A full archive of all Court Watch LA news and blogs from the inception of Court Watch LA, to present. If you’re looking for our poli-ed and volunteer observations, please visit The Court Observer page.
New regressive DA emboldened by repackaged War on Drugs proposition Nathan Hochman’s “tough on crime” stance and intent to criminalize homelessness and bring back unjust
Last week La Defensa’s Judicial Accountability team took a trip to NYU for the second annual State Courts Organizing Network Convening 2024 hosted by People’s
On July 17, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of four new judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. This decision is part
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new blog, The Observer, a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices and observations of our volunteers as they witness the workings of the Los Angeles Superior Courts.
This page summarizes the critical insights from the “Presumed Guilty” report by UCLA School of Law’s Pretrial Justice Clinic and Court Watch LA, highlighting pretrial practices observed in October 2023 at the Airport Courthouse and Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (CCB).
We love this article that just dropped — by Eliza Partika for AfroLA News — on our Court Watch LA and Rate My Judge projects.
The La Defensa team is thrilled to announce the upcoming re-launch of Court Watch LA, as we continue building the program our comrades at National