Tag: prosecutors
El Paso DA Turmoil Could Have Profound Immigrant-Rights Implications
The District Attorney of El Paso County, Texas, Yvonne Rosales, is decidedly non-progressive. When ...
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner the Latest Target of Anti-Reform Backlash
On September 13, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a resolution holding Philadelphia’s district ...
A Bleak Outlook for Massachusetts’ 2022 Prosecutor Elections
The politics of prosecutors in Massachusetts this year is a complicated mess, but one ...
Amy Weirich Ousting a Rare Recent Win for Reform Prosecutor Movement
Most people do not care about their local elected prosecutor. If a voter knows ...
DeSantis Removal of Elected Prosecutor Could Have Ripple Effect
On August 4, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Andrew Warren, the elected top ...
Rebuttal for Paper That Links Reduced Prosecutions With Increased Homicides
Something about the concept of “progressive prosecutors” tends to torpedo rational debate. Chesa Boudin, ...
San Francisco’s New DA Vows to Ramp Up City’s Drug War
Recall District Attorney Brooke Jenkins? That’s what some San Francisco residents are saying, more ...
New England “Strike Force” to Target Opioid Prescribers for Prosecution
On June 29, a group of agencies announced the “New England Prescription Opioid Strike ...
Win for Law Professors in Key Prosecutor-Accountability Bid
Arthur Applbaum, a prominent Harvard Kennedy School ethics professor, scandalized the legal world in ...
Why San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Has Been Recalled
Chesa Boudin, the reform-minded district attorney of San Francisco, has officially been recalled. Early ...
