Vol. 24 No. 3- Federal Court Issues Tentative Order to Release 40,000 and 60,000 Inmates from State Prisons
Federal Court Issues Tentative Order to Release 40,000 and 60,000 Inmates from State Prisons As you may know, the Prison Release Litigation, in the Coleman and Plata cases, concluded testimony on December 19, 2008. Closing arguments were on February 3 and 4, 2009 and the Court then took the matter under submission. Immediately after the […]
Vol. 24 No. 3- Re: Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara
Re: Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara February 9, 2009 We are pleased to inform you that the California Supreme Court unanimously overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision in the captioned case. The Supreme Court ruled that “insofar as the Court of Appeal held that plaintiff must receive an affirmative offer of formal immunity from criminal […]