On November 7, one day after Californians passed Prop 35, the ballot proposition on human trafficking, the ACLU filed a…
Here’s how I plan to vote on the initiatives on the California ballot that involve criminal justice. Prop 34 –…
Proposition 35 (“Californians Against Sexual Exploitation” or “SAFE”) has an appealing title and a goal with which no one can…
In 2006 California voters passed Prop 83 known as “Jessica’s Law.” Jessica’s Law makes it illegal for registered sex offenders…
Judge Carol Brosnahan, a well respected Alameda Superior Court judge, just issued a decision of which we can all be…
In Graham v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court held that sentencing a juvenile convicted of a non-homicide crime to life…
The complicated web of laws in California banning “assault weapons” can leave well-intentioned and law-abiding gun owners scratching their heads.…
Initial data was released by the Chief Probation Officers of California about “Realignment.” Realignment was the radical sentencing reforms passed…
Last year I wrote about a path-setting decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court finding that the criminal procedures for…
The Supreme Court ended the 2012 term with the must-anticipated federal health care law decision. But the High Court also…