The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by OC sheriff officials to block a federal judge’s order requiring physical distancing and other pandemic safety measures at the OC jails
Tag: United States
Posted inCountywide
When Balancing Freedoms and Public Health, Courts Often Choose Health
The precedent – cited often in recent court decisions – goes back over a century, to a 1905 case where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state’s power to mandate vaccinations during an epidemic.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice, Westminster
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Westminster Appeal of Federal Discrimination Lawsuit
The nation’s highest court decided April 16 it would not review the case, rejecting a petition by Westminster to appeal the 2014 decision by a federal court jury that awarded $3.4 million in damages plus attorney fees to Westminster Police Department officers Jose Flores, Ryan Reyes and Brian Perez.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice
Civil Law Suit by Mother of Manuel Diaz, Killed in 2012 Anaheim Police Shooting, Gets a Retrial
The excessive force federal lawsuit by the mother of Manuel Diaz, who was killed by Anaheim police in 2012, will get a retrial after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling granting the retrial, according to ABC 7 News.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Scores March in Santa Ana to Protest Supreme Court Immigration Decision
About 80 people came together Wednesday to march throughout downtown Santa Ana in a demonstration of their anger with the Supreme Court’s vote last week that blocked President Obama’s immigration reform.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
A Mother’s Hard Lessons Learned
A mother says that if she’d had a better understanding of her son’s juvenile justice proceedings, the information would have guided her decisions in court in the spring of 2012 when he was found delinquent for carrying a weapon – a pocket knife – on school grounds.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Seeks $80 Million Grant for Expansion of Musick Jail
Irvine officials say they’re “troubled” by the expansion plans. County supervisors call it a crucial move to house a rising inmate population.
Posted inGovernment
OC Could Be Early Adopter of Laura’s Law If Governor Signs Bill
Supervisor John Moorlach is among those urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill allowing state money to be used in implementing the mental health law.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Orange, Top Stories, Transportation
OC to Get Less ‘Beds for Feds’ Cash
In exchange for allowing more inmates at the Theo Lacy jail, the city of Orange will receive about $340,000 more, paid from the county’s share of federal funds.
Posted inEducation, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation
Questions Surround Attorneys’ Actions in Special Ed Case
Records show that attorneys for Garden Grove Unified School District may have behaved unethically in effort to sway appellate court.
