Michael Risher @MichaelTRisher
Attorney focusing on open government, voting rights, #freespeech, #privacy, #criminaljustice. risherlaw.com San Francisco Bay Area Joined April 2012-
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NEW: A California appeal court has overturned a judge's outlier ruling that kept older police misconduct records a secret. SB1421, the "Right to Know Act," which took effect in 2019, applies retroactively, the appellate court said. Background ⬇️ firstamendmentcoalition.org/2020/02/fac-ur…
Here's the link to @worldreaders on this morning's @TODAYshow. Readers build a better world!
Here's the link to @worldreaders on this morning's @TODAYshow. Readers build a better world!
Did you know that only 2% of scientists and engineers are Black women. :( Our #BlackHer Shero of the Week (and my first cousin!) Namandje Bumpus (@BumpusLab) is working to change that fact. Check her out! #BlackWomenLead #BlackWomeninScience bit.ly/3imQt3X
New study examined data and found that US police are violent far more frequently with Black Lives Matter and other leftwing protesters than with Trump/rightwing protesters. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j…
As the Vice Chair of the Oversight subcommittee who ran investigations into domestic terror laws, I respectfully disagree. Our problems on Wednesday weren’t that there weren’t enough laws, resources, or intelligence. We had them, & they were not used. It’s time to find out why.
As the Vice Chair of the Oversight subcommittee who ran investigations into domestic terror laws, I respectfully disagree. Our problems on Wednesday weren’t that there weren’t enough laws, resources, or intelligence. We had them, & they were not used. It’s time to find out why.
I spoke to Black Capitol police officers about what it was like to be in the middle of the coup attempt. They say they were abandoned by their bosses & left to endure racist abuse, repeatedly being called the n-word, as they fought to protect democracy buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanu…
The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is pleased to welcome its new Directing Attorney of Health, Abre’ Conner. @MsAConner Welcome Abre'! lawfoundation.org/news/abre-conn…
Judge grants writ of mandate in @OaklandPrivacy cell site simulator case against the @CityofVallejo oaklandprivacy.org/writ-of-mandat…
Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism nature.com/articles/d4158…
Judge orders California's prison system to release data needed to investigate racial disparities in its parole process. risherlaw.com/wp-content/upl… .See risherlaw.com/cases/ for more information
The Confederacy Is Not Worth Commemorating reason.com/2020/06/22/the… via @reason
Santa Clara Superior Court finally provides online access (portal.scscourt.org/search) to case documents after Think Computer Foundation lawsuit dropbox.com/s/4c0ceob8mlkt…
BREAKING: @FACoalition & @KQEDnews prevailed in a key police transparency case, with an appeal court rejecting @XavierBecerra's argument that records CA DOJ has related to local police misconduct are automatically exempt from disclosure. Opinion: firstamendmentcoalition.org/wp-content/upl…
court issues final order: Cal. AG must release records relating to police shootings, use of force, and misconduct -- risherlaw.com/wp-content/upl…
Ohio Congressional Map Is Illegal Gerrymander, Federal Court Rules nyti.ms/2DMqzDo
Judge Poised to Advance Suit Over California DNA Collection courthousenews.com/judge-poised-t…
and here's a link to the appellate opinion -- courts.ca.gov/opinions/docum…
VICTORY! AlCo judge rules Dept of State Hospitals and Dept of Developmental Services are violating due-process rights of defendants who have been declared incompetent to stand trial by letting them languish for months in jail.
BREAKING: @1stAmendmnt Coalition Sues @AGBecerra over refusal to release police misconduct files. Story from @SFNewsReporter + @KQEDnews kqed.org/news/11725980/…
PACER charges 10 cents a page for electronic access to federal court filings. Actual cost of storage and transmission, by one estimate: $0.0000006 per page. What access to public records ought to cost: zero. nytimes.com/2019/02/04/us/…
ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal
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Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha
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Abre' Conner @MsAConner
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Ali Winston @awinston
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David Loy @DavidLoySD
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Lisa Fernandez @ljfernandez
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Stuart Harmon @stuartharmon
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266 Followers 445 Following I'm a inmate at Aliceville FCI, I accept that I did a non violent crime and deserve to be punished. Is 200 months to much? Help me get home to my children
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Tedde (Theodora) Simo.. @tedde_simon
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Reclaim The Records @ReclaimTheRecs
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NH Drug TaskForce @NhDrug
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Melissa Goodman @mg718
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Lore Ritscher Noyes @LRNoyes
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Eileen Guo @eileenguo
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Ian M. Kysel @ianmkysel
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8th Amendment Project @8thAmendmentPro
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Olivia Malone @oliviacmalone
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Jeniece Pettitt @Jeniecep
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Paayal Zaveri @paayalzaveri
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Shilpi Agarwal @ShilpAgar
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Jevan Hutson @jevanhutson
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Nayna Gupta @nayna_gupta
1K Followers 1K Following Associate dir of policy National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC/imm defender & civil rights lawyer/Stanford Law School, Northwestern Univ
Jason Fagone @jfagone
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Don Clyde @ClydeDon
655 Followers 2K Following Freelance weekend overnight editor at NPR. Formerly KQED News, KCRW Berlin, AJ+.
ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal
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ACLU @ACLU
1.8M Followers 5K Following The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated org, the ACLU Foundation.
Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha
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Abre' Conner @MsAConner
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Ali Winston @awinston
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Steve Stewart-William.. @SteveStuWill
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Paul Graham @paulg
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Alex Menn @_AlexMenn
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Gollum J. Trump 🐟(.. @realGollumTrump
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Adam Grant @AdamMGrant
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A Crime a Day @CrimeADay
159K Followers 14 Following In 1982, DOJ attempted to count the total number of federal crimes. The WSJ said 'Since then, no one has tried anything nearly as extensive.' Until @CrimeADay.
Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay
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Legal Writing Institu.. @LWIonline
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LC&R @JALWD
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Vanguard News Group @DavisVanguard
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Brendon Woods @BrendonWoodsPD
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George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace
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Beth Wilensky @bethwilensky
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Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim
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Phillip Atiba Goff @DrPhilGoff
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Rep. Katie Porter @RepKatiePorter
1.3M Followers 97 Following Minivan-driving single mom, law professor, consumer advocate 🚙👩🏻🏫 Usually carrying a whiteboard, always bringing the receipts 🧾
NASA's Perseverance M.. @NASAPersevere
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The Atlantic @TheAtlantic
2.1M Followers 1K Following Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. https://t.co/uHeZCz8ahz
Shilpi Agarwal @ShilpAgar
110 Followers 434 Following Legal Director at @ACLU_NorCal. Views are my own.
Rep. Barbara Lee @RepBarbaraLee
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Vice President Kamala.. @VP
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CACJ @CACJNews
785 Followers 578 Following California Attorneys for Criminal Justice is a statewide association of criminal defense attorneys fighting to protect everyone's constitutional rights.
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AMO @Araceli_M_O
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Nate Persily @persily
9K Followers 1K Following McClatchy Professor @StanfordLaw, Transparency bill: https://t.co/Vdu1BpzwQ0, Lectures: https://t.co/vHC6lPJVUb
NEW STUDY: Being in a union means a $1.3 million increase in lifetime earnings – larger than the average gains from getting a college degree.
Periodic plea: If you're a reporter writing about a new legal opinion, including a link to the opinion in your story would be deeply appreciated. (BTW, does anyone have a link to the new opinion blocking the NRA bankruptcy petition?)
Attorneys who do direct services (legal aid, public defense, immigration, etc.) can provide as much to the legal discourse as those who do impact litigation. Just my unpopular opinion...
Congratulations to Ms. Abre Conner for being selected for #40GatorsUnder40 🤩👏🏼 #GoGators #Gatornation #ufaaregion8 @UF @UFalumni @MsAConner
It is Wisteria season in Berkeley and this is a very good thing
A state judge ordered the city of Oakland and its police department Friday to promptly release thousands of documents on police misconduct journalists requested two years ago. @MariaDinzeo courthousenews.com/judge-orders-o…
The Onion is always on point.
For more exemplary journalism, visit theonion.com.
A state appeals court just overturned a Ventura County Judge's "bizarre" 2019 ruling that ignored precedent and kept many police misconduct and use of force files secret until now. Context: kqed.org/news/11756370/… kqed.org/news/11759575/… #SB1421 #CaliforniaReportingProject
Terrific story about efforts to bring back the American chestnut, now an almost extinct species, might help restore Appalachian forests ruined by coal-mining: sierraclub.org/sierra/2021-2-… /v @TamarHaspel
@profbohns To quote Nike, “Just do it.” It will work out better if you get a first set of imperfect words on the page than if you get worked up about what the ideal words might be before you write any.
Open Vallejo has won the @USCAnnenberg Selden Ring Special Citation for Investigative Reporting, for exposing @VallejoPd's longstanding tradition of celebrating fatal shootings. openvallejo.org/2021/02/10/ope…
Well hey there! Congratulations to my awesome sister-in-law!😀
Check this out! Microsoft's virtual exhibit highlighting 30 Black Americans making history and change. Honored to be included. kuula.co/post/7sRCt/col…
No one should be profiteering off of our criminal justice system. That’s why today, I ordered the Department of Justice to end the use of private prisons by the federal government.
California significantly increased use of vote-by-mail in November while dramatically decreasing the % of rejected ballots. This was a huge win for voters and democracy - one that we’ll look to make permanent this year with AB37. apnews.com/article/califo…
I see a lot of defense attorneys talk themselves out of filing motions they don’t think they’d win. But folks, I’ve never won a motion I didn’t file.
The last time I was here in 2017, Capitol police were escorting me to central booking for leading a non-violent protest of an immoral budget. This time they just had to show me to my office.
Defense lawyers who refer to their client as simply, "the defendant," are just never gonna get it.
This is the best one I’ve seen so far fwiw
Welcome back to school, @UCBerkeley! Annie's all ready for the spring semester. Are you? #WelcomeBack #GoBears
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