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State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails

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|Date: July 03, 2020
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State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Public Defender ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Public Defender Office filed a nearly 400-page pleading document June 29 – made available exclusively to THE V ...

July 03, 2020
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‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence

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|Date: June 03, 2020
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‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence

By Michael Frye SAN FRANCISCO – In a virtual hearing before the California Supreme Court Tuesday, attorne ...

By Michael Frye SAN FRANCISCO – In a virtual hearing before the California Supreme Court Tuesday, attorney Cliff Gardner argued that Scott Peterson did not have a fair trial more than 15 years ago—tha ...

June 03, 2020
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Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California

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|Date: May 08, 2020
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Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California

The justices of the Supreme Court of California reviewed a direct appeal from the appellant, Alfred Flore ...

The justices of the Supreme Court of California reviewed a direct appeal from the appellant, Alfred Flores, III, who was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death, and up ...

May 08, 2020
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California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case

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|Date: April 03, 2020
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California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case

By Nancy Martinez and Juan Garcia Urrutia LOS ANGELES - On April 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of California ...

By Nancy Martinez and Juan Garcia Urrutia LOS ANGELES - On April 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of California affirmed the decision of the trial court in the case against James Michael Fayed. The trial co ...

April 03, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: February 20, 2020
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CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requ ...

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requests for the Fourth District Appellate court decisions on two cases opinions that ruled Senate ...

February 20, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

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|Date: January 16, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepp ...

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepping down on August 31, which provides Governor Gavin Newsom his first court vacancy to fill. Ju ...

January 16, 2020
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California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2019
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California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

One of the big questions is the prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose evidence to criminal defenda ...

One of the big questions is the prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose evidence to criminal defendants and for the first time, the California Supreme Court ruled, that law enforcement agencies c ...

August 27, 2019
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Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2019
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Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

A few weeks after Governor Gavin Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty, there are signs that publi ...

A few weeks after Governor Gavin Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty, there are signs that public opinion is starting to shift. A poll by the Public Policy Institute of California was just r ...

March 29, 2019
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My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2019
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My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

In the waning days of Governor Jerry Brown’s tenure as Governor, he disappointed some local residents wit ...

In the waning days of Governor Jerry Brown’s tenure as Governor, he disappointed some local residents with his appointments to the Yolo County Bench that lacked diversity. However, on the whole ...

January 05, 2019
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Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

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|Date: November 15, 2018
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Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

(From Press Release) - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for assoc ...

(From Press Release) - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Joshua Groban, 45, of Los Angeles, has served as ...

November 15, 2018
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Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2015
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Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

When Attorney Dennis Riordan filed his motion for a new trial that will be heard by Judge David Rosenberg ...

When Attorney Dennis Riordan filed his motion for a new trial that will be heard by Judge David Rosenberg on Tuesday, his argument is that “the controlling legal framework for virtually every aspect o ...

April 27, 2015
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Cases Increase Exponentially at CA Mens Colony – 0-100 in 1-Week Period – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CDCR

Alameda County Jail’s COVID-19 Coverup – Quarantined Housing Units Released In Advance Without Explanation – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December

Supreme Court Sides with California Jail on COVID Matter in Another 5-4 Decision

Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

Reimagining LA County: Taking $$ from Police to Transform Low-Income Communities

Iowa Governor Restores Right to Vote for Those Convicted of Felonies

Lawyer Convinces Defendant to Switch Plea in Preliminary Hearing

Caught, Defendant Waives Rights, Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm

State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails

State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails

‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence

‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence

Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California

Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California

California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case

California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case

CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling

California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

California Supreme Court Decision Major Ruling on Transparency of Police Misconduct

Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

Opinion on the Death Penalty Shifting; Two California Supreme Court Justices Slam the State of the Death Penalty

My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

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