The COVID-19 pandemic represented a major legal test for religious freedom and the limits of Free Exercise.
The San Diego County Public Defender Office is facing lawsuits from two former deputy public defenders who say they were the victims of discrimination and retaliation.
U.S. District Judge David Carter refused to approve a settlement agreement Monday between LA County and the LA Alliance for Human Rights over homelessness.
The policy allows the agency to delete social media comments that are deemed irrelevant or “factually inaccurate,” and essentially for any reason at all.
Los Angeles County will fork over nearly $50 million to settle four lawsuits and a legal claim arising from alleged misconduct by LA County sheriff’s officials.
The DOJ found that “custodial informants in the Orange County Jail system acted as agents of law enforcement to elicit incriminating statements from defendants represented by counsel, and that for years Orange County Sheriff deputies maintained and concealed systems to track, manage, and reward those custodial informants. The evidence also reveals that Orange County prosecutors failed to seek out and disclose exculpatory information regarding custodial informants to defense counsel.”
In a 4-1 vote last week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to increase its own pay by 36%. The increase will take effect June 4.
Los Angeles County has 60 days to transfer some 280 youths out of the Barry J. Nidorf and Central juvenile halls following a decision by state regulators on Tuesday.
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $306.5 billion revised budget proposal Friday amid a shortfal