Blog Posts in 2022

Last month, a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, leaked. With the conservative majority currently holding power on the ...

Progressive prosecutor and Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon campaigned on a promise to dramatically reform the criminal justice system. He has stood by the promise. But, in the process he ...

Effective in June of 2018, Penal code 1001.36 provides for mental health diversion, which allows a criminal defendant to receive mental health treatment and avoid a criminal conviction and jail time ...

No. Two letters. One syllable. Seems like a relatively simple word to say. And yet, as any police officer will tell you, people have a tremendously hard time saying “no” to the police. Can I talk to ...

The elections of George Gascon and Chesa Boudin as the district attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco were historic events. Both men campaigned on progressive platforms aimed at reforming the ...

The confirmation hearing for Kentaji Brown Jackson, the first African-American woman ever nominated to the Supreme Court, begins today. Judge Jackson is also the first former public defender ever ...