Court Cases

Witnesses - including the media - are permitted to have full view of entire execution process.

The Supreme Court says California's policy of separating incoming inmates by race must be halted unless state officials can show the policy is the only way to maintain safety and security.

Racial profiling by law enforcement has long plagued communities of color. The 2003 settlement in our racial profiling case established a moratorium on California Highway Patrol consent searches.

The State of California is prohibited from using the gas chamber to execute condemned prisoners.