Rebecca Lonergan

USC School of Law

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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at USC Law School; former state and federal prosecutor for 20 years

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Giants fan Bryan Stow,  brutally beaten  in the Dodgers Stadium parking lot following an Opening Day game in late March, remains in serious condition in a San Francisco hospital.

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Giants fan Bryan Stow, brutally beaten in the Dodgers Stadium parking lot following an Opening Day game in late March, remains in serious condition in a San Francisco hospital.

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