After a Week On Job, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins Fires 15 People
Brooke Jenkins, who was sworn in as San Francisco’s interim district attorney last week after Chesa Boudin was ousted in a recall...
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Jul 15, 20222 min read
As Gascon Faces Recall, He Says 'People Don't Care About Data'
George Gascón was elected district attorney of Los Angeles County in 2020 with 54 percent of the vote. “I won handsomely,” he reminisced....
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Judge Throws Progressive Prosector Off Teenage Robbery Rampage Case
In May 2021, 19-year-old Kevin Valle and another young man hurled rocks through the windows or doors of closed businesses, stepped inside...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 23, 20222 min read
Federal Judge Rules Law Profs Can Disclose Prosecutor Complaints
A federal court ruling vindicated First Amendment rights and upheld the use of one of the only effective means of holding prosecutors...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 14, 20222 min read
After Boudin Loss, Critics Seek More Recalls As Other Liberals Prevail
When San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted in a recall vote, his loss was a setback for a national movement to remake...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Progressive Prosecutor Candidates Do Well In Two N. CA Counties
While voters ousted San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, progressive prosecutors were leading or winning in nearby Alameda and...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 11, 20222 min read
Ingredients In Boudin Loss Included Thin Mandate, War With Police
The ouster of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in a recall election is a cautionary tale for progressives, says the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Soros PAC Still Contributing To Progressive Prosecutor Campaigns
A district attorney’s race in Maine wasn’t generating much attention until a political action committee linked to a deep-pocketed liberal...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20222 min read
In Loss For Progressive Prosecutors, S.F. Voters Oust Chesa Boudin
San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, one of the nation's most progressive prosecutors,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Can Independent D.A. Schubert Prevail in California AG Primary?
On paper, Anne Marie Schubert could be a Democrat. An openly gay mother of two from a left-of-center state, she describes herself as...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Tuesday Test For San Francisco's Progressive Prosecutor Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin declared his 2019 election victory a call by voters for radical change. He promised to do...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Progressive Prosecutors Get More Pushback Than Ever
Once again, a California Democrat complains that Republicans and big-money donors are trying to overturn the will of the voters by...
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Crime and Justice News
May 23, 20221 min read
San Francisco Sees $5M Go Into Efforts To Recall DA Boudin
Ahead of California's June 6 primary election, San Francisco residents and special-interest groups are witnessing a record-setting influx...
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Crime and Justice News
May 6, 20222 min read
Grand Jurors Call St. Louis Prosecutor Conduct 'Reprehensible'
Seven people who served on a special grand jury that indicted an investigator in an invasion of privacy case against former Missouri Gov....
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Recall Drives Against CA DA's Show How Crime Rates Stymie Reform
In liberal San Francisco and Los Angeles, serious efforts are under way to recall left-leaning district attorneys who have not even...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Rural CO Progressive Prosecutor Faces Opposition From Victims
Alonzo Payne was an unlikely district attorney candidate in rural southern Colorado. His campaign featured vows that had swept in a wave...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20222 min read
High Vacancy Rates At Prosecutors' Offices Across The Nation
District attorneys’ offices across the U.S. are struggling to recruit and retain lawyers, with some having vacancy rates of up to 16...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20222 min read
St. Louis Prosecutor To Get Reprimand In Probe of Ex-Governor
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel acknowledging mistakes...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 4, 20222 min read
NY Prosecutors Leaving Amid Tougher Laws, Low Salaries
New York City prosecutors are leaving in droves, citing pandemic burnout, low salaries and two laws that fundamentally changed the nature...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Critics Blame Criminal Justice Leniency For Homeless Killings
More than a year before police accused Gerald Brevard III of carrying out deadly shootings targeting five homeless men in D.C. and New...
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