Inside courtrooms, there’s varying levels of adherence to mandated safety practices.
Some lawyers and sheriff’s deputies occasionally remove their masks, while inmates and litigants at times have masks on improperly. latimes.com/california/sto…
“Judges are very strict with people not chewing gum, looking at cellphones, not wearing a hat,” said Begonya De Salvo, who interprets proceedings for Spanish speakers.
De Salvo filed a complaint with the state Commission on Judicial Performance after Judge Lynne Hobbs allowed a police officer to testify last summer without a mask. latimes.com/california/sto…
The government-financed Tuskegee syphilis study, in which Black men were experimented on and left untreated for decades, stands front of mind for many African Americans contemplating whether to get a COVID-19 vaccine recommended by federal officials latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Roughly 3% of the American public is fully vaccinated.
The disparities, experts say, point not just to unequal access, but also to deep-rooted distrust of medical institutions, particularly when their efforts are backed by the federal government latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Throughout the #COVID19 pandemic, Black, Latino and Native American people have died at disproportionately high rates, according to CDC statistics latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Henry Casas, who worked for L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti from 2013 to 2018, is the first staffer to publicly allege improper behavior by former senior mayoral aide Rick Jacobs while he worked for the mayor. latimes.com/california/sto…
Casa's testimony could bolster the case of Los Angeles Police Officer Matthew Garza, a former member of Garcetti’s security detail who has filed a lawsuit claiming he frequently endured harassment by Jacobs. latimes.com/california/sto…
Casas testified that it was “common knowledge” inside the mayor’s office, from the chief of staff to low-level aides, that Jacobs engaged in inappropriate behavior toward male employees.
A new doc called #FramingBritneySpears explores her father's court-ordered role as her conservator, the #FreeBritney movement and the toxicity of tabloid media as the pop star's mental health and private life remains a source of concern for her fans latimes.com/entertainment-…
For 13 years, nearly every aspect of Britney Spears’ life has been controlled by her father, Jamie Spears.
The 2008 legal arrangement came after the pop star had a very public mental health-meltdown (From the archives) latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
Since she abruptly canceled a second planned residency in early 2019, the legal arrangement — shrouded in mystery and NDAs — has again raised questions:
One of Writer-Director Sam Levinson’s unseen but oft-referenced villains in “Malcolm & Marie” is an L.A. Times film critic who panned Malcolm’s previous movie, but who has apparently seen the light, marveling at his latest cinematic vision latimes.com/entertainment-…
Critic Justin Chang will “suspend that last question [below] for now, on the charitable assumption that Levinson couldn’t possibly be that petty, even if his dialogue here practically constitutes a textbook on human pettiness” latimes.com/entertainment-…
In January, three court staffers died after testing positive for the coronavirus, and since March, at least 445 of the court’s 5,100 staff and judges have tested positive.
A court reporter's positive test prompted administrators to close the courtroom she worked in. When an interpreter who also worked in the courtroom sought permission to quarantine at home on paid leave, she was denied, according to the interpreter’s union. latimes.com/california/sto…
The interpreter continued working, and days later, tested positive. According to the union, many were denied requests to go on paid leave. Some continued to show up to work, either because they feared reprisals for calling out or had no remaining sick time.latimes.com/california/sto…