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OC Judge Rules DA Spitzer Violated Racial Justice Act on Chilean Remarks
13+ min ago (1651+ words) The ruling stems from the prosecution of Jorge Danilo Navarretecorvalan, a Chilean national charged with residential burglary and related offenses. After months of briefing and a multi-week evidentiary hearing, Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Cassidy concluded that portions of…...
California Court Rejects Huntington Beach's Latest Housing Law Challenge
42+ min ago (667+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " A California court has rejected the City of Huntington Beach's latest legal challenge to state enforcement of housing law, marking another courtroom defeat for the city in its ongoing dispute with the state over compliance with housing planning…...
Judge Upholds $100 K Bail for $800/Month Earner, Conflicts Kowalczyk
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (440+ words) The accused faces domestic violence-related felony charges involving a complaining witness and his stepdaughter. The state alleged the accused threatened his family's physical safety while under the influence of methamphetamine and destroyed property inside their shared home. At the start…...
COURT WATCH: Co-Worker, Father and Digital Forensics Expert Testify in Carlos Dominguez Retrial
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (1023+ words) WOODLAND, Calif. " Testimony in the murder retrial of former UC Davis, student Carlos Reales Dominguez continued Wednesday as jurors heard additional testimony from the defendant's father, a former co-worker who described alarming behavioral changes and a digital forensics expert who…...
Dominguez Father Testifies on Son's Declining Mental State, Upbringing
2+ hour ago (1322+ words) WOODLAND, Calif. " The father of former University of California, Davis, student Carlos Reales Dominguez testified Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court, describing his son's upbringing, family life and what he said was a steady deterioration in Dominguez's mental state before…...
Brooklyn Property Manager Faces Assault Charges Over Occupancy Dispute
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (293+ words) BROOKLYN, N. Y. " A 48-year-old woman is facing assault, criminal mischief and harassment charges after a dispute with a man she says had been living in her apartment without authorization, according to testimony presented Wednesday in Kings County Criminal Court. The incident…...
Capitalism Is Anti-Family
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (479+ words) That's a feature. The system requires both parents to work more and more hours so the owner-class can increase profits. It forces them to spend less time with their children. It cannot be pro-family. It can only be anti-family. Since…...
Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Rejects Trump Administration's Constitutional Challenge
1+ day, 51+ min ago (1268+ words) WASHINGTON " The U. S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship for children born in the United States regardless of whether their parents are in the country lawfully or temporarily, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to narrow…...
Meditations: Is this the darkest night of the human soul?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (795+ words) I once heard an eminent astronomer proclaim: "The universe doesn't care if we exist, and it won't care if we go away." If you've spent any time alone in the wilderness, you know that's true physically." But is the cosmos…...
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Women's Sports, Liberal Justices Warn of Far-Reaching Constitutional Consequences
1+ day, 41+ min ago (842+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " In one of the most consequential LGBTQ rights decisions since its ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County six years ago, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may constitutionally restrict girls" and women"s school sports to biological females, holding…...