Family Court Reform Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
A bill that would ban California Family Courts from ordering children to reunification camps or therapy passed the Assembly today and is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, with bipartisan support.
Read full storyBill modifying State Bar’s discipline guidelines and licensing fees close to Governor’s desk
A bill that would maintain base 2024 California State Bar licensing fees for lawyers at $390 and impose new disciplinary-system requirements on the state bar and its leaders was passed through the Assembly policy committee on Tuesday.
Read full storyTwins take to social media to avoid reunification therapy after alleged abuse
Gwen and Grace Girard, 15-year-old twins are terrified of being sent to reunification therapy or a camp and made to live with their mother who they say has sexually and physically abused them since they were young girls.
Read full storyLake Tahoe prep teacher charged with felony assault and child abuse, pleads not guilty
Nicola Jane KennedyPhoto by(Acquired via Facebook) A Lake Tahoe Preparatory School teacher, Nicola Jane Kennedy, was arrested and charged with felony assault and child abuse as well as great bodily injury last January according to Placer County Superior court records.
Read full storyFamily court reform bills move through respective committees
A bill that would prohibit family courts from ordering children to reunification “treatments,” and a bill that would expand the statute of limitations on reporting domestic violence both were passed through their respective Committees last week.
Read full storyInvestigation of wealthy attorneys like Thomas Girardi
K-Fed’s attorney got DUI in 2014, another attorney gets licensed with active restraining order. An independent investigation into the California State Bar was done in 2014 by the law firm Munger, Tolles and Olson (MTO) which warned of influence exerted by now-disbarred attorney Thomas Girardi on the State Bar.
Read full storyOrange County mother's fight for justice against abusive ex-husband, courts, DA and police
Julie Anderson Holburn was due in Orange County Superior Court via Zoom for a status conference with Judge Sandy Leal on June 15, 2021, just a few months after her ex-husband chased her and her children down a city block.
Read full storyFormer CEO sentenced to 27 months for distributing fentanyl and oxycodone and defrauding DEA
The former Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Drug Co-Operative (RDC), a pharmaceutical distributor, was sentenced last March in a Manhattan federal court to 27 months in prison for conspiring to unlawfully distribute oxycodone and fentanyl, according to a press statement from the United States Department of Justice.
Read full storyGunshot victim found at Capitol Building
Paramedics at the California State Capitol Building where a gunshot victim was found and taken to a nearby hospital Monday, June 12, 2023.Photo by(Public Safety News) Early this morning, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers discovered a man on the west steps of the California State Capitol Building with a gunshot wound through his leg, according to police.
Read full storyUncovering Unseen Evidence: Scott Dyleski's life sentence for the murder of Pamela Vitale
Updated June 13 to include comments provided by Hal Jewitt, the prosecutor for Contra Costa County against Scott Dyleski. Scott Dyleski was sentenced to life without parole in September 2006 for the murder of Lafayette resident Pamela Vitale, wife of prominent defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, as previously reported on Newsbreak.
Read full storyMother sues The Irvine Company, Orange County DA and Family Court retaliate
Julie Holburn was due in court via Zoom for a status conference with Orange County Judge Sandy Leal on June 15, 2021, just a few months after her ex-husband chased her and her children down a city block.
Read full storyFrom racism to success: the inspiring journey of Chinese American Ron Lau
Ron LauPhoto by(Courtesy of Veital) First-generation Chinese American Ron Lau, hailing from a predominantly white neighborhood in Michigan, has faced discrimination and racism throughout his life and career.
Read full storyOpinion: Orange County DA's office hostile to women: unprotected OC women suffer under Spitzer's retaliation
Under Todd Spitzer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has become a hostile work environment for women, rife with sexual harassment and failing to protect women according to an ongoing lawsuit filed last year by a Senior Assistant District Attorney.
Read full storyOrange County court ignores abundant evidence of abuse, gives children to father
Julie Holburn (left center) running from her ex-husband, William Holburn with her two children in Costa Mesa, California on March 13, 2021.Photo by(Courtesy of Julie Holburn) Julie Holburn had full custody of her two children since she divorced their father, William Holburn in 2012 until last November after an Orange County judge reversed the custody order.
Read full storyCalifornia man wrongfully serving life sentence freed after witnesses reveal coerced statements
A California man serving life with the possibility of parole was released from Solano State Prison last month by reaching a new plea agreement serving more than 30 years in prison for a 1992 murder-robbery.
Read full storyOrange County mother's plea for protection: local police and DA's office fail to act
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer at the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 25, 2023.Photo by(Screenshot by Robert J. Hansen) A mother who claims an Orange County court gave sole custody of her two children to their alleged abusive father, spoke at multiple Board of Supervisors meetings recently.
Read full storySearch for suspect intensifies after third stabbing victim this week in Davis, CA
University of DavisPhoto by(The Aggie) One of the Davis stabbing victims that died was homeless and the other was 20-year-old Davis University student Karim Abou-Najim. A third victim is in critical condition after being stabbed through her tent, according to Yolo County Office of Education PIO Anthony Volkar.
Read full storyInvestigator claims Scott Dyleski unjustly convicted of Pamela Vitale's murder
This report relies heavily upon the information found here, a website dedicated to Scott Dyleski. Scott Dyleski was convicted in the murder of his neighbor, Pamela Vitale, the wife of prominent attorney Daniel Horowitz.
Read full storyCalifornia takes legal action against Elk Grove for denying affordable housing project
Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit today against the City of Elk Grove for “illegally denying a supportive housing project for lower-income households,” according to a press statement.
Read full storyMerced police lieutenant dismissed amid allegations of assault and retaliation
Sources claim that Emily Foster, a.k.a. "Boss Lady" and former lieutenant, was fired from the Merced Police Department on April 27, 2023, after having been on paid administrative leave since June 2022.
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