Monday, August 31, 2015

Death Penalty Oral Argument: Procedural Debate Belies Anger at State's Dysfunction

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This morning, the Ninth Circuit (Judges Graber, Rawlinson and Watford) heard oral argument in Jones v. Davis (formerly Jones v. Chappell )....

Today! Live Argument in Jones v. Davis

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Starting at 10am, Jones v. Davis, the case in which the death penalty in California was declared unconstitutional because of the delays, str...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Upcoming Event! Juveniles in Adult Institutions

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We're happy to invite you to a film screening and discussion of juveniles doing time in adult prisons. RSVP via this link .
Friday, August 14, 2015

Jones v. Chappell Oral Arguments Coming Up at the Ninth Circuit

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Remember Jones v. Chappell ? At the time we were very excited: A federal District Court judge, Judge Cormac Carney of Orange County, decla...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Death Penalty Unconstitutional

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Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional, in a broad retroactive decision that removed all 11 inmates f...
Friday, August 7, 2015

Good News on Health Care for Transgender Inmates

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Today a settlement was reached in Quine v. Brown, a case involving housing and healthcare for transgender inmates. The Transgender Law Cente...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: 50,000 New Voters in 2016!

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Just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act , a legal team comprised of various rehabilitation and reentry organizati...