President Trump’s three picks to fill 9th Circuit Court vacancies in California didn’t get confirmed in 2018, which means he will have to renominate them next year.
Sen. Ted Cruz has long pushed changes to prevent keep violent offenders from getting out early. In the final days of the Congressional calendar, the Texas Republican got his way, something criminal justice reform advocates hope will bring other reluctant conservatives on board.
Larry Wallace, a top staff member to US Senator Kamala Harris, resigned on Dec. 5, 2018, after The Sacramento Bee inquired about a harassment settlement related to his work at the California Department of Justice.
Prosecutors charged four people — including a former top lawyer for Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian firm that helped dictators, drug lords and the ultra-wealthy hide their cash — with financial crimes.
Jeffrey Epstein avoided a lifetime sentence for underage human and sex trafficking and abuse. Learn how the deal drafted by then prosecutor Alexander Acosta and Epstein’s defense team made the charges go away.
The conservative megadonor is better-known for pushing a controversial social agenda aimed at Republican primary voters in Texas. But Dunn’s bid to make criminal justice reforms a part of mainstream conservative ideology could wind up helping his party find the new supporters it needs in 2020.
Kelley Paul, who is married to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, has stepped into an advocacy role to push efforts to improve the criminal justice system. She says too many people are in prison on drug charges and lives are ruined.
The detention earlier this week in Monaco of a Russian oligarch who seemingly overpaid for a Donald Trump’ mansion in Palm Beach in 2008 is bringing renewed focus on the Russian’s empire, shell companies and relationships.
Idaho is in between “judicial emergencies,” as its two federal district court judges cannot handle all of the state’s civil cases. A bill adding a third judgeship could help, but wouldn’t take effect until 2021.
Sen. Kamala Harris has been building Democratic allies using the contentious confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, in yet another sign she’s getting ready for a presidential run in 2020.
California just enacted a law requiring police to obtain parental consent before taking DNA samples from minors during routine street stops. Many states have no such restrictions, allowing “DNA dragnets” of bystanders, including teenagers.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has railed against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for months, but in her own measured way. That’s not good enough for frustrated activists.
Republicans have repeatedly called for investigations into who leaked Christine Blasey Ford’s letter that accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, focusing particularly on Sen. Dianne Feinstein. But there’s a problem with that.
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said California Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other Democrats gave him the assurances he needed to move forward with the request for the FBI investigation on Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Sen. Lindsey Graham had kept quiet during Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony. But by the time it was his turn to speak during Brett Kavanaugh’s rebuttal, the South Carolina Republican did not hold back.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said, “Some of you were lying in wait, and had it ready,” referring to the letter Christine Blasey Ford sent California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Sen. Lindsey Graham is doing everything he can to make sure Brett Kavanaugh gets confirmed to the Supreme Court, risking accusations of insensitivity to women in the process.
Investigators are using DNA analysis and basic genealogy to find relatives of potential suspects, in the hope that these “familial searches” will crack cold cases.
