S.F. case leads court to strike down part of California sentencing law
A California law that was supposed to provide safeguards against excessive prison sentences by giving juries the power to ...
77 officials were recalled in 2024—higher than the 10-year average
Michigan had the most officials targeted for recall in 2024 with 70, followed by California with 65. Michigan also led the ...
‘Cheap political attacks’: S.F. DA’s criticisms of judges rile legal community
It’s not unusual for lawyers to criticize judges who rule against them. But San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins ...
National Review5y
Justice Sotomayor Celebrates San Francisco’s New District Attorney Chesa Boudin
I’ll leave it to others to debate the merits of San Francisco’s new district attorney Chesa Boudin, who (according to this San Franciso Examiner article) won election in the face of “intense ...
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ANALYSIS: San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins’ Media Attacks on Judges May Be Ethics Violations, Some in Legal Profession Charge
In an X statement from Jan. 31, 2025, DA Jenkins wrote, “This week a felony case for petty theft with two or more prior ...
Metro Times2y
The myth of violent, liberal cities
It’s funny how narratives work. After San Francisco voters recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Washington Post columnist James Hohmann called the vote “the latest wake-up call for ...
Well-heeled group that backed recall of Alameda County DA Pamela Price ended year $700,000 in debt
Supporters of Recall Pamela Price was formed in September 2023 and quickly became the financial driver behind the official recall campaign targeting Price. That campaign, called Save Alameda for ...
National Review2y
Let’s Recall Sotomayor’s Strange Praise for Chesa Boudin
Given the focus of Bench Memos, I will leave it to others to explore the lessons to be drawn from San Francisco voters’ thrashing recall of progressive district attorney Chesa Boudin.
Mercury News14d
Crime and Public Safety
an East Bay political consultant who worked on the unsuccessful 2022 campaign to keep San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin in office. In his three decades of political work across the Bay ...
Politico2y
Live Analysis
Up north, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is defending his record in a recall election with national implications for the the politics of public safety. Ballots are being cast in six ...
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HANAKO’S TRAGEDY: ‘Progressive prosecutor’ loses post; debate on U.S. justice rages
SAN FRANCISCO—The recall election that would determine the fate of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was held on June 7. Boudin’s supporters had gathered at a restaurant overlooking ...
Wall Street Journal2y
California Primaries: Chesa Boudin Recalled in San Francisco
In California’s primary elections on Tuesday, San Francisco voted to recall progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Gov. Gavin Newsom will face Republican Brian Dahle in November elections ...