Civil Rights
What is California AB 2799 (the Bill Restricting Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Trials)?
Discrimination in the jury selection process is an ongoing reality within the American criminal justice system, but measures have been taken for over a century to address the issue at both the national and state levels.
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified in 1868 and 1870, respectively,
Korematsu v. United States was ‘Gravely Wrong the Day it Was Decided’
Even though Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944)-which condoned the forced relocation of all persons of Japanese ancestry in certain West coast zones during World War II pursuant to Executive Order 9066-was broadly criticized for decades within the legal profession and by American society at large, it was
Say yes to “Time-Served” Deal, Say Goodbye to Wrongful-Incarceration Claim
Taylor v. Cty. of Pima,
2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 1545 (9th Cir., January 17, 2019)
This case addresses the scenario where a defendant was pretty obviously wrongfully convicted, but then cuts a time-served deal to get out of custody. Can he still seek civil justice? Not to spoil the
