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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

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|Date: July 08, 2021
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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast ...

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast looked at George Gascón– the current LA district attorney—as a case study for the wave of progr ...

July 08, 2021
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Guest Commentary: DAs Warn Anti-Fraud Voting Laws Threaten Public Safety

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|Date: June 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: DAs Warn Anti-Fraud Voting Laws Threaten Public Safety

By Andrew Warren and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Democracy is under attack in the United States, with policymake ...

By Andrew Warren and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Democracy is under attack in the United States, with policymakers in nearly every state using fear-mongering and misinformation to fan the flames of efforts t ...

June 21, 2021
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Norfolk Elects Prosecutor Who Says Crime Is a ‘Symptom of Structural Racism’

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|Date: June 11, 2021
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Norfolk Elects Prosecutor Who Says Crime Is a ‘Symptom of Structural Racism’

Virginia’s primaries on Tuesday saw Ramin Fatehi clinch the Democratic nomination for Commonwealth Attorn ...

Virginia’s primaries on Tuesday saw Ramin Fatehi clinch the Democratic nomination for Commonwealth Attorney in Norfolk, the site of a major showdown over reform in 2019. He is unchallenged in November ...

June 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The Successes and Shortcomings of Larry Krasner’s Trailblazing First Term

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|Date: May 18, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The Successes and Shortcomings of Larry Krasner’s Trailblazing First Term

Philadelphia’s top prosecutor has made good on promises to reduce incarceration in the city. His re-elect ...

Philadelphia’s top prosecutor has made good on promises to reduce incarceration in the city. His re-election bid will be a litmus test for the progressive prosecutor movement he helped start. By Joshu ...

May 18, 2021
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Texas County District Attorney Stirs Things Up with Progressive Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: April 14, 2021
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Texas County District Attorney Stirs Things Up with Progressive Criminal Justice Reform

By Esha Kher AUSTIN, TEXAS - Travis County District Attorney José Garza has announced the creation of a H ...

By Esha Kher AUSTIN, TEXAS - Travis County District Attorney José Garza has announced the creation of a Homicide and Major Crimes Unit, and an updated set of sentencing principles in a letter highligh ...

April 14, 2021
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Commentary: Once Again the Media Fall for the Reisig Reform Rhetoric

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|Date: April 13, 2021
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Commentary: Once Again the Media Fall for the Reisig Reform Rhetoric

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County, CA - Here we go again. In 2018, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, facing wh ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County, CA - Here we go again. In 2018, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, facing what would become a tight reelection bid, was declared by the local paper to be the most progress ...

April 13, 2021
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PA Supreme Court Upholds Prosecutorial Discretion

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|Date: March 28, 2021
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PA Supreme Court Upholds Prosecutorial Discretion

By William McCurry PHILADELPHIA, PA – District Attorney Larry Krasner late last week praised a unanimous ...

By William McCurry PHILADELPHIA, PA – District Attorney Larry Krasner late last week praised a unanimous decision by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court that, according to the DA, confirms: “We have ...

March 28, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 97: Pima County Attorney Laura Conover

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|Date: March 15, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 97: Pima County Attorney Laura Conover

Everyday Injustice checks in with Laura Conover who was elected in the fall as Pima County Attorney in Ar ...

Everyday Injustice checks in with Laura Conover who was elected in the fall as Pima County Attorney in Arizona. She talks about her first few months on the job, what she has been able to accomplish an ...

March 15, 2021
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SF District Attorney Boudin, Other Progressive District Attorneys Share Challenges as Progressive Prosecutors

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|Date: March 13, 2021
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SF District Attorney Boudin, Other Progressive District Attorneys Share Challenges as Progressive Prosecutors

By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin discussed various obstacles he must ...

By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin discussed various obstacles he must overcome – outside and inside his own District Attorney Office – as a progressive prosecutor c ...

March 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for DA Associations to Stop Standing in the Way of Reform

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|Date: February 26, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for DA Associations to Stop Standing in the Way of Reform

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Tyler Yeargain Last week, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón — the h ...

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Tyler Yeargain Last week, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón — the head of the largest DA’s office in the nation — resigned from the California District Attorneys ...

February 26, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 93: Mike Schmidt Talks Portland Protests

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|Date: February 22, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 93: Mike Schmidt Talks Portland Protests

Mike Schmidt won the Willamot District Attorney position last summer, preparing to take over in January, ...

Mike Schmidt won the Willamot District Attorney position last summer, preparing to take over in January, when the outgoing incumbent resigned and he was appointed to start immediately. Right after his ...

