Red Light Tickets

13 years ago

A new decision just came out regarding the admissibility of those pesky red light ticket photographs. In People v. Khaled,…

Unamimous Win at the Supreme Court – GPS Tracking Devices Violate Privacy Right

13 years ago

A huge win at the Supreme Court today. In a much awaited case, the Supreme Court held 9 to 0…

Martin Luther King’s Dream

13 years ago

As we commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King, I think about how far we’ve come, and how far we…

Domestic Violence, Even Sheriffs are Accused of It.

13 years ago

Have you heard the news? The person elected the Sheriff of San Francisco, Ross Mirkarimi, is under investigation for domestic…

Murder is Murder

13 years ago

With legislation pending that, if passed, would end the death penalty in California, and the growing chorus of people who…

Eyewitness Errors

13 years ago

According to data by the Innocence Project, eyewitness misidentification played a role in over 75% of criminal convictions that were…

Prosecutor without a conscience

13 years ago

The criminal-justice system in Lake County, Illinois is coming under increasing scrutiny. It’s not just the DNA exonerations. It’s that…

Pepper spraying peaceful protesters

13 years ago

The image of college students sitting with their arms locked on the campus green, while swaggering police officers dowsed them…

Sending children to prison

13 years ago

MSNBC aired a documentary last night called “Young Kids, Hard Times” about children in an adult prison in Iowa. Children,…

The King of Pop Couldn’t Sleep

13 years ago

I lay awake last night thinking of the last days of Michael Jackson, who himself lay awake unable to sleep…