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Class Incarceration Has Become a Prominent Factor in Mass Incarceration by Charles "Keith" Wampler Although the issue is not even close to being resolved, the United States has, in recent years, made some noticeable progress on the issue of racial disparity in our criminal justice system. Regardless of what research …
California Court of Appeal Vacates Former NFL Star’s Rape Conviction Because Prosecutor’s Racial Statements During Closing Constituted ‘Racially Discriminatory Language’ in Violation of Racial Justice Act by Phillip Wasserman, J.D. by Phillip Wasserman, J.D. The Court of Appeal of California, Sixth Appellate District, held that the prosecution’s statements during closing …
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Surveilling the Harms of Electronic Monitors by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson The U.S. has a dark carceral history that has led to its maintenance of one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. Advocates for electronic monitoring (“EM”) have often made the claim that it could reduce …
California Court of Appeal: Statistical Evidence Showing Racial Disparity Combined With Evidence Showing Non-Minority Defendants Charged With Lesser Crimes Establishes Prima Facie Case Under California Racial Justice Act by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, held that “if a defendant provides …
Monroe County Office of Mental Health & Rochester Police Dept., NY, Presentation on Excited Delirium, 2024 Monroe County Office of Mental Health & Rochester Police Department Psychological behaviors • Paranoia • Delusional • Agitation • Cannot follow commands • Emotional changes • Disoriented • Hallucinations • Looks like \\just snapped" …
FBI Visit to Oklahoma Woman in Response to Social Media Post Sparks Debate on Free Speech by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott On March 19, 2024, an Egyptian-Muslim woman in Oklahoma filmed an encounter with FBI agents who visited her home to discuss social media posts. The video …
Brief • March 4, 2024
Howard v. The County of Essex, NJ, Complaint, Discrimination, 2024 ESX-L-001515-24 03/04/2024 2:00:00 AM Pg 1 of 26 Trans ID: LCV2024562192 LURETHA M. STRIBLING, ESQ. 1030 South Avenue West, Suite 1A Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (908) 403-0113 Attorney for the Plaintiff Attorney ID No. 008452004 LMStribling@verizon.net IDESHA HOWARD SUPERIOR COURT …
Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023
Natural Language Processing Software Can Identify Biased Jury Selection, Has Potential to Be Used in Real Time During Voir Dire by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies published a ground-breaking study out of Cornell University that proves prosecutors question Black venire persons in …
People of Maine at Forefront of Battle to Keep Government Security Apparatus in Check by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The people of Maine have made a bold step in corralling the “unaccountable power of fusion centers” with the passage of HP 947, An Act to Increase the Transparency and …
Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023
Facial Recognition Software Gives Unreliable Results with Black Individuals and Leads to Unlawful Arrests by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Two faculty members at Georgia State University in Atlanta in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology wrote in the May 18, 2023, edition of Scientific American Technology …
Computing Fear in Black and Brown Communities by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Over 50 years ago, fear of crime was even then associated in the minds of the governing bodies with Black and brown communities. An effort to combat crime based on that fear spurred the creation of …
Brief • August 16, 2023
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Judgment, Discrimination, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-06584-PKC-SJB Document 49 Filed 08/16/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 364 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. Civ. Action No. 1:22-cv-06584 Plaintiff, v. Judge Pamela …
California Court of Appeal Announces ‘Plausible Justification’ as Standard for Claiming Entitlement to Discovery Under Racial Justice Act of 2020 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, vacated a trial court’s denial of a criminal defendant’s …
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
A Brief History of K-9 Units in Law Enforcement by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The history of canine use in modern day policing began in the 1950s and ‘60s as a response to the “Negro problem” and has been used as a tool to “civilize the savagery of …
Article • March 16, 2023
It’s Time for Jaywalking Laws to Take a Hike by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The crime of jaywalking becomes more and more uncommon as communities across the nation push to have the charge decriminalized or abolished. Jaywalking is a term started around 1910-1920 as a means of denigrating …
Study Finds DNA Similarities Among Look-alikes by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD A recently published study shows that “doppelgängers” — unrelated strangers who look eerily similar — don’t just share looks; they have similar DNA. The advent of social media and ubiquitous cellphone cameras has resulted in some …
Investigation Delays Let Cops Kill Again by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Outrage at police killings of unarmed Black men ebbs and flows with the rhythm of short news cycles and shorter attention spans, but each new tragedy that ignites protests and calls for reform seems to push the needle …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Corporations Voice Support for Black and Brown People as They Found Cop City by Carlo Difundo by Carlo Difundo In the wake of the George Floyd murders, large corporations publicly expressed solidarity with the oppressed even as they privately funded massive police projects. America spends up to $100 billion each …
Brief • February 8, 2023
Johnson v. The City of New York, NY, Report and Recommendation, Retaliation, 2023 Case 1:16-cv-06426-KAM-VMS Document 255 Filed 02/08/23 Page 1 of 133 PageID #: 8867 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------ x MICHAEL JOHNSON, : : Plaintiff, : : -against: : THE CITY OF NEW …
Brief • November 23, 2022
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
Ballew v. City of Pasadena, CA, Order Re Motion for Summary Judgment, Racial Discrimination, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-00712-FMO-AS Document 167 Filed 11/23/22 Page 1 of 62 Page ID #:2988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 CHRISTOPHER A. BALLEW, 11 …
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