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Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option

March 26, 2025 1:54 pmMarch 27, 2025 10:49 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....

Santa Clara County Judges Line Up with DA on Death Sentence Reversal

November 25, 2024 3:05 pmNovember 25, 2024 3:05 pm

By Ron Matthias and Dolores Carr Since August, local judges have been nullifying murderers’ death sentences one by one. But there’s a problem: The law the judges have been relying on to reduce those death sentences doesn’t apply to death...

Kamala Harris: Pattern of Contempt for Voters and the Law

July 22, 2024 2:22 amJuly 22, 2024 2:23 am

This article was originally published March 22, 2019. The author, Roger Canfield, suggested The Globe republish it – for context today. We agree. Sen. Kamala Devi Harris has declared herself unalterably opposed to the death penalty, but some critics, left...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Constitution Article I

May 24, 2024 2:30 amMay 24, 2024 2:31 am

How many sections does Article 1 have? This article contains thirty-two sections. What does Article 1 relate to? It relates to the declaration of rights. Are certain individual rights protected by the state Constitution? Section 1 states that all people...

Polly Klaas Convicted Murderer Getting Resentencing Hearing Friday

April 3, 2024 12:25 pmApril 4, 2024 6:59 pm

This article has been updated, below. After running for governor on a vow to uphold California voters’ support of the death penalty, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in March 2019, shortly after taking office, that he would grant reprieves for all...

LA Times’ Passive-Aggressive DA Race Coverage

February 27, 2024 12:48 pmFebruary 27, 2024 12:48 pm

The Los Angeles Times wants District Attorney George Gascon to be re-elected. They said so themselves directly in their January endorsement of Gascon. But they’ve also said it in a number of other ways and, also, by not saying anything...

LA DA Candidates Q&A, Part Two: Law Enforcement and the Death Penalty

January 29, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 31, 2024 7:22 am

This is part two of a continuing series of questions and answers with the candidates for Los Angeles District Attorney. When Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference to announce an inter-agency law enforcement task force to tackle the issue...