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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will ...

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no longer use survivors' DNA in unrelated crimes after district attorney Chesa Boudin pressured ...

March 16, 2022
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Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: January 30, 2022
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Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

January 30, 2022
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Chicago Police Misconduct Could Result in Citizen Settlements Monday of More Than $14 Million

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|Date: January 24, 2022
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Chicago Police Misconduct Could Result in Citizen Settlements Monday of More Than $14 Million

By Emma Kantor CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago City Council Finance Committee is set to vote on a variety of se ...

By Emma Kantor CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago City Council Finance Committee is set to vote on a variety of settlements this week—totaling more than $14 million—as a result of misconduct by Chicago Police ...

January 24, 2022
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Judge Denies Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence on Cup Used by Accused in Police Interview; Defense Claimed Client Denied Water on 6-Hour Trip, then Coerced to Drink

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|Date: November 27, 2021
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Judge Denies Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence on Cup Used by Accused in Police Interview; Defense Claimed Client Denied Water on 6-Hour Trip, then Coerced to Drink

By Gwynneth Redemann WOODLAND, CA- Judge David Rosenberg here in Yolo County Superior Court last week den ...

By Gwynneth Redemann WOODLAND, CA- Judge David Rosenberg here in Yolo County Superior Court last week denied a motion by the defense to suppress DNA evidence collected from a cup used by Lot Guerra du ...

November 27, 2021
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Looking Back: The Multi-Faceted Human Costs Of Wrongful Conviction

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|Date: October 31, 2021
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Looking Back: The Multi-Faceted Human Costs Of Wrongful Conviction

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

October 31, 2021
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Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

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|Date: June 13, 2021
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Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

June 13, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

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|Date: April 04, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

April 04, 2021
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Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2

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|Date: September 27, 2020
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Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The West ...

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as well as across the c ...

September 27, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presu ...

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presumption of innocence until proven guilty – at least in theory. And if we end up tossing the cha ...

July 21, 2019
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Exonoree Blasts Trump for 1989 Ad

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2015
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Exonoree Blasts Trump for 1989 Ad

Back in 1989, Donald Trump took out a full page ad calling for the death penalty in the case of the Centr ...

Back in 1989, Donald Trump took out a full page ad calling for the death penalty in the case of the Central Park Five. In his ad, he wrote, “How can our great society tolerate the continued brutalizat ...

August 21, 2015
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Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”

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|Date: July 07, 2015
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Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”

This part two of Judge Alex Kozinski’s article on legal system reform and prosecutorial misconduct. Back ...

This part two of Judge Alex Kozinski’s article on legal system reform and prosecutorial misconduct. Back in February, he, along with two others judges, expressed frustration and anger that California ...

July 07, 2015
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Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1

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|Date: July 06, 2015
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Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1

Judge Alex Kozinski is probably not the most likely reformer – he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit of A ...

Judge Alex Kozinski is probably not the most likely reformer – he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in 1985, at the age of 35, by President Ronald Reagan. Back in February, he, along with ...

July 06, 2015
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Council to Weigh in on Chiles Ranch Project

My View: Some People Are Angry, but Anger Is Useless Unless the Energy Is Channeled

Guest Commentary: To Achieve True Reproductive Justice in California, We Must Look Beyond Roe v. Wade

83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

Asian American-Pacific Islander Opposed CA Education Bill; Calls It Too ‘Symbolic’

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Pro-Choice Groups Predict Domino Effect

Judge Finds Man Must Stand Trial for Assault after Alleged Dispute Over Cell Phone

Commentary: Will Davis Really Be Fine without Serious Changes?

Supreme Court Gun Ruling Injects New Life into State Gun Efforts

Guest Commentary: Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Blasts SCOTUS Rulings

Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions

Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions

Chicago Police Misconduct Could Result in Citizen Settlements Monday of More Than $14 Million

Chicago Police Misconduct Could Result in Citizen Settlements Monday of More Than $14 Million

Judge Denies Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence on Cup Used by Accused in Police Interview; Defense Claimed Client Denied Water on 6-Hour Trip, then Coerced to Drink

Judge Denies Motion to Suppress DNA Evidence on Cup Used by Accused in Police Interview; Defense Claimed Client Denied Water on 6-Hour Trip, then Coerced to Drink

Looking Back: The Multi-Faceted Human Costs Of Wrongful Conviction

Looking Back: The Multi-Faceted Human Costs Of Wrongful Conviction

Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2

Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2

Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

Exonoree Blasts Trump for 1989 Ad

Exonoree Blasts Trump for 1989 Ad

Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”

Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”

Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1

Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1

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