18 prisoners seek reduced sentences under California's rarely used Racial Justice Act Attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Stanford Law School filed 18 petitions seeking to reduce the prison terms of people in five counties — including Los Angeles and Riverside — citing “gro...

💡 Five years after the #RacialJusticeAct was passed, not one California judge has yet found disparate sentencing under PC 745(a)(4).

Now 18 new petitions aim to test the statute’s reach — and its promise to correct systemic bias.

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#CARJA #CAcourts #JusticeReform #PC745 #RIA

ACLU Accuses Santa Clara County DA of Withholding Records on Racial Bias - Davis Vanguard The ACLU of Northern California has filed a lawsuit against Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, accusing his office of withholding records that could reveal racial disparities in felony c...

🔎☝️Systemic Perspective

“The race-blind charging study showed no difference,” says the DA.

Yet the ACLU’s data reveal deep disparities in who faces felony charges.

The fight over access to records will shape how California enforces its #RacialJusticeAct.

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ACLU Accuses Santa Clara County DA of Withholding Records on Racial Bias - Davis Vanguard The ACLU of Northern California has filed a lawsuit against Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, accusing his office of withholding records that could reveal racial disparities in felony c...

🕵️‍♀️ The #ACLU lawsuit against Santa Clara DA Jeff Rosen tests a core principle of the #RacialJusticeAct: public access to prosecutorial data.

Without transparency, “the law is just words on paper.” – Abdi Soltani

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#CARJA #OpenData #CAcourts #PC745 #AB256 #Transparency #Equity

📄People v. Lashon Court: California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three Case No.: A163074 Opinion Date: January 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 WL 95553 Status: Published Posture: Appeal from criminal c…

✏️ Strategic lessons from Lashon:

File early RJA motions to preserve claims

Use post-verdict motions when possible

Be specific in stay/remand requests

Keep habeas in mind

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#RJA #CAcourts #CaliforniaRacialJusticeAct #PC745 #AB1118 #AB256

📄People v. Lashon Court: California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three Case No.: A163074 Opinion Date: January 8, 2024 Citation: 2024 WL 95553 Status: Published Posture: Appeal from criminal c…

📄 Case Spotlight: People v. Lashon (1st Dist. Ct. App., Div. 3)

Court affirms conviction, holding that RJA claims raised for the first time on appeal are forfeited absent an exception—even post–AB 1118.

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#CARJA #RJA #CAcourts #AB1118 #AB256 #PC745

📄 People v. Wagstaff Court: California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District Case No.: H050597 Opinion Date: June 12, 2025 Published: No Status: Review Denied Full Opinion: Link to full opinion (PDF) Overview: In P…

🚨 Case Spotlight: People v. Wagstaff (6th Dist. Ct. App.)

A judge called the Black defendant a “strong young buck” at sentencing. The AG conceded this violated the #RacialJusticeAct, yet the court refused relief—citing forfeiture.

Full write-up ⬇️ @ CA RJA Resource Hub
#CARJA #RJA #CAcourts #AB256

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