Assemblymember Phil Ting Archives

New SF Bill Would Compensate Low-to-Moderate-Income Jurors and Increase Jury Diversity

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|Date: February 25, 2023
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New SF Bill Would Compensate Low-to-Moderate-Income Jurors and Increase Jury Diversity

By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Assemblymember Phil Ting has introduced a new state bill, “Be The ...

By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Assemblymember Phil Ting has introduced a new state bill, “Be The Jury CA” (AB 881), that would effectively compensate low-to-moderate-income jurors $100 per day ...

February 25, 2023
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Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

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|Date: March 07, 2022
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Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Three weeks after revelations emerged that the San Francisco Police we ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Three weeks after revelations emerged that the San Francisco Police were using crime victim’s DNA to match against other crimes, Senator Scott Wiener has introduced ...

March 07, 2022
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Governor Signs Measure to Hike Juror Pay to $100 a Day in SF Pilot Project – Goal Is to Increase Economic and Racial Diversity of Juries

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|Date: October 13, 2021
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Governor Signs Measure to Hike Juror Pay to $100 a Day in SF Pilot Project – Goal Is to Increase Economic and Racial Diversity of Juries

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A state legislative attempt to make juries more reflective of t ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A state legislative attempt to make juries more reflective of the community – to be tried out first in San Francisco – became a possibility last Friday when G ...

October 13, 2021
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Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

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|Date: September 03, 2021
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Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pilot bill that impacts just San Francisco, but ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pilot bill that impacts just San Francisco, but could have future implications statewide, passed the legislature this week and will head to th ...

September 03, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 121: Be the Jury – Pilot Would Pay Jurors $100 a Day to Serve

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|Date: August 23, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 121: Be the Jury – Pilot Would Pay Jurors $100 a Day to Serve

One of the biggest problems in the criminal legal system is that the notion of being tried by a jury of o ...

One of the biggest problems in the criminal legal system is that the notion of being tried by a jury of one’s peers has been discarded. A large number of people of color await trial in the system onl ...

August 23, 2021
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New SF Bill Would Compensate Low-to-Moderate-Income Jurors and Increase Jury Diversity

New SF Bill Would Compensate Low-to-Moderate-Income Jurors and Increase Jury Diversity

Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

Governor Signs Measure to Hike Juror Pay to $100 a Day in SF Pilot Project – Goal Is to Increase Economic and Racial Diversity of Juries

Governor Signs Measure to Hike Juror Pay to $100 a Day in SF Pilot Project – Goal Is to Increase Economic and Racial Diversity of Juries

Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 121: Be the Jury – Pilot Would Pay Jurors $100 a Day to Serve

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 121: Be the Jury – Pilot Would Pay Jurors $100 a Day to Serve

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