Expungement in California
What will a dismissal/expungement do? A dismissal/expungement will: Result in a new entry in the court record showing the dismissal of the...
Read MoreDiversion of Regional Center Defendants
Anyone charged with a misdemeanor or felony (as of January 1, 2021 with certain serious crime exceptions) who is a client of a regional center for the...
Read MoreMental Health Diversion
There are many reasons why one finds themselves on the wrong side of the law. At The Bruce Law Firm, we’ve discovered that one of the primary causes can be...
Read MoreNew Rules for Bail in Criminal Cases
This just in from the California Supreme Court: "Late Wednesday the State Supreme Court posted an order on the docket of In re Humphrey (2018) 19...
Read MoreCommon Sense Justice Reform
As a former member of law enforcement (deputy district attorney) with more than 25 years’ experience in the criminal justice system, I’ve had the...
Read MoreRace in America
This fall, I’ve been asked to teach a college history course entitled Race, Ethnicity and Gender in American Culture. Each time I teach any history course I...
Read MoreHistory and Human Nature
In John Toland’s 1970 Pulitzer Prize winning book The Rising Sun, the author details the role of the Japanese Empire in starting and prosecuting the Second...
Read MoreCovid 19 and Concentration Camps
In February 1942, responding to fears of an invisible enemy within, President Roosevelt issued executive order 9066 condemning 120,000 persons of Japanese...
Read MoreJuveniles are Children
With the passage of Proposition 57 in 2016, California joined the national movement to treat minors who commit crimes as children and not adults. This...
Read MoreSmell of Pot Not Enough
Do not get high and drive. Do not drink and drive. But know your rights when you are pulled over. A recent appellate court decision makes it illegal in...
Read MoreMyths and Reality
As I tell me students, our primary responsibility as citizens is to employ critical thinking skills to sort through the fake news and figure out the truth....
Read MoreThe Stamp Act of Fairness
Americans have resented being treated unfairly forever. On this date in 1765, the British Parliament imposed on the American colonies the Stamp Act...
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