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Michael Morton Prosecutor Will Face Criminal Charges for Withholding Evidence Texas Judge Charges Former Williamson County Prosecutor Ken Anderson With Three Felonies for Concealing Evidence of Morton’s Innocence Contact: Paul Cates, pcates@innocenceproject.org Alana Massie, amassie@innocenceproject.org (Austin, TX; April 19, 2013) – Today a Texas court has ruled that former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson will face […]

Comment: Back To 245i – from ILRC In the House of Representatives, its back to the future all over again. RollCall reports: “Last year, the Obama administration proposed granting waivers from the three- and 10-year bars to some undocumented immigrants. The proposal in the House would completely lift the restrictions for undocumented people currently in the

A discussion worth having with or without elections… Our broken criminal justice system wasn’t discussed in the first two 2012 debates, and it’s unlikely it will be addressed in the two that remain. In fact, crime hasn’t been a factor in any presidential campaign since 1988, when Vice President George H. W. Bush and political

Deferred Action has further put Romney in a difficult spot – he cannot support it without angering his base nor denounce it and push the Latino community further away. Immigration could also be a tool to help an economy that has been more difficult to get on track than either party anticipated. Perhaps the whole

For many, the process of a DUI arrest is a very foreign concept.  But wouldn’t it be nice to know what is actually going through the mind of a cop during a DUI arrest.  According to one top DUI Lawyer in California, Hieu Vu, the thought process derives from his or her training and goes something

State of New York | Executive Chamber Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor For Immediate Release: June 1, 2011 GOVERNOR CUOMO SUSPENDS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State will suspend participation in the federal Secure Communities Program to review the mounting evidence that the program is

Prosecutorial misconduct taints the entire judicial system. Even though our system says all defendants are “PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY” defendant’s are already looked at as if they have done something wrong just because they have been arrested. Judges, defense attorneys, society and prosecutors themselves should hold prosecutors to a high standard when prosecuting people.

This man was held here in San Diego at a CCA facility (Corrections Corporation of America), a private corporation that has multi-million dollar contract with the Federal Government yearly to house detained immigrants. This is a short op-ed that certainly points out the blatant disregard for human life however it doesn’t show the heinous treatment

It is so important for immigration and criminal defense attorneys to work together and for non citizens to be aware of the potential immigration consequences of criminal charges. Stopping Deportations Before They Start – How Advocates Can Protect Immigrants Facing Criminal Charges Silicon Valley De-Bug • Op-Ed • Angie Junck, Raj Jayadev • March 30,

I Was Undocumented on “Sesame Street” Published March 14, 2011 | Fox News Latino In 1993, when I was 14, I became a regular on “Sesame Street.” The show usually liked to have a teenager on, so that was me. My character had my same name, Carlo, and eventually I got a job at Mr.