February 22, 2021
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Commentary: Chesa Is Not a ‘Pro-Crime Prosecutor’ and Here’s Why

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|Date: February 10, 2021
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Commentary: Chesa Is Not a ‘Pro-Crime Prosecutor’ and Here’s Why

By Alana Bleimann and Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO - Over the past several weeks the fire under Chesa Boudi ...

By Alana Bleimann and Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO - Over the past several weeks the fire under Chesa Boudin has intensified and become hotter. Many independent and large newspapers have made claims tha ...

February 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Stop the Attempt to Derail D.A. George Gascón’s Criminal Justice Reforms

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|Date: January 29, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Stop the Attempt to Derail D.A. George Gascón’s Criminal Justice Reforms

by Erwin Chemerisnky and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Deputy district attorneys in Los Angeles County are trying ...

by Erwin Chemerisnky and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Deputy district attorneys in Los Angeles County are trying hard to undermine the efforts of George Gascón, who was elected Los Angeles County district att ...

January 29, 2021
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Fresno DA Rips Progressive Justice Reforms Instituted by Los Angeles DA Gascón, Calling Policies ‘Twisted’ and ‘Extreme’

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|Date: January 26, 2021
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Fresno DA Rips Progressive Justice Reforms Instituted by Los Angeles DA Gascón, Calling Policies ‘Twisted’ and ‘Extreme’

By Kalea Heller FRESNO– Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp strongly criticized Los Angeles Co ...

By Kalea Heller FRESNO– Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp strongly criticized Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s progressive criminal justice reforms as “extreme” and “t ...

January 26, 2021
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Current, Former Elected U.S. Prosecutors Back LA DA Gascón, Oppose Lawsuit Opposing Criminal Justice Reforms

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|Date: January 18, 2021
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Current, Former Elected U.S. Prosecutors Back LA DA Gascón, Oppose Lawsuit Opposing Criminal Justice Reforms

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – More than 65 current and formerly elected prosecutors from across the U.S. ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – More than 65 current and formerly elected prosecutors from across the U.S. have filed an amicus brief in support of criminal justice reforms by newly-elected LA District ...

January 18, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Progressive Prosecutor Kim Foxx Takes Action Towards Reform

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|Date: January 12, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Progressive Prosecutor Kim Foxx Takes Action Towards Reform

By Anika Khubchandani and Danae Snell CHICAGO — Born and raised in Cabrini Green, a neighborhood on the ...

By Anika Khubchandani and Danae Snell CHICAGO — Born and raised in Cabrini Green, a neighborhood on the northside of Chicago, Kimberly M. Foxx saw “the impact of crime, violence, and poverty” growing ...

January 12, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Portland’s D.A. Mike Schmidt Brings Reform to an Epicenter of Anti-Racist Movement

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|Date: January 11, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Portland’s D.A. Mike Schmidt Brings Reform to an Epicenter of Anti-Racist Movement

By Jose Medina PORTLAND, OR – With Portland being one of the epicenters for the anti-racist movement, ne ...

By Jose Medina PORTLAND, OR – With Portland being one of the epicenters for the anti-racist movement, new Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt had his work cut out for him when he was appo ...

January 11, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit Deborah Gonzalez Announces Criminal Justice Reforms

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|Date: January 10, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit Deborah Gonzalez Announces Criminal Justice Reforms

By Lauren Smith GEORGIA - Deborah Gonzalez, the first Latina DA in Georgia and first female Puerto Rican ...

By Lauren Smith GEORGIA - Deborah Gonzalez, the first Latina DA in Georgia and first female Puerto Rican District Attorney in the U.S., announced a series of criminal justice reforms that took effect ...

January 10, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Philly Progressive Prosecutor Larry Krasner Turns Heads and Receives Backlash

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|Date: January 09, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Philly Progressive Prosecutor Larry Krasner Turns Heads and Receives Backlash

By Alana Bleimann and Sally Kim PHILADELPHIA - Declared a “rogue” and “radical” prosecutor by many, Larry ...

By Alana Bleimann and Sally Kim PHILADELPHIA - Declared a “rogue” and “radical” prosecutor by many, Larry Krasner is demonstrating what some call mercy and understanding to thousands of Philadelphia r ...

January 09, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Boston Progressive DA Faces Pushback in Policies by Opponents

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|Date: January 08, 2021
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PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Boston Progressive DA Faces Pushback in Policies by Opponents

By Linhchi Nguyen and Carlin Ross BOSTON – Even after two years on the job, Suffolk County District Attor ...

By Linhchi Nguyen and Carlin Ross BOSTON – Even after two years on the job, Suffolk County District Attorney Raechel Rollins continues to battle against pushback by her opponents as she attempts to di ...

January 08, 2021
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