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Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’

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|Date: May 20, 2023
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Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’

By The Vanguard Staff MARTINEZ, CA – Gang charges against four men were dismissed Friday by Contra Costa ...

By The Vanguard Staff MARTINEZ, CA – Gang charges against four men were dismissed Friday by Contra Costa Superior Court Judge David Goldstein under the California Racial Justice Act, ruling “county p ...

May 20, 2023
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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

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|Date: February 28, 2023
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SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the first motion of its kind to be granted an evidentiary hearing, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Alexandra Gor ...

February 28, 2023
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Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

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|Date: January 21, 2023
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Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prose ...

The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County. By Robert Ponce Long before I joined the ACLU, I was just a skinny ...

January 21, 2023
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Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act

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|Date: November 02, 2022
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Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act

By Alyssa Eng RIVERSIDE, CA – Two individuals in Riverside County are challenging prosecutors’ decisions ...

By Alyssa Eng RIVERSIDE, CA – Two individuals in Riverside County are challenging prosecutors’ decisions to seek the death penalty, using the California Racial Justice Act. As of 2020, the CRJA allows ...

November 02, 2022
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Orange County D.A. Sued by ACLU, Others after Failing to Provide Access to Public Records

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|Date: October 23, 2022
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Orange County D.A. Sued by ACLU, Others after Failing to Provide Access to Public Records

By Britney Cao SANTA ANA, CA – The Orange County District Attorney, Todd Spitzer, was sued this week by C ...

By Britney Cao SANTA ANA, CA – The Orange County District Attorney, Todd Spitzer, was sued this week by Chicanxs Unidxs de Orange County, the ACLU Foundations of Southern California and Northern Calif ...

October 23, 2022
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Racial Justice Act Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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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 sentenci ...

The California Racial Justice Act will prohibit the use of race, ethnicity or national origin in sentencing and convictions The criminal justice system disadvantages people of color at every step of t ...

August 10, 2020
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A Discussion on Hate – Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community in Davis

Guest Commentary: Densifying Davis – A Four-Part Strategy

Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing

GeminiBio Opens New State-of-Art Biotech Facilities in West Sacramento

Steinberg Latest to Back Cabaldon for Senate

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Race Is at the Root

California Assembly Approves ‘HOME Act’ to End ICE Grabbing Immigrants as They Are Released from State Custody

REPORT: 2023 Amendments to New York Bail Reform Provides Judges More Discretion

Alameda County ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney

Project Submitted for the Hibbert Site

Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’

Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’

SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations

Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act

Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act

Orange County D.A. Sued by ACLU, Others after Failing to Provide Access to Public Records

Orange County D.A. Sued by ACLU, Others after Failing to Provide Access to Public Records

Racial Justice Act Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee

Racial Justice Act Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee

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