January2017

January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – In 2010, Customs & Border Protection Officer Jose Rodriguez-Elizondo shot and killed Fermin Limon, Sr., 49, outside of the nightclub that Limon owned. In 2011, Elizondo was convicted of murder...

January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Getting caught passing notes in class was high on the list of childhood embarrassments. Whatever your message that just couldn’t wait was, there was nothing worse than the risk of...

January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) — When I wrote in November that the president likely had the constitutional power to exclude Muslims from coming to the U.S., I included a number of caveats, describing circumstances where...

January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The weekend headlines were awash with hyperbole. A U.S. Senator was brought to tears. Over the weekend, the ACLU raised $24 million, which is six times its yearly average. Foreign...

January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Last November, Fault Lines covered Detective Gregg Bigda’s nightmarish treatment of three teenagers who allegedly stole an undercover narcotics car for a joy ride. A new lawsuit brought by a...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Considerable space has been spent at Fault Lines breaking down President Trump’s ambitions and Executive Orders when it comes to immigration and deportation of non-citizens. To date, Trump’s plans and...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — As a Public Defense Investigator, cameras are your friend. Not just your own camera or the cameras of witnesses or bystanders, but the cameras that sit as silent unintentional witnesses...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) – People think that passing a bill is the hard part of justice reform, but the real challenge is often defending these gains. Many reforms flounder in the face of a...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) – While all eyes are on Trump’s immigration disaster, smaller, quieter local stories are going uncovered. There’s an instance of police misconduct in Jacksonville, Florida that deserves our attention, not because...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — One of the few bright spots from the last election was the passage of a ballot initiative that relaxed parole restrictions in the California penal system. The ballot initiative allowed...