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Cliven Bundy Loses Bid to Represent Self in Standoff Trial
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California High Court Says Menacing Hand Gestures do Not Qualify as Criminal Threats
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California Lawmakers Consider Bill that Ends Lifetime Registration for Certain Sex Offenders
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San Diego Authorities Ordered to Return $100,000 Seized from Medical Marijuana Distributor
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Calexico ‘Dreamer’ Sues Feds After Deported to Mexico
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California Moves Slowly Toward Resuming Executions
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New Criminal Charges Filed Against Anti-Abortion Activists
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California Employers Further Restricted From Using Criminal History
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Congressman Hunter Under Criminal Investigation Over Campaign Spending
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55 Indicted in Massive North County Heroin and Meth Takedown
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Lee County Dropping Charges Against Dakota Pipeline Protestors
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Bill Would Amend California’s HIV Criminal Statutes
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Rapper ‘Tiny Doo’ and Student Aaron Harvey Sue San Diego Police for Gang Conspiracy Arrests
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Soaring Number of Computers Hijacked for Ransom
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Bill Cosby’s Attorney Files for Change of Venue
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Some California Leaders Vow to Resist Deportations Under Trump
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New California Law Prohibiting Employers from Asking about Juvenile Criminal Records Takes Effect January 1
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Eldest Bundy Son Wants Hearing to Challenge Detention Status
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Huge Online Crime Network Broken Up
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Prop 57: Voters Approve Early Inmate Release
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Leaders of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Standoff are Acquitted of Federal Charges
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California Attorney General Investigating Wells Fargo on Allegations of Criminal Identity Theft
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California Enacts Law Penalizing Secret Recordings at Planned Parenthood
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Actress Shailene Woodley Arrested for Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Experts Say No Clear Criminal Case Over Trump Tax Disclosure
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New Law May Complicate Release of Charlotte Police Video
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Convicted Low-Level Felons Could Get Voting Rights in California
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California Wants to Make it Easier to Prosecute Old Rape Cases; Passes Minimum Sentencing Law on Rape
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Accused Charleston Shooter Dylan Roof Beaten in Jail
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Yolo County: Motion to Suppress Evidence of Controlled Substance and Paraphernalia Confiscated During Illegal Stop
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Jail Let Mentally Disabled Man Starve to Death, Lawsuit Says
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Stolen Guns Fuel Underground Market for Criminals in California
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The ‘Slender Man’ Trial
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Prosecutors: Bill of Rights Should not Cover Malheur Occupiers’ Actions
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Numbers Show Increase in Assaults Against San Diego Police Officers
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New Article Sheds Light on Sexual Harassment and Assault on Women in Trucking Industry
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112 Fugitives Across Southern California Arrested in ICE Operation
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It is Now Perfectly Legal to Take Upskirt Photos in Georgia
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Federal Judges Say California Supreme Court is Jeopardizing Constitutional Rights
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Ramsey Orta, the Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death, to Serve Four Years
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California Violent Crime and Property Crime Jump Increase in 2015
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The Pre-Med Student Who Found Prince Dead Could Face Drug Charges
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Authorities Can Not Force the Homeless Off the Street
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California Bill Proposes Mandatory Sentence in Wake of Brock Turner Case
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California Bill Allows Window Smashing to Save Dogs from Hot Cars
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Family of Murdered Woman Sues City of San Francisco over ‘Sanctuary City’ Policy
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The First ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Law Enacted in the US
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Three Men Found Guilty of Conspiring to Join ISIS
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Tutor Facing Sex Crimes is Victim of Antiquated Law?
