ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’
By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2020 state…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom
By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin…
Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG
By Molly O’Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan…
‘Racial Justice Act for All’ Legislation Introduced in State Legislature, Would Protect More People
By Kalea Heller and Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL – Effective solutions to combating systemic racism in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG
By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
Racial Justice, Slavery Reparations, and a Police Shootings Bill by Senator Dodd Signed by the Governor
Legislation Made Law by Governor Wednesday Designed to Make CA Leader in Addressing Racial Injustice By Jose…
Racial Justice Act Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee
The California Racial Justice Act will prohibit the use of race, ethnicity or national origin in sentencing…
CA Fair Juries Act Introduced in Legislature to Expand Jury Pools
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – CA State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) re-introduced legislation yesterday that would expand…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
Racial Justice Act Introduced in Legislature to End Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Assemblymember Ash Kalra officially introduced the California Racial Justice Act, a landmark bill that addresses racial discrimination…
Addressing Incarceration, Extreme Sentencing, and Structural Racism in Our Criminal Legal System
Last week the Justice Collaborative held an all-day seminar, the Justice Guarantee Event in San Francisco. At…