacramento County Superior Court have been accused of using to cause mayhem, injury and de...