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Chesa Boudin

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin addresses supporters after recall

Criminal Justice

After Chesa Boudin's Recall, What Is the Future of Criminal Justice Reform?

Research and data points may not be enough to persuade voters that something different is worth trying.

Joe Lancaster | 7.6.2022 3:20 PM

Chesa Boudin holding microphone giving speech to group of supporters.

San Francisco

Delusion on San Francisco Crime Will Get You Recalled

Prosecutorial reform is one thing. Chesa Boudin’s incompetence is another.

Nancy Rommelmann | 6.9.2022 10:45 AM

Chesa Boudin speaking at an event after polls closed during his recall election

Prosecutors

There's Still Hope for Prosecutorial Reform After Recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

The recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin demands a rethinking of the "progressive prosecutor" brand.

Marc Levin | 6.8.2022 4:30 PM

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

Embattled L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva Will Have To Fight To Stay in Office

He’s been dismissive of fears of gang activity in the LASD and on the attack against critics and investigators. Voters have noticed.

Scott Shackford | 6.8.2022 2:10 PM

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Reason Roundup

Judge Can't Add 6 Years to a Prison Sentence Because the Defendant Called Him Names, Says Court

Plus: Coverage of Section 230 is overwhelmingly negative, Arizona cops who watched a man drown have been placed on leave, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.8.2022 9:35 AM

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin addresses recall

Election 2022

San Francisco Recalls Progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin

Mayor London Breed, who has herself recently pivoted away from criminal justice reforms, will select Boudin's successor.

Joe Lancaster | 6.8.2022 12:01 AM

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Election 2022

Bad Candidates Threaten Criminal Justice Reform in California

In Los Angeles and San Francisco, voters face candidates who promised criminal justice reforms but whose records have been disappointing.

Joe Lancaster | 6.7.2022 8:00 AM

Tempe police body camera footage shows Sean Bickings jumping in lake

Police

Tempe Police Watch as Man Drowns

Plus: FIRE moves beyond campus, a 1,000 percent excise tax on semiautomatic rifles?, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.6.2022 9:43 AM

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Conservatism

Conservatives Say They Care About the Constitution. Until They Talk About Criminal Justice.

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the nation's first Supreme Court justice to have served as a public defender, and the first since Thurgood Marshall to have experience as a defense attorney. That's good.

Steven Greenhut | 4.8.2022 8:00 AM

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Public schools

San Francisco Voters Fire 3 School Board Members

"Progressive" school COVID policies no longer welcome in the capital of progressivism

Matt Welch | 2.16.2022 10:13 AM

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Reason Roundup

Misinformation or Political Dysfunction—Which Comes First?

Plus: Trafficking visas, a new no-fly list?, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.16.2022 9:31 AM

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Law enforcement

Police Search Rape Kit DNA To See if Victims Are Also Criminals

Plus: Spike in people who want less immigration, gun enforcement won't stop violent crime, the Palin libel trial, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.15.2022 9:30 AM

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Crime

Look Past Partisan Rhetoric To Understand California's Recent Crime Problems

California's leaders can take the recent rise in property crime seriously without repeating the same "tough on crime" mistakes of the past.

Steven Greenhut | 12.24.2021 8:30 AM

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California

Gavin Newsom Takes Aim at Larry Elder as California Recall Builds Up Steam

Can Democrats stop acting as if all the governor's critics are Trump-loving insurrectionists?

Scott Shackford | 8.11.2021 12:40 PM

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Criminal Justice

Some Prosecutors Are Daring To Challenge the 'Tough on Crime' Status Quo

They're mostly progressives, but their ideas about limiting government power and respecting individual rights sound almost conservative.

Steven Greenhut | 7.2.2021 8:00 AM

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Bail

California Supreme Court Rules It's Unconstitutional To Imprison People Just Because They Can't Afford Bail

Pretrial detention is supposed to be for people deemed dangerous, not people without money.

Scott Shackford | 3.26.2021 1:40 PM

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Los Angeles

Husband of Embattled Los Angeles D.A. Pulls Gun on Protesters at Their Door

District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces re-election today against a tough field calling for more criminal justice reforms.

Scott Shackford | 3.3.2020 1:50 PM

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Reason Roundup

DACA Has Its Day at the Supreme Court

Plus: New York's rent control expansion has predictable effects, people are boycotting Uber again, and violence continues in Hong Kong.

Christian Britschgi | 11.12.2019 9:30 AM

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Voting

When Ranked-Choice Voting Comes to New York City, Expect More Voter Participation, Not Radical Changes

Voters won’t have to worry as much about having to choose between similar candidates or “throwing away” votes on third-party choices.

Scott Shackford | 11.6.2019 1:20 PM

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Criminal Justice

Innocent Until Proven Guilty, But Only If You Can Pay

How America's bail system traps poor people in jail

Scott Shackford | 7.14.2018 12:00 AM

Politics

I'm on the Pavement, Thinkin' 'Bout the Government

David Weigel | 4.18.2008 9:46 AM

Politics

Get Sick, Get Well, Hang Around the Ink Well

David Weigel | 2.22.2008 11:57 AM

Politics

The Caudillo in His Labyrinth

Hugo Chavez and his enablers

Michael Moynihan | 11.1.2007 11:47 PM

World

The Caudillo in His Labyrinth

Hugo Chavez and his enablers

Michael Moynihan | 8.23.2007 12:32 PM

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