FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
With a woman in prison for a stillbirth, California’s murder law is tested [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-STILLBORN-MURDER-CHARGE:LA]
Adora Perez was two years into an 11-year prison sentence when she got a phone call.
From inside the women’s state prison in Chowchilla, California, Perez listened as attorney Mary McNamara introduced herself, saying she had been looking into Perez’s case and found it deeply flawed.
Perez was charged with murder after she delivered a stillborn baby at a hospital in California’s Central Valley, with authorities alleging methamphetamine use while pregnant was responsible. Faced with the possibility of life in prison, Perez accepted a plea deal, lost an appeal and busied herself adjusting to the rhythms of time behind bars.
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In second term, Omar focuses on pushing Biden on progressive agenda
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Omar set to push Biden on progressive agenda
14 Dec 2020
Briana Bierschbach,
Tribune News Service
President-elect Joe Biden was not US representative Ilhan Omar’s first choice to lead her party, but she has a few requests for him now that he is.
Cancel tens of thousands of dollars in federal college debt per student. Pay all federal contractors a $15 minimum wage. Declare climate change a national emergency, among other things, and do it all in his first 100 days in office through executive orders.
The wish list, rolled out in a petition last week, is the latest in a public push from the Minneapolis Democrat and progressive allies in Congress to steer the new administration toward policies and appointees favoured by their movement.