As discussed here previously, Senate Bill 1437 dramatically amended the law governing murder prosecutions in California. The goal of the law was to significantly limit
On December 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, a case in which a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks is being
Access to justice is an enormous issue in our country. While we pride ourselves on being a “nation of laws,” the fact of the matter is that many people are unable
As criminal justice reform has swept the nation in the last few years, a big topic of discussion has been finding a fairer way to ensure that juries reflect an
I have talked about it before here. Qualified immunity is bad. The doctrine, created to protect police and their municipal employers from lawsuits by the US
Note: I do not usually use this space to explicitly advertise my services. Instead, it is meant as a place for people to learn about criminal justice issues and get a
Tonight at 6 pm PDT via Zoom, Attorney Frances Prizzia will be joining the FLOC Lawyers discussion, "Overcoming Barriers Part III: How Minority Attorneys in the Public
As criminal justice reform has swept the nation in the last few years, a big topic of discussion has been finding a fairer way to ensure that juries reflect an
I recently came across an online debate about the term “client control.” This is a term used by lawyers to broadly describe the ability to convince clients to
As of January 1st of this year, Penal Code section 1001.95, now allows judges in almost all misdemeanor prosecutions to grant diversion. This means that a judge
