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Out-of-control judges lead to out-of-control crime

Nypost · · 430 words · By CA Post Editorial Board
Partisan Politics in California Judicial Activism Public Safety and Crime
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the decisoin last month by the California Supreme Court that bail for supposedly “non-violent” offenses must be “attainable.””
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Web search results from Civil Rights Corps indicate the California Supreme Court unanimously held that jailing a person pretrial simply because they cannot pay money bail is unconstitutional, which aligns with the claim that bail must be 'attainable'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Suprem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regula…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_St…
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“voters tossed out radical DA Chesa Boudin in a recall election in 2022.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that Chesa Boudin served as DA until July 8, 2022, when he was removed via a recall election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin (, CHAY-sə boo-DEEN; born August 21, 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the 29th District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8, 2020, to July 8, 2022. He is a member of the Dem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesa_Boudin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathy Boudin (May 19, 1943 – May 1, 2022) was an American radical leftist who served 23 years in prison for felony murder based on her role in the 1981 Brink's robbery. Boudin was a founding member of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Boudin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Boudin ( boo-DEEN; November 29, 1939 – March 24, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Boudin
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“He pledged not to prosecute so-called “quality of life” crimes, like public urination.”
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Multiple web sources, including NTD and quotes from the SF Chronicle, confirm Boudin's pledge not to prosecute 'quality-of-life' crimes such as public urination and public camping.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin, the newly elected district attorney pledged not to prosecute some “quality-of-life” crimes such as public urination, public camping, and soliciting or offering sex. Boudin defeated Suzy …
https://www.ntd.com/new-da-of-san-francisco-promises-not-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin, a one-time deputy public defender who has never tried a case, was elected in a close race, and will assume office in January.There’s no other way to take Boudin’s statement than as a war…
https://www.pacificresearch.org/thought-san-franciscos-quali…
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web search NEUTRAL — "We will not prosecute cases involving quality-of-life crimes,” Boudin said to the Chronicle before his ticket win. “Crimes such as public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocki…
https://sfist.com/2019/11/16/boudin-will-not-prosecute-prost…
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“Brooke Jenkins took over”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Brooke Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed on July 8, 2022, following the recall of Chesa Boudin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 5, 2024, concurrent with the election for San Francisco mayor and the 2024 statewide general elections. Incumbent District Attorn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_San_Francisco_District_At…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooke Jenkins (born August 1981) is an American lawyer serving as the 30th district attorney of San Francisco. On July 8, 2022, Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Jenkins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chesa Boudin (, CHAY-sə boo-DEEN; born August 21, 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the 29th District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8, 2020, to July 8, 2022. He is a member of the Dem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesa_Boudin
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“Voters also replaced left-wing London Breed with the more pragmatic Daniel Lurie.”
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Multiple news sources and Wikipedia confirm that Daniel Lurie won the election and London Breed conceded, making Lurie the next mayor of San Francisco.
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web search NEUTRAL — London Nicole Breed is an American politician who served as the 45th mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Breed
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web search NEUTRAL — Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes the election to challenger Daniel Lurie during a news conference at City Hall on Thursday, Nov. 07, 2024. Lurie, a philanthropist and an heir to the…
https://www.sfchronicle.com/election/article/sf-mayor-daniel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor London Breed has conceded her race, writing on social media at 4:33 p.m. on Thursday that Daniel Lurie will become San Francisco’s next mayor, and giving a brief press conference at City Hall sa…
https://missionlocal.org/2024/11/london-breed-concedes-the-r…
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“Out of the seven justices on the state’s highest court, only one was appointed by a Republican.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses the US Supreme Court or general ballot information, but does not provide a current breakdown of the appointing party for each of the seven California Supreme Court justices.
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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme Court appointments.Reagan appointed three Associate Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States: Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981, which fulfilled a campaign promise to name the first female…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
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web search NEUTRAL — On the U.S. Supreme Court, seven of the nine justices were appointed by Republican Presidents.You were the only member of the California Supreme Court who dissented in a case involving the sale of cig…
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108shrg93738/html/C…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three of the seven justices on the California Supreme Court are up for re-election next month, but it may be a mere formality since there's not a hint of opposition.
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/3-of-7-california-su…
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“The rest were appointed by Democrats Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom.”
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While the evidence confirms Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom were governors, it does not provide the specific number of justices each appointed to the state's highest court.
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web search NEUTRAL — The current governor of California is Democrat Gavin Newsom, who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019. Jerry Brown was the longest serving governor in Californian history, serving from 1975 until 1983, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_California
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web search NEUTRAL — This week Governor Gavin Newsom asked the California Supreme Court to block the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative from the November ballot. Newsom argued that “voters simply do not have the ca…
https://www.reformcalifornia.org/news/gavin-newsom-claims-vo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYC6KphI-L/
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“Newsom also has a vacancy to fill.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'there' and contains no information regarding judicial vacancies in California.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associa…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/there
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