Author: Ken White

09 Apr California Enacts Emergency Pretrial Release Without Bail For Nonviolent Offenders

Posted at 20:07h in Uncategorized by Ken White

California continues to lead the nation in enacting effective measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, California authorities enacted sweeping emergency rules designed to release nonviolent offenders from pretrial detention without bail, reducing the risk and scale of jail outbreaks. Under normal circumstances, California’s criminal courts set bail...

27 Mar Continuity of Government During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted at 19:12h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Brown White & Osborn LLP partner Ken White was a guest on the National Constitution Center's podcast "We The People," which addressed continuity of government during the pandemic and how various branches of government are adjusting to social distancing. The podcast is here. ...

26 Jul BWO Partner Ken White On “All The President’s Lawyers”

Posted at 19:48h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

KCRW -- which produces the popular weekly political news show "Left Right and Center" -- has launched a popular new podcast "All The President's Lawyers," co-hosted by BWO partner Ken White. Every week, KCRW's Josh Barrow and Ken White discuss the many legal issues and...

01 Mar BWO Attorney Ken White Interviewed On First Amendment issue on KPCC’s AirTalk

Posted at 21:13h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Today I participated in a discussion on KPCC's "AirTalk" about a fascinating case in Arkansas that demonstrates how difficult it can be to apply established First Amendment precedent to new technology. Arkansas police have obtained a search warrant for Amazon's records of a murder defendant's...

14 Sep Recent Publications On Free Speech And Best Practices

Posted at 14:33h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

This week I have two columns up elsewhere. At the Daily Journal, I wrote about the State of California's constitutionally questionable decision to prevent an artist from showing a Civil War painting at the Big Fresno Fair on the dubious grounds that it violated a...

13 Sep Ninth Circuit Clarifies When Public Schools Can Discipline Off-Campus Speech

Posted at 15:12h in Litigation by Ken White

Those of us of a certain age remember schools being unaware of bullying or indifferent to it. But for the last decade American schools have increasingly sought to prevent and punish various forms of bullying, motivated both by a concern for student well-being and effective...

23 Jun Brown White & Osborn LLP Published In Los Angeles Times, Reason Magazine, FaultLines

Posted at 19:36h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Brown White & Osborn LLP’s lawyers regularly write about criminal justice and civil litigation issues for publications nationwide. Here are three recent examples: Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor at Reason Magazine, discussing how culture shapes prosecutorial behavior. Brock Turner: The Sort of Defendant Who Is Spared “Severe Impact,” at the FaultLines Blog,...

09 Dec BWO Partner Ken White Guest Posts At Mimesis Law

Posted at 21:42h in Criminal Defense by Ken White

Today I’ve got a guest post at Mimesis Law about how our constitutional rights are interconnected....

16 Oct The Reply That “The Accuser Is Lying” Is Not As Safe As You Think

Posted at 21:45h in Litigation by Ken White

When a client is accused of wrongdoing, the press often contacts attorneys for comments. Some attorneys choose the safe route and respond, “no comment,” which is not ideal for public relations. Other attorneys steer a middle course with measured words to the effect of “the...

13 Oct Government Code Section 1090, Prohibiting Conflicts of Interest, Is Now Even More of a Hazard For The Unwary

Posted at 21:47h in Criminal Defense by Ken White

California Government Code Section 1090 (“Section 1090”) – which prohibits public officials and public employees from “making” public contracts in which they have a financial interest – is notoriously vague, broad, and malleable. The California Legislature recently aggravated those troublesome qualities by expanding Section 1090...