A truth and justice commission set up to investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal people in the Australian state of Victoria, and propose steps for reconciliation, has appointed its chief executive officer. Josh Smith, a Dunghutti man with experience in law, justice, and social policy, will lead the strategic operation of the state’s…
Suspected Road Rage Killer Faces Life in Prison
The man suspected of gunning down a six-year-old boy in an act of road rage was charged with murder June 8, authorities said. Aiden Leos was killed May 21 on his way to kindergarten when the car he was traveling in was shot on the 55 Freeway in Orange, Cali. His mother, who was driving the car,…
Gascon Recall Organizers Collect Signatures Near His Long Beach Home
LONG BEACH—Organizers of an effort to recall District Attorney George Gascon collected petition signatures near where he lives, setting up in front of a school across from his house in the Naples area of Long Beach. The recall supporters collected “dozens and dozens” of signatures on the sidewalk in front of Naples Elementary School in…
Wife, Mother of Murder Victims Urge Support for Recall of District Attorney
LOS ANGELES—The widow of a sheriff’s sergeant who was shot to death while responding to a call of a burglar and the mother of a murder victim who was dumped off a cliff in Azusa Canyon called on the public May 26 to support a recall effort for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon….
Signature-Gathering Approved For Recall Effort Against DA George Gascon
LOS ANGELES—Petitions are available May 21 for the effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Elected officials must be in office for at least 90 days before a recall effort can be started. Gascon was sworn in last Dec. 7. Recall organizers announced May 20 they had received approval to gather signatures….
Justice Delayed: Orange County’s Backlogged Court System
The constitutional rights of defendants are in jeopardy because of a backlogged court system and mask mandates in Orange County, a Southern California criminal attorney says. Karren Kenney of Kenney Legal Defense told The Epoch Times that the Orange County court system is so backed up that the notions of getting a timely trial and…
Opinion: The Chauvin Trial and the Ongoing Quest for Justice
Commentary This is the most difficult column I have ever written. Like so many other Americans, I’m having a difficult time keeping my emotions in check about the trial of Derek Chauvin. But one of the most important human faculties is the faculty of reason, and so I’ll try to keep my emotions in check…
Victorian State Government Announces Australia’s First Probe Into Impacts of Colonization
The Australian state of Victorian has announced the establishment of a truth and justice commission that will investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Victorians and propose steps for reconciliation. As the first commission of its kind in Australia, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will be modelled after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
State to Launch Australia’s First Probe Into Impacts of Colonisation
The Australian state of Victorian has announced the establishment of a truth and justice commission that will investigate the historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Victorians and propose steps for reconciliation. As the first commission of its kind in Australia, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission will be modelled after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
Reparations Don’t Buy Justice, Dignity, or Freedom
Commentary The issue of reparations to black Americans as payment for damage done as a result of years of legal slavery and subsequent discrimination is back on the table. The House Judiciary Committee just held hearings on H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to look into ways in which African Americans could be compensated,…
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