State Bar of California

On October 1st, 2011 criminal justice realignment under AB109 took effect “The primary goal of the criminal justice system in California is to provide public safety by deterring and preventing crime, punishing individuals who commit crime, and reintegrating criminals back into the community.” Under the new justice realignment, people’s sentences are being reduced and they are being let out early because our jails are impacted With criminal realignment come criminals that are being released and…

this case is “In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke the Court held a governmental entity must have a compelling interest in racial classifications if not implemented with the intention of remedying purposeful discrimination.” Blea is asserting that the policies on race are intact as a solution to discrimination. These policies are also in place to ensure that minorities do have an equal opportunity when it comes to education. In the California v. Blakee case which took place in…

built on the political gains from the 60s with the election of Norman Minetta as mayor of San Jose, California, and Marion Lacadia Obera became the first Filipina American to be appointed judge to the Los Angeles bench. In 1974, March Fong Eu became the first Asian American woman ever elected to a state constitutional office in the United States, when she was elected California 's secretary of state. Responding to a large presence of experienced Filipino…

born in July 2, 1989 (age 26 years), Diamond Bar, California, United States. Synopsis In 2009, Alex Morgan became the most youngest member of the U.S. women's national soccer team, and appeared in the 2011 FIFA World Cup. She was the first overall pick in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer championship, and got success in the U.S. Olympic women's soccer team in 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, Morgan…

offenders so in 1994 the state of California passed the “Three-Strikes and Your Out” law. This law proposes that felons who are found guilty of committing a third offense that is serious is to be locked up for 25 years to life in prison. Overall “the Three Strikes Law, or what is also known as the habitual offender law, are statues mandating state courts to impose “harsher” penalties…

found being on a Sea Doo, also known as a water motorcycle, at the Colorado River is one of the best ways to get a reprieve from the debilitating heat and avoid the reptiles. The Avi Resort and Casino, situated between Laughlin and Needles on the California side of the Colorado River, has all the amenities I need for an escape from the temperatures. The resort offers a launch dock, a man-made cove, and a beach nestled along the river. The beach is half-moon shaped, lined with Tiki hut structures…

history that dates almost fifty years and to this day are still significant events that people look forward to every June. In New York City 1969, there was a popular bar, Stonewall, that was not gay bar, but openly accepted everyone that came inside, which also included gay and trans people. At the time, this was one of the only bars with rules like these, so it quickly became a popular spot for people of the LGBT community to hangout. Before the 1960s, there were very few rights to protect gay…

2008, approximately one in every 31 adults (7.3 million) in the United States were either behind bars or being monitored (on probation and parole). From 1978 to 2014, our prison population has risen 408%, partially as a result of mandatory sentencing that came about during the "War on Drugs." Mandatory minimum sentences take away the freedom of judges in sentencing, who are bound by statute to place the convicted behind bars. Existing statutes don’t allow judges to hand down alternative…

Should the United States continue using the death penalty? The death penalty is the execution of a person by the judicial process as a punishment for an offense which is a capital crime or offense ("For and Against"). Many Americans have been known to describe the death penalty as torture and unethical, a lack of morality, or would describe the inmates as "people" who has made a mistake, just as we are. Truth be told, these inmates that has been sentenced to death row are people who deserves it.…

Since the beginning of time, before protein bars were invented, man has needed meat to consume protein and energy. Science tells us, “killing animals and eating meat have been significant components of human evolution that had a synergistic relationship with other key attributes that have made us human, with larger brains, smaller guts, bipedalism and language.” (Barber P.H.D.) Because our bodies are built to store protein as energy, hunting is an easy and organic way to get this meat. “…