California legalized recreational cannabis more than two years ago, but thousands of people still have felony pot convictions on their records. This affects their ability to find employment, attend school, and obtain loans or housing. On February 25, 2019, San...
The days of states and municipalities relying on civil forfeiture to make ends meet may be coming to an end. In a rare unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on February 20th that the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive fines, as per the Eighth Amendment,...
Criminal justice advocates touted the end of cash bail as a way to remedy the fact that poor people had to stay in jail while the affluent went free. While the idea was good in theory, now that many states have abolished cash bail, it turns out that another factor is...
Yuba County DA to decide if prosecutors should retry case against self-proclaimed Rastafarian church leader Appeal-Democrat by Rachel Rosenbaum, February 21, 2019 After two and a half days of deliberation, a Yuba County jury could not agree on a verdict in the...
Whether it’s 23andMe, Ancestry.com or another online DNA database, people are flocking to these sites. They want to learn more about their ethnic heritage and discover distant – or in the case of adopted individuals, close – family ties. However, those interested in...
