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Commentary: Legalization of Pot Leads to Resumption of War on Drugs?

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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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
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Becerra Fails to Hold Orange County DA Accountable for Snitch Scandal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Becerra Fails to Hold Orange County DA Accountable for Snitch Scandal

Scandal and Failure to Hold Official Accountable Highlight the Failed Prosecutorial Oversight System It h ...

Scandal and Failure to Hold Official Accountable Highlight the Failed Prosecutorial Oversight System It has been nearly five years since Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders spoke in ...

April 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Criminal Charges Against PG&E the Way to Go?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Commentary: Is Criminal Charges Against PG&E the Way to Go?

A US District Judge, William Alsup, has ordered PG&E to determine if it played any role in the deadly ...

A US District Judge, William Alsup, has ordered PG&E to determine if it played any role in the deadly Camp Fire – which killed 88 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes, nearly completely destro ...

January 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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A Look at the Crime Data Report

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|Date: July 16, 2018
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A Look at the Crime Data Report

(From Press Release) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released five annual criminal justice rep ...

(From Press Release) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released five annual criminal justice reports that provide law enforcement agencies and the public with statewide data on criminal justi ...

July 16, 2018
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AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2017
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AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreement ...

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with various police agencies nationwide which were under scrutiny for various incidents. A va ...

April 05, 2017
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My View: Doesn’t Look Good This Time for Daleiden to Avoid Criminal Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2017
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My View: Doesn’t Look Good This Time for Daleiden to Avoid Criminal Prosecution

Back in June, a judge dismissed the last of the charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who we ...

Back in June, a judge dismissed the last of the charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who were indicted in January 2016 by a Harris County Grand Jury on charges of tampering with governme ...

April 01, 2017
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Attorney General Becerra Joins Amicus Brief in Defense of Transgender Rights

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2017
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Attorney General Becerra Joins Amicus Brief in Defense of Transgender Rights

Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 18 state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief s ...

Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 18 state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting transgender rights in the United States Supreme Court in Gloucester County School Boa ...

March 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Jeff Sessions Must Now Tell America the Whole Truth

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|Date: March 03, 2017
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Jeff Sessions Must Now Tell America the Whole Truth

By Faiz Shakir Before answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on 10 January, then-Sen. Je ...

By Faiz Shakir Before answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on 10 January, then-Sen. Jeff Sessions raised his hand and pledged an oath to tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothin ...

March 03, 2017
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California Joins 15 State Attorneys General in Opposing President Trump’s Unconstitutional Travel Ban

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|Date: February 07, 2017
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California Joins 15 State Attorneys General in Opposing President Trump’s Unconstitutional Travel Ban

(From Press Release) - Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Nin ...

(From Press Release) - Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in State of Washington v. Trump, a case opposing the Trump Adm ...

February 07, 2017
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California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2017
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California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder

In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin ...

In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced on Wednesday that they are hiring former ...

January 05, 2017
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AG’s Office Opens Investigation into Excessive Force and Misconduct against Kern County Law Enforcement

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|Date: December 23, 2016
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AG’s Office Opens Investigation into Excessive Force and Misconduct against Kern County Law Enforcement

(From press release) Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today opened separate civil pattern or practice in ...

(From press release) Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today opened separate civil pattern or practice investigations into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Bakersfield Police Department. Cali ...

December 23, 2016
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Brown Appoints Becerra as California’s Next Attorney General

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2016
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Brown Appoints Becerra as California’s Next Attorney General

When Kamala Harris won California’s Senate race to replace Barbara Boxer, that left a vacancy at the Atto ...

When Kamala Harris won California’s Senate race to replace Barbara Boxer, that left a vacancy at the Attorney General's Office. Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday chose to fill that seat by naming Cong ...

December 02, 2016
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Justice Watch: Nominees Raise Civil Rights Concerns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2016
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Justice Watch: Nominees Raise Civil Rights Concerns

Thirty years ago, the Senate rejected a bid by Jeff Sessions to become a federal judge. Now nominated as ...

Thirty years ago, the Senate rejected a bid by Jeff Sessions to become a federal judge. Now nominated as attorney general, the senate focuses on Senator Sessions’ record on issues of race, policing an ...

November 19, 2016
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AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2016
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AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement

While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats ...

While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats earlier this session, California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris has backed a key measure that ...

June 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Text Message Scandal Goes Deep, Involving More Than 200 Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2016
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Text Message Scandal Goes Deep, Involving More Than 200 Cases

Last year, San Francisco officials conducted an investigation revealing that at least five police officer ...

Last year, San Francisco officials conducted an investigation revealing that at least five police officers, long-time officers, were texting racist and anti-gay messages to each other. However, earli ...

April 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Adachi Asks AG’s Office to Probe SFPD

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|Date: April 06, 2016
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Adachi Asks AG’s Office to Probe SFPD

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Tuesday urged the California Attorney General to open a civil ...

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Tuesday urged the California Attorney General to open a civil rights investigation into the San Francisco Police Department’s practices. In a letter sent Tue ...

April 06, 2016
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AG Implements Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice

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|Date: November 18, 2015
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AG Implements Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice

(From AG Press Release) - In the wake of recent events in California and across the nation that highlight ...

(From AG Press Release) - In the wake of recent events in California and across the nation that highlight the need for building trust between law enforcement and the communities they are sworn to serv ...

November 18, 2015
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My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2015
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My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?

In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in Californi ...

In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in California have reversed long-standing trends of falling crime rates. At the same time, many have argue ...

October 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Attorney General on Community Policing and Restoring Trust

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|Date: August 11, 2015
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Attorney General on Community Policing and Restoring Trust

The following remarks were delivered on Monday by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch at Community Policing ...

The following remarks were delivered on Monday by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch at Community Policing Roundtable in Pittsburgh Restoring trust where it has eroded is one of my top priorities as At ...

August 11, 2015
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