Law & Information
Do People Really Confess To Crime They Did Not Commit?
You might say to your self "I would never admit to a crime that I did not confess….no matter what the police did or say to me". While that might be true for you, it is definitely not true for many people. Experts in the field have studied "false confessions" for over 100 years. There are numerous shocking examples of people coming forth to confess to crimes they did not…
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If My Name Was Placed On the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) Before I Turned 18 Can I Get It Removed? (CPC 11169 and 11170)
Recently, the California Legislature made changes to California Penal Code 11169 and 11170, which requires the Department of Justice to maintain information about you on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) if you have been investigated or suspected of child abuse or severe neglect. Previously, the law required the Department of Justice to maintain information about you on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) even if you were suspected of…
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If You Go To Prison You Can Expect Inferior Medical Care And The Federal Court Just Ruled That Was Okay
If it wasn't bad enough that you may be headed to State Prison. Now the Federal Court of Appeals has said that you are not entitled to the same level of medical care as an ordinary. In a recent decision handed down by a 2 to 1 vote in the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeal it was decided that if you sue a medical physician who works in a…
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Law Change Expands Custodial Parents Rights To Two Additional Phone Calls After They Have been Arrested (PC 851.5)
Under California Penal Code section 851.5, you must be allowed to make three completed phone calls within three hours after you have been arrested. Further, if you are a custodial parent you are entitled to make two additional phone calls to arrange for the care of any minor children. The right to make these telephone calls to arrange for child care is allowed regardless of your immigration status. Due to…
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Rabbi Freed From Custody After Seven Months For Refusing To Testify Before Federal Grand Jury
Rabbi Moshe Zigelman, an orthodox rabbi was called to testify before the grand jury as a witness in a federal prosecution. He refused to testify citing the Jewish principle of "mesira" which forbids Jews from testifying against other Jews in a court of law. When the rabbi refused to testify a federal judge placed him in custody for almost seven months. However, a Los Angeles judge recently reversed the order…
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School Districts Are Putting GPS Tracking Devices In Student ID’s
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in prior cases that students do not have the same rights when they are on campus than they do in other locations. This means that school administration can search student lockers without the need for probable cause or a warrant. It also means that student's free speech rights are more limited when they are on campus. Schools can regulate what type of non-school…
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Therapists Challenge New “Gay Change Therapy Law” In Federal Court
Governor Brown recently signed into California law a bill that will make it unlawful for therapists to attempt to change the sexual orientation of persons in California through the use of what is referred to as "reparative therapy". This type of therapy attempts to "treat" homosexuals in an attempt to convince them to change their sexual orientation. The new law outlaws such therapy and subjects therapists who employ this "reparative…
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New Los Angeles Law Requires Porn Actors To Wear Condoms
In what is being called a major victory for the health of those who work in the Adult Entertainment industry, the voters of Los Angeles County approved Measure B which requires all Adult Entertainment actors to wear condoms in any film that they make in Los Angeles County. The new law will carry strict fines for violations. Many in the industry are greatly concerned that this new law will negatively…
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Romney Finally States He Will Not Reverse Obama Executive Order On Undocumented Youth Path To Legal Status In United States
After months of refusing to answer the question, finally yesterday Romney stated that if he were elected he would not reverse President Obama's executive order granting millions of young adults a chance to obtain a work permit for a two year period as a first step to legal status in the United States. Romney was quoted as saying he would not feel right taking away something that these people had…
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Will I Be extradited to another state if I have a warrant for my arrest in that state and I have come to California to live?
The answer to that question depends upon why the warrant was issued for your arrest in the "other state". If the other state issued a warrant for your arrest for a felony matter then it is highly likely that state will issue an "extradition warrant" for your arrest. They will send the warrant to all the other 49 states in the United States. If you are stopped by a police…
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