Skid Row Defendant Puts Up a Pro Per FightBy Greg Katz Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES – Patrick Dean has defied the odds, but now he may be defying common sense. The 38-year-old homeless man who was ensnared last year in a highly controversial Los Angeles program to clean up Skid Row has put […]

By Barb Stanton San Bernardino County has lost another costly lawsuit to the tune of approximately $25.5 million after a class-action civil lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department was finalized in a settlement by a federal court. The lawsuit alleged that thousands of strip searches at San Bernardino County jails humiliated inmates. U.S. […]

By Robert Iafolla Daily Journal Staff Writer This article appears on Page 1. LOS ANGELES – A year ago, a small-business owner and mother of two was facing a one-year prison sentence after being convicted in federal court for selling counterfeit software. Maintaining her innocence, the woman, Joan Huang, refused a plea deal before trial. […]

Officials Deny Wrongdoing, But Agree To A $25.5 Million Settlement. Thousands Of Ex-Inmates Could Benefit By Joe Mozingo and Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers Return to Drug War News: Don’t Miss Archive San Bernardino County officials have agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that said jailers conducted illegal strip […]

SANTA ANA, California (AP) — Jurors on Thursday convicted a Chinese-born engineer of conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China, including data on an electronic propulsion system that could make submarines virtually undetectable. Chi Mak also was found guilty of being an unregistered foreign agent, attempting to violate export control laws and making false […]

L.A. federal judge finds officials must have reasonable suspicion under Fourth Amendment to search a laptop at U.S. Borders. Amanda Bronstad The National Law Journel October 23, 2006 Government officials must have reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment to search someone’s laptop at U.S. borders, according to a recent ruling in Los Angeles. The decision […]