Category: Politics

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

The events at the Capitol last month were one of the lowest moments in the history of this country, certainly the lowest I have ever witnessed in my lifetime. It seems

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. This last year certainly feels like we packed about a decade into 12 months. Even if you leave out the pandemic, it

On December 7th, George Gascon was sworn in as the 43rd District Attorney of Los Angeles. While Gascon campaigned on a progressive platform and brought his

Okay, I know I said I would just write about the elections that impacted criminal justice, but the Presidential, and more specifically, the Vice Presidential election

Election day 2020 was a mixed bag, but obviously the biggest prize was won. We will finally be rid of this national shame in the White House. As usual, you can find

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating an absolutely unprecedented crisis in the criminal justice system. Across California, courts have largely responded by limiting

I have not written here about politics in a while. And I am not really doing so now. Instead, I’m writing about procedure, which just so

I watched an amazing documentary on Netflix yesterday, “Knock down the House.” The movie follows four candidates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, and Paula

After almost two years of waiting, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is finally over and his 400 page report has been submitted to the Department of