A chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of inmates at a federal prison in Lompoc over the ongoing health crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In a 189-page document filed in federal court earlier this month, staff attorneys with the ACLU argue conditions inside the … Read more
The pandemic brought on by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has resulted in a drop in inmates throughout California, the Sacramento Bee reports.
The Supreme Court declined to stay a lower court’s order to release more than 800 medically-vulnerable inmates from a federal prison in Ohio.
Two media advocacy groups will hold a free, public workshop on June 2 outlining California’s shield laws and how they protect news-gathering and reporting activities.
Some federal courts are slowly easing into reopening practices. In California, courts warn trials are still months away.
Kelvin Atkinson successfully argued that his health was put at risk by COVID-19 and prison officials who were not practicing safety measures.
A lawsuit brought by a Nevada inmate against prison officials over an attack has been revived by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A man who was jailed for nearly a year and a half on suspicion of distributing child pornography can proceed with a malicious prosecution claim against his arresting officer.
A Florida law requiring defendants with felony convictions to pay legal fees and other monetary judgments before being allowed to vote violates the constitution, a federal judge ruled.
Cable news giant CNN secured a small victory last week in a defamation lawsuit brought by U.S. Representative Devin Nunes of California. On Friday, a federal judge in Virginia agreed to move the lawsuit to New York after determining there was “no logical connection” between the parties and the lawsuit’s original filing in Richmond. It … Read more
Three Republican groups are suing Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court seeking to block an executive order that expanded vote-by-mail campaigns.
A federal appellate court has upheld a portion of California’s shelter-in-place order that prohibits in-person worship services at churches across the state.