The analysis found that in these challenged cases, prosecutors tried to remove Black jurors nearly 75% of the time and Latinx jurors roughly 28% of the time. For potential white jurors, this happened in less than 1% of challenged cases.

It is illegal in California to record a cell phone conversation without the consent of everyone on the line, the state Supreme Court says in a unanimous ruling that gives a boost to consumer lawsuits against phone solicitors.

(Subscription required) Thomas V. Girardi’s national stature allowed the alleged wrongdoing to penetrate into popular culture in a way most attorney scandals do not.

“Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 522 individuals have been released a total 680 times on $0 bail,” the DA’s office said in a news release. “Of those released on $0 bail, 41.8% have been rearrested at least one time, the highest percentage thus far during the $0 bail period.”