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Should California Prosecutors Be Put on Trial?
Federal appeals court judges are mad as hell, and they won’t take it any more. They say there’s an “epidemic” of misconduct by prosecutors in California courts. Worse yet, district attorneys who lie and present false evidence are tolerated by state judges. The federal judges want to hold their feet to the fire.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenFederal appeals court judges are mad as hell, and they won’t take it any more. They say there’s an “epidemic” of misconduct by prosecutors in California courts. Worse yet, district attorneys who lie and present false evidence are tolerated by state judges. The federal judges want to hold their feet to the fire.
Also, Los Angeles is now home to the only mosque in America that’s available only to women. But it’s not without pushback—from women as well as from men.
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2 storiesWhen Prosecutors Break the Law to Win
federal appellate court judges are demanding action against what they call an “epidemic” of misconduct by California district attorneys. Video of a recent hearing of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals went viral in legal circles, showing Judge Alex Kozinski warning a deputy for state Attorney General Kamala Harris.
Read the story11 minThe First Women’s-Only Mosque in the US – Right Here in LA
Last Friday was the first day of prayer in the Women’s Mosque of America, located in downtown Los Angeles. It’s available only to women—the first of its kind in the United States. More than 100 women gathered at the nonprofit house of worship, which promises Muslim women they can “bring their whole self.”
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