Hello, Anyone Home? Cell Phones and the Right to Privacy

14 years ago

The California Supreme Court came down with a very controversial decision this month. In People v. Diaz the court decided…

Oakland Councilman DeLaFuente Dodges DUI Charges

14 years ago

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced yesterday the decision not to bring criminal charges against Oakland City Council Member…

Trail-Blazing Not for Prosecutors

14 years ago

The Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the conviction of Prabhat Goyal of fifteen counts of security…

Federal Pleas Waiving Right to DNA Testing

14 years ago

Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice is scrapping a policy, put in place during the Bush…

Twists And Turns in Jail Credits

14 years ago

Due to prison overcrowding and the budget crisis, the California legislature acted last year to shorten prison and jail sentences.…

About all those paroleees reoffending

14 years ago

The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday about a study released by the California Department of Corrections about paroled felons. The…

Changes to the Penalty for Pot Possession

14 years ago

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just signed a law which takes effect immediately reducing the penalty for pot possession. This comes on…

Grand Theft has Just Gotten More Grand!

14 years ago

For as long as anyone can remember, petty theft was the theft of property valuing $400 or less. That made…

U.S. Congress Improves Federal Crack-Cocaine Sentencing

14 years ago

During the summer, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-220, became law. This long overdue reform reduces the…

Repealing Capital Punishment

14 years ago

Oakland state senator Loni Hancock has announced that she will be introducing legislation to ban the death penalty in California.…