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Protesters in Front of SF Court, Angry at Loftus Appointment, Lack of Action on Police Shootings

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|Date: October 22, 2019
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Protesters in Front of SF Court, Angry at Loftus Appointment, Lack of Action on Police Shootings

A small handful of protesters took to the front of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco Monday, protestin ...

A small handful of protesters took to the front of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco Monday, protesting the first day of District Attorney Suzy Loftus’ tenure – having been appointed by Mayor Londo ...

October 22, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

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|Date: October 07, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

If You Are Looking for Progressive Prosecution and Transformative Change, Look to the Grassroots like Kra ...

If You Are Looking for Progressive Prosecution and Transformative Change, Look to the Grassroots like Krasner, Rollins, Caban, Johansson, and Chesa Boudin It is an interesting article in the NY Times, ...

October 07, 2019
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ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

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|Date: October 06, 2019
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ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

(From ACLU Press Release) - oday in an unforeseen move, Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidat ...

(From ACLU Press Release) - oday in an unforeseen move, Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidate, Suzy Loftus, to be the interim San Francisco District Attorney following the premature resig ...

October 06, 2019
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Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

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|Date: October 04, 2019
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Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

A move by San Francisco’s outgoing District Attorney, George Gascón, sets up a few very interesting moves ...

A move by San Francisco’s outgoing District Attorney, George Gascón, sets up a few very interesting moves. It could have a profound impact on both San Francisco’s office as well as that of Los Angeles ...

October 04, 2019
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A New Wave of Prosecutorial Transparency

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|Date: June 13, 2019
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A New Wave of Prosecutorial Transparency

By the Appeal It should be news to no one that prosecutors are supremely powerful and have played an outs ...

By the Appeal It should be news to no one that prosecutors are supremely powerful and have played an outsize role in mass incarceration, but what can be done? Until the public knows what prosecutors a ...

June 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

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|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Y ...

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County District Attorney since 2007, struck back with the help of a local editorial, claimi ...

March 18, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 3 ...

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 392, an exception is outgoing San Francisco DA George Gascon. Under AB 392 introduced by Assembl ...

March 15, 2019
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SF DA Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

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|Date: February 09, 2018
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SF DA Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

By Taylor Pendergrass It has taken decades, billions of dollars, and thousands of laws to turn the United ...

By Taylor Pendergrass It has taken decades, billions of dollars, and thousands of laws to turn the United States into the largest incarcerator in the world. This system also imposes on millions of peo ...

February 09, 2018
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Commentary: How Many Bad Apples Does It Take?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2016
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Commentary: How Many Bad Apples Does It Take?

It seems like whenever we run a story about a police officer or a group of police officers accused ...

It seems like whenever we run a story about a police officer or a group of police officers accused of misconduct, that, if there is no defense for the officers’ actions, the defense quickly shi ...

April 05, 2016
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Justice for Mario Woods: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation of the SFPD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2016
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Justice for Mario Woods: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation of the SFPD

by Alan Schlosser Today, the ACLU of Northern California and the ACLU Disability Rights Program sent a le ...

by Alan Schlosser Today, the ACLU of Northern California and the ACLU Disability Rights Program sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) urging a federal pattern and practice investigation ...

January 30, 2016
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Is Risk Assessment The Key to Reducing Incarceration?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2015
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Is Risk Assessment The Key to Reducing Incarceration?

In an op-ed this week in the Huffington Post, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon wrote, “As a ...

In an op-ed this week in the Huffington Post, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon wrote, “As a prosecutor and chief law enforcement leader with more than 30 years of service, I believe it is ...

October 17, 2015
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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2015
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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

As all the trouble was unfolding in Baltimore, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi held his annual ...

As all the trouble was unfolding in Baltimore, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi held his annual Justice Summit, and already the theme was on point – “Race and Reform.” Naturally, the speakers ...

May 02, 2015
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SF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2015
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SF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests

This week the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office held its annual Justice Summit. The theme this year ...

This week the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office held its annual Justice Summit. The theme this year was the very appropriate “Race and Reform.” The keynote speaker focused on the issue of implici ...

May 01, 2015
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Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2015
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Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire

When Ferguson took to the news last August following the shooting death of Michael Brown, few people had ...

When Ferguson took to the news last August following the shooting death of Michael Brown, few people had heard of the suburban St. Louis community, but the problems of a largely white police and city ...

April 01, 2015
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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Commentary: Do the Right Thing on the Homeless and Let the Chips Fall Where They May

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

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 18: The Unfair Prosecution of the Faires

A Crisis for Indigent Defense in Massachusetts

Chesa Boudin Talks about His Victory in San Francisco

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van

Body Camera Footage Showed Uneven Surface During DUI Assessment

Cocaine and Heroin Found in Davis Vehicle

Protesters in Front of SF Court, Angry at Loftus Appointment, Lack of Action on Police Shootings

Protesters in Front of SF Court, Angry at Loftus Appointment, Lack of Action on Police Shootings

Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

A New Wave of Prosecutorial Transparency

A New Wave of Prosecutorial Transparency

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

SF DA Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

SF DA Is Clearing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

Commentary: How Many Bad Apples Does It Take?

Commentary: How Many Bad Apples Does It Take?

Justice for Mario Woods: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation of the SFPD

Justice for Mario Woods: ACLU Calls for Federal Investigation of the SFPD

Is Risk Assessment The Key to Reducing Incarceration?

Is Risk Assessment The Key to Reducing Incarceration?

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the Right One

SF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests

SF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests

Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire

Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire

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