Man shot in head by OC Deputy at Santa Ana ICE protest seeks $50M in civil rights lawsuit
Sept. 18, 2025 – A Huntington Beach father of three who was shot in the head with a “less lethal” projectile while peacefully protesting against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Orange County activists to rally at the Nixon Library: “ICE OUT OF OC!”
In a powerful show of grassroots resistance, hundreds of activists from across Orange County and Southern California are expected to gather tomorrow morning at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library &…
The City of Santa Ana will spend $250K on legal defense for undocumented residents facing deportation
The Santa Ana City Council reaffirmed its commitment to the immigrant community by approving an agreement that will allow Santa Ana residents facing deportation or removal proceedings to continue to…
Linguistics on Trial: Race, Language, and the Law event set for Feb. 18 at the UCI Law School
The event entitled “Linguistics on Trial: Race, Language, and the Law” will examine language practices and its implications within the judicial system in the United States on Tuesday, February 18,…
Diocese of Orange statement on the Michael Harris legal settlement
“Recently, the Diocese of Orange reached a $3.5 million settlement with an individual allegedly harmed by Michael Harris - a former priest of the Diocese of Orange who was laicized…
Santa Ana must pay $35K in attorney fees related to Measure DD which allows the undocumented to vote
The City of Santa Ana must pay Plaintiffs $35,014.15 in attorneys fees and costs to settle fee claims in their successful lawsuit to strike biased ballot language from Measure DD…
Repeat O.C. DUI driver convicted of murder for fatal head-on DUI collision
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A third-year law student who had been previously convicted of aggravated assault involving an accident he caused after drinking and driving in Arizona was found guilty…
O.C. Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento’s sister Vicki has passed away at the age of 65
Orange County Supervisor Viicente Sarmiento's sister, Vicki I. Sarmiento, has passed away from a pulmonary embolism that was the result of a surgery after a fall, according to the Daily…
New O.C. law practice will focus on child protective services and juvenile dependency law
IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 8, 2024 / Johnson Criminal Law Group, APLC, a top criminal defense law firm in Orange County, CA, announced today the formation of CPS Law Group,…
State Senator Umberg’s State Bar Reform Act has been signed into law
(Sacramento, CA) – Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his Senate Bill 40, which would authorize the State Bar of California (State Bar) to collect yearly license fees…
An O.C. Superior Court Judge was arrested in Anaheim for the fatal shooting of his wife
ANAHEIM, Calif. (August 4, 2023) - Homicide detectives have arrested 72-year-old Anaheim resident Jeffrey Ferguson for the murder of his wife. On Thursday. August 3, 2023, just after 8 p.m.,…
O.C. lawyer pleads guilty to $8.7M fraud scam that ripped off investors
SANTA ANA, California – A Newport Beach lawyer who claimed she was providing loans to the rich and famous plead guilty on July 24 to federal felony charges for using her…
Landlords sue to overturn the City of Santa Ana’s rent control and eviction ordinance
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA - The Apartment Association of Orange County (AAOC) has filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Ana challenging the municipality’s rent stabilization and just cause eviction…