Graphic with a yellow banner at the top that reads: “Take Action Today.” Below, large white text says “AB 1071 (Kalra)” with a yellow megaphone icon. Smaller yellow text reads: “The Racial Justice Act: Court Procedures.” Big bold white text in the center says: “Made it to the Governor’s Desk!” Underneath, italicized white text says: “Send a support letter in today!” Along the bottom are logos of supporting organizations, including USF School of Law, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, California Public Defenders Association, CCWP, Silicon Valley De-Bug, CURB, Initiate Justice, American Friends Service Committee, and Smart Justice California.

📣 📣 CALL TO ACTION!
Urge @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social to strengthen the Racial Justice Act by signing #AB1071 into law!

Take action in under 1 minute: bit.ly/rjaaction

#RJA #RJA4All

Help #AB1071 get across the finish line: Letters of support due to the Governor's office by end of today!

Letter template here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#RJA #RJA4All

California lawmakers approved two of our priority bills, #AB1071 by Ash Karla and #AB1376 by @asmmiabonta.bsky.social! They’re now at the Governor’s desk, waiting for his signature!

Happening this morning: Press conference on #AB1071. #ProtectDueProcess #RacialJusticeNow

@brendonwoodspd.bsky.social
@ashkalra.bsky.social

On 8/20, CPDA members Brendon Woods + Ellen McDonnell will be speaking on #AB1071, a critical bill favoring the #RacialJusticeAct. Woods is Public Defender for Alameda County, and McDonell is Contra Costa County Chief Public Defender. #EqualTreatmentUnderTheLaw Register: TinyUrl.com/AB1017Rally

Three of our priority bills advanced out of Senate Public Safety yesterday. Thank you to our bill authors and coalition partners!

#AB690 authored by @asmnickschultz.bsky.social
#AB1071 authored by Assemblymember Ash Karla
#AB1376 authored by @asmmiabonta.bsky.social

🧑‍⚖️ Invitation to Comment: Judicial Disqualification and Disclosure Under the Racial Justice Act Comment Link The California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO) has issued Draft Formal Opinion 2025-028, addressing whether a judge must recuse themselves in Racial Justice …

❓Must a judge step aside in RJA proceedings if they once prosecuted similar cases?

🧑‍⚖️CJEO says: Not necessarily. But full disclosure is key.

🔍📢 Opinion 2025-028 invites YOUR comment. ✍️ Practitioners, public defenders, and legal orgs—this is your chance to shape the final rule.

#RJA #AB1071 #CalRJA

🏛️ AB 1071 (Kalra) – Expanding and Clarifying the California Racial Justice Act Status: Amended March 28, 2025 Hearing Date: April 22, 2025 Summary: AB 1071 (Kalra) significantly amends the California Racial Justice Act (RJA) to remove procedural barriers, clarify access to re…

⚖️ AB 1071 gives teeth to the California Racial Justice Act.

👩🏽‍⚖️ Mandates counsel, protects habeas, expands remedies, and lets out-of-custody folks file.

🗂️ Start organizing your caseload:
🔹 Data tracking
🔹 Discovery motions
🔹 Decades-old cases

This is the RJA as originally intended.

#AB1071 #RJA

🏛️ AB 1071 (Kalra) – Expanding and Clarifying the California Racial Justice Act Status: Amended March 28, 2025 Hearing Date: April 22, 2025 Summary: AB 1071 (Kalra) significantly amends the California Racial Justice Act (RJA) to remove procedural barriers, clarify access to re…

⚖️ For RJA Litigators

💼 AB 1071 is more than cleanup—it’s a litigation strategy map.

🧠 Use it to:

✅ File RJA claims on appeal

✅ Seek remands for fact-finding

✅ Reopen previously denied habeas petitions

✅ Demand meaningful remedies—not just symbolic ones

#AB1071 #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #RJA

🏛️ AB 1071 (Kalra) – Expanding and Clarifying the California Racial Justice Act Status: Amended March 28, 2025 Hearing Date: April 22, 2025 Summary: AB 1071 (Kalra) significantly amends the California Racial Justice Act (RJA) to remove procedural barriers, clarify access to re…

Post-Release Relief Just Got Real

🚨 No custody? No problem.

AB 1071 allows standalone RJA petitions from people long out of custody—including for convictions decades old.

🧾 No IAC showing needed.

🗂️ No procedural default bars.

📍 Filing opens Jan 1, 2026—Start gathering records now.
#AB1071 #RJA