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    • LiveNow Interview with Jacqueline Goodman | Trump Hush Money Trial
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  • 2026
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
      • Can Prescription Medications Lead to a DUI Arrest in California?
    • August
      • Jacqueline Goodman’s DUI Defense Closing Argument Draws Praise
      • Jacqueline Goodman Discusses Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial on LiveNOW from FOX
      • The Hidden Consequences of a California Shoplifting Conviction for College Students
    • July
      • What Happens If You’re Accused of Domestic Violence During a Divorce?
    • May
      • Can You Be Arrested for DUI While Sleeping in Your Car in California?
  • 2025
    • October
      • California Drug Laws and Penalties – Updated
      • California Gang Violence Statistics – Gang-Related Crimes
    • September
      • What To Do If Vigilantes Accuse You of a Crime in Orange County, CA?
    • August
      • What Are the Consequences of a Criminal Record in California?
      • How To Beat a Terroristic Threat Charge in California?
    • April
      • Jacqueline Goodman Provides Legal Insight on Karen Read Retrial on LiveNOW with Christina Evans
      • How a California DUI Can Affect Your Travel Plans This Spring
    • March
      • Are Magic Mushrooms Legal in California?
    • February
      • Jacqueline Goodman on The Attorney Post: Fighting for Justice
      • Can I Fight My DUI Charges on My Own?
    • January
      • Empowering Defenders: A New Resource for Addressing Bias in Jury Selection
      • Jacqueline Goodman’s Advocacy for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence at Stanford Law’s ‘Fatal Peril’ Roundtable
      • Felonies vs. Misdemeanors
  • 2024
    • November
      • Navigating Changes in Sex Crimes Legislation: What You Need to Know This Winter
    • October
      • Decarceration Efforts: How Recent Changes in the Law Are Impacting Incarceration Rates
    • July
      • Protecting Your Property Rights During Summer Vacations
    • June
      • Summer Festivals and Your Rights: A Guide to Avoiding Legal Trouble
    • May
      • Preventing Sex Crimes: The Role of Education and Legal Enforcement
    • April
      • Navigating through Sex Offender Registration Laws: What You Need to Know
    • February
      • Will a Human Trafficking Conviction Lead to Prison Time?
  • 2023
    • July
      • California Crime Rate by City – Most Dangerous Cities in CA
    • April
      • Does California Have Romeo and Juliet Laws?
  • 2022
    • October
      • Is Lolicon Illegal in California?
    • September
      • California Gun Laws – All You Need to Know
    • March
      • DWI Vs. DUI in California: What’s the Difference?
      • Difference Between Parole and Probation in California
    • January
      • How Much Does a DUI Lawyer Cost in Orange County, California?
      • How Much Does a Criminal Defense Lawyer Cost in California?
  • 2021
    • December
      • California Domestic Violence Laws – All You Need To Know
    • May
      • Gascón Challengers Push Against Prison Reform in California
      • California Prosecutors Reject Good Conduct Rule
    • April
      • What Is Attorney-Client Privilege?
      • The California Supreme Court Rules That It’s Wrong to Cash In on Crime
      • California Reforms Street Gang Sentencing
    • March
      • How Will the YCR Handle Juvenile Offenders?
      • Common Juvenile Crimes and Why Kids Commit Them
      • Wobbler Crimes in California
    • February
      • What Makes Prescription Drugs Illegal?
      • What Are the Effects of a Domestic Violence Charge?
    • January
      • California Juvenile Reform Laws and Rules
      • New California Criminal Reform Laws in 2021
  • 2020
    • December
      • What’s Implied Consent, and How Does It Relate to a DUI?
      • Does California Have a Felony Murder Law?
    • November
      • Are Theft and Robbery the Same?
      • What Does It Mean to Suppress Evidence?
    • October
      • Can You Film Law Enforcement in California?
      • What to Do if a Store Detains You for Shoplifting
    • September
      • The Crisis of Mental Health in California Prisons During the Time of COVID-19
      • Bernie Sanders Endorses Gascón!
      • What It Means to Defund the Police
      • California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Pass Bill AB 3070
    • August
      • How Siri Can Help You Record the Police
      • What Happens if You Don’t Wear Mask in CA?
      • Understand Your Right to Protest
      • 6 Defenses Against a Drug Possession Charge
      • Legally Carrying a Gun in California
    • July
      • Pretrial Diversion Programs in California
      • 3 Defenses to Resisting Arrest
      • 4 Common Mistakes After Getting Arrested
      • Jacqueline Goodman Details How AB 3070 Will Address Jury Bias
    • June
      • D.A. Attacks Public Defender for BLM Protesting
      • AB 3070-the Face of Race Injustice
      • Judicial Council Caves to Pressure to Rescind $0 Bail and COVID-19 Spikes
      • Jacqueline Goodman Fights to Protect Pregnant Women’s Rights
    • April
      • How COVID-19 Will Lead To More Domestic Violence Arrests
      • What Happens if I Violate the Stay at Home Order in CA?