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The Bundys Argue Their Rights are Being Violated
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Texas Police Say Criminals Often Use Imitation Weapons
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Prop 47 to Blame for the Crime Surge in California and Las Vegas
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California Prepares to Green the Pot Industry
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FBI Hid Surveillance Devices Around Alameda County Courthouse
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Riverside: Unmarked Police Vehicles Will Stay That Way
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20 Arrested as Crowd Turns Violent Outside Trump Rally in California
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Sexual Assault Ruling in Oklahoma Spurs Calls to Change State Laws
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Man Accused of Setting Man Ablaze Charged With Torture
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California Judge Orders Jetblue Attendant Held Without Bail on Cocaine Charges
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Lawsuit Filed Against California’s New Ivory Ban; Criminal Penalties for Ivory Possession
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Ex-CEO for Massey Energy Sentenced to One Year for Blast that Killed 29 Men
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Americans Show Up in Panama Papers
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The U.S. Government Creates Fake University to Lure Fake Students
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Cliven Bundy’s Chosen Attorney Has Ethical Conflicts; Precluded From Case
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Lawsuit Alleges 30 Guns in Professor’s Workspace
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Unpaid Traffic Tickets in California: Can I Go to Jail?
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Law Enforcement Investigators Seek out Private DNA Databases
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Criminal and Constitutional Rights of Corporations: Apple’s Example
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Police are Now Pepper Spraying Trump Protesters
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Lincoln High School Fight Leads to Dispute Over Discipline
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Justice Sought for Robert Branch: Protests Against DA’s Bias Against Minorities
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Oregon Man Who Shot a Radio-Collared Wolf Pleads Guilty
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Ku Klux Klan Rally in Anaheim Erupts in Violence
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The FBI Can Use Dead Suspects’ Fingerprints to Open iPhones
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Navy Offering Reward for Information on Bomb Threats
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1998 Molestation Conviction Expected to be Thrown Out Due to False Testimony
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S.F. Officials Warn of Chinese New Year ‘Blessing’ Scam
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Testing Porn Stars is Not Stopping HIV
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The Latest in the Armed Oregon Standoff: Nine Others Charged
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“He Said, San Diego Unified Said”
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San Diego Court Waiver Allows Police to Search Cellphones Without a Warrant
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Legal Experts Say Governor Brown’s Parole Plan Would Lessen Plea-Bargain Power
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Uber Driver Sues Ex-Taco Bell Exec, and Vice Versa
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San Deigo Police Slow to Post ‘Stingray’ Policies
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Chipotle is Subpoenaed in Criminal Inquiry Over Norovirus Outbreak
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Gov. Brown Denies Parole For SD Officer’s Killer
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New Year’s Round Up: The Criminal Law Changes That Will Take Place in 2016
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Local Company Owners Indicted in $7M Hotel-Worker Fraud Case
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Russell Taylor, Jared Fogle’s Accomplice, Sentenced to 27 Years
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Bill Cosby Charged With 2004 Drugging, Sexual Assault Of Woman
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Hung Jury in the First of the Freddie Gray Trials
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Citrus Heights Holiday Package Thief Arrested
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An Epidemic of Questionable Arrests by School Police
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Teens Get Prison for Armed Robbery Spree; Plead Guilty to Evading Police
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Two Arrested in SGF Shoplifting Case Released
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Man Accused of Hate Crime, Arson in California Mosque Fire
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Police Search Ensues After Viral Facebook ‘Toddler Pot’ Video
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No Criminal Charges for CHP Officer Who Punched Woman Ten Times
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After Paris, LAPD Sees Terror Risk Shifting Across the City
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Man Arrested in Officer Assault During Black Friday Brawl
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U.S. Appeal Court to Hear Rasmea Odeh was Denied Fair Trial
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Sinaloa Cartel Allegedly Linked to San Diego Human Smuggler
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California Judge Will Not Seek Third Psych Report
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San Diego Competency Trial Set for Suspect in Triple Killings
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How Young Girls are Lured into Prostitution in San Diego
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What is a Record Expungement?
