Posts Tagged ‘federal court’
One year after Proposition 47’s passage, is it working in the Bay Area?
As the one-year anniversary of Prop. 47’s passage approaches, many people working in the state’s legal system are evaluating its effectiveness.
Read MoreTwelve years after the Riders, a long legal process is reaching its final stage
Twelve years ago, the arrest of four police officers known as the “Riders” who were accused of planting evidence and making false arrests, shocked Oakland residents and prompted a civil lawsuit against the city. Now, the long legal process that the case set in motion is reaching its final stages.
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