      • COVID-19 & Early Release From Orange County Jails
      • COVID-19 Updates From the Orange County Superior Court
    • March
      • COVID-19 Update to Our Clients
      • Daily Journal Article – The Lag Is Real
    • January
      • How Police Gather Evidence Against You
      • The Rise of Post-conviction DNA Testing
  • 2019
    • December
      • Drugs Found on Lil Wayne’s Private Jet
      • Ramped-up Drug Enforcement Has Unintended Consequences
      • An Outlandish Tool Police Across the Nation Use Regularly
      • Do I Have the Right to a Trial by Jury?
      • The Racial Divide in Prisons Is Shrinking
      • THC Vaporizing Presents Problems for Law Enforcement
      • Longest Survivor of Solitary Confinement in u.s. Exoneree Albert Woodfox to Speak at Criminal Justice Seminar
    • November
      • Authorities Announce Arrest of 50 Alleged Gang Members
      • Customer Films Thieves at Nike Factory Store in California
      • Cacj’s 46th Annual Criminal Defense Seminar
      • Prosecution Not Asking For Death Penalty in Murder Case
      • Unconscious Bias May Affect Criminal Penalties
      • Studies Reveal Flaws in Forensic Science
      • US Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect California DUI Cases
    • October
      • Study Finds Community Service Harms Poor Defendants
      • When Is Assault “Aggravated?”
      • Genetic Genealogy Used to Identify Murder Suspect
      • Do California Courts Consider Diminished Capacity?
      • Defending Sex Crimes National Seminar
      • Governor Newsom Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bill
      • What Are My Rights When Being Arrested?
    • September
      • The Law Recognizes Certain Justifications for Murder
      • How Does Crystal Meth Affect Your Health?
      • How Does Kleptomania Affect a Person?
      • What Are Some Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay?
      • What Laws Govern Self-Defense in California?
      • California’s Highest Court Upholds New Juvenile Law
      • Is Facial Recognition Software on Police Body Cameras Reliable?
    • August
      • CA Attempts to Change DUI Law
      • New Bill Aims to Change Jury Selection in CA
      • California Defense Attorneys Oppose American Bar Association’s ‘Affirmative Consent’ Resolution
      • Thirteen Sworn In to Serve on the Board of Directors of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar
      • Recent Changes to Criminal Law
      • Attorney Goodman Is Passionate About Criminal Justice
    • July
      • Current Issues in Criminal Justice
      • Jacqueline Goodman Takes a Stand Against Police Brutality
      • Cacj’s Latest Lobbying Effort Involves Criminal Records
      • Attorney Goodman Discusses Pending Legislation With CA Lawmakers
      • Jacqueline Goodman Aims to Make College Accessible for All
    • June
      • Jacqueline Goodman Lobbies CA Lawmakers for Legislative Change
      • 3 Ways Legal Drugs Are Used Illegally
      • Former School Bus Driver Avoids Jail Time for Felony Charges
      • Letter of Support: Increase Funding for San Francisco Indigent Defense Administration
      • California Criminal Defense Attorneys Meet With State Lawmakers
      • False Allegations of Assault
      • Defining “Criminal Threats”
      • Understanding Clemency
    • May
      • Properly Dealing With Lost Property
      • Is Eyewitness Identification a Reliable Source of Evidence?
      • The Consequences of Assault Charges
    • April
      • How a Drug Possession Charge Can Affect You
      • California’s Violent Crime Rates Increase
      • Why Is Heroin and Fentanyl Use on the Rise?
      • Citizens Push Back Against Predictive Policing Tools
      • Students Need to Know the Risks Associated With Study Drugs
      • Can I Avoid Jail Time for a Drug Offense?
      • What Constitutes a Vehicular Manslaughter Charge?
      • 4 Times You Should Appeal Your Verdict
      • The Four Major Types of Evidence
  • 2018
    • March
      • What to Do After an Arrest in Orange County, CA
  • 2017
    • September
      • Is it Legal to Drink in a Parked Car?
    • August
      • Wet Reckless vs. Dui: What You Need to Know
    • July
      • Attorney Goodman Comments on New Criminal Defense Legislature
      • DUIs & Fatalities: Lifetime Consequences
    • June
      • 5 Steps to Building a Strong Criminal Defense
    • May
      • 4 Ways an Expungement Can Help Your Future
    • April
      • DUI & Employment Background Checks: What You Should Know
    • March
      • Field Sobriety Tests: What Law Enforcement Officers Don’t Tell You After Pulling You Over
      • What California Law Says About Gang Crimes
    • February
      • Is Marijuana