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Murderers Seek to Overturn Convictions Under California’s Racial Justice Act

November 3, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 3, 2025 3:15 pm

Four condemned murderers are asking the California Supreme Court to overturn their convictions and death sentences claiming that racial prejudice influenced the jury verdicts against them. In 2020 the California Legislature passed AB 2542, called the Racial Justice Act (RJA),...

Facial Recognition Legislation in California

March 4, 2023 6:53 pmMarch 6, 2023 9:59 am

Two new bills in the California Legislature were substantially amended on March 2 to deal with facial recognition technology. They are AB 642 by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and AB 1034 by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City). AB...