Tag: jeff adachi
Federal Judge Rules on San Francisco Settlement to Eliminate Cash Bail Ahead of 2020 Ballot Initiative
Once again, officials in California are taking the law into their own hands. San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and national law nonprofit Equal Justice Under Law have reached a settlement to eliminate the cash bail schedule in San Francisco. The...
California Supreme Court Is Implementing Bail Reform Act Prior to 2020 Ballot Initiative
The California Supreme Court has already started to implement the policies of Senate Bill 10, The California Bail Reform Act, which would have taken effect on Oct. 1, 2019, and eliminates the cash bail system. But they jumped the gun....
In Jeff Adachi Case, a Tale of Two Different Autopsies
Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died suddenly in February from a case of acute mixed drug toxicity exacerbated by a previously-unknown coronary disease. That’s the official line from the autopsy conducted by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office,...
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Bail, But CA Still In Legal Bail Limbo
For four years activist Plaintiffs lawyers have been suing smaller cities arguing that the existing bail system is unconstitutional because it violates the principle of equal protection under the law. In San Francisco, such a lawsuit claims, ““Wealthy arrestees purchase...
Former Police Union Leader Slams Late San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi
The former leader of San Francisco’s police union has criticized public reaction to the death of former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, suggesting the late attorney was not deserving of the warm public accolades and media attention he received...