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Southern California Sheriff’s Department Touts Gang Enforcement Focus
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San Diego’s District Attorney Joins National Push to Lower Incarceration Rate
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Feds Launch Nationwide Synthetic Drug Crackdown
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Update on Body Cameras Worn by SDPD
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Green Beret Facing Charges for Beating Molester
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Gov. Brown Signs Legislation to Protect Minorities
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Four California Students Arrested in High School Shooting Plot
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California Weighs Banning Concealed Handguns on Campuses
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Fraud Case Alleges Hundreds of Surgeries By Non-Doctor
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Two Parents Arrested After Child Found in ‘Deplorable Conditions’
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Two Missing Boys Believed to be Abducted by Mother after Visit to California
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SANDAG Report: Crime Rate is Steady but Robberies Spike in La Jolla
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Salinas Councilman Charged With Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Felony Domestic Violence
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Bill to Increase Prison Sentences for Sex Offenders on Governor’s Desk
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Three Deputies Face Criminal Charges for the Beating of Francis Pusok
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California Bill Protects Immigrant Victims of Crime from Being Deported
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244 Arrested in Southern California Immigration Sting
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Placer Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant to Help Curb Underage Drinking
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Delays in California Death Penalty to be Decided by Higher Court
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Five in Orange County Arrested in Fraud and Identity Theft Ring
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California Teen Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Extorting Nude Photos from Underage Girls
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Fraud in California
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Former Oroville Mayor Pleads No Contest to Embezzlement
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California Stalking Laws
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Won Battle, Lost War in Cell Phone Search Case
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San Diego Cracks Down on Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries
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California Court Holds Proposition 47 Applies to Minors
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Recent Arrest of UFC Fighter Highlights Complexity of Domestic Violence Law
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Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel and Injures Joggers
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Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for “Sucker Punch”
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California Motorcyclist Charged with DUI after Fatal Pedestrian Accident
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Pier 14 Shooting Spurs Immigration Debate
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California Prosecutor May Bring Manslaughter Charges for Collapsed Balcony
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California Death Penalty Debate Back on the Table
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Law That Would Keep Violent Offenders in Prison Longer
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Field Sobriety Tests in California
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6 Young Suspects Arrested in Chula Vista for Crime Spree; 1 Still at Large
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13-Year-Old Boy Crashes into a Senior Center During Joyride
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Reckless Endangerment in California: Enhanced Sentencing for a DUI
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How Do Multiple Convictions Affect My Sentence?
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Can I Be Charged for the Same Crime Twice in Different States?
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State Legislatures Coming Down on Campus Rapes in California Universities
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California Attorney General Has Blocked Public Access to Data on Wiretapping
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Teen Who Set Cocos Fire Sentenced To Community Service
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The Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative
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San Diego Lawmakers Attempt to Address School Threats in Legislation
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California Lawmakers and SDPD Try to Address the 20 Bills Aimed at SDPD
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Senate Bill 603 Introduced to Prevent Defendants from Cross-Examining their Victims
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Evading a Police Officer: The Double Standard Created by the Supreme Court
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Adjusts Penalties for White Collar Crimes
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Protester Rights and the Bail Process
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Freddie Gray Tragedy a Lesson in Constitutional Rights
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The Infamous California “3 Strikes Law”- Which Crimes Count?
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Landmark Ruling: Police May Not Detain Traffic Violators Longer than Necessary
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Another Incident of Police Reacting Badly to Being Filmed
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Proposed CA Bill Could Protect Legal Immigrants from Drug-Related Deportation
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Francis Pusok and Walter Scott Illustrate the Continued Need to Preserve the Right to Film
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Unprecedented Criminal Case on New Revenge Porn Law
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What Does Domestic Violence Have to Do with the Family Dog?
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Gone Viral: The Story of an SDSU Student Passed Out While Driving
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Local San Diego Rapper Demands Change In Law, Days After Criminal Case Dismissed (Update)
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Proposition 47 Causes Noticeable Drop in California’s Incarceration Rate
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When does the Miranda right apply?
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Are there circumstances where Miranda rights don’t have to be read?
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Complaint Alleges SFPD Officer Broke City Law While Investigating With FBI
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Teen Suspected of Making Online Threats Through the Burnbook App
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Gang Conspiracy Case Defendant Says ‘They’ve Got the Wrong Guy’
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The Police Want Me to Voluntarily Go Down to the Station to “Answer Some Questions.” What Do I Do?
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California’s Proposed Marijuana Legislation
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Motions to Seal Vs. Motions To Expunge: What’s The Difference?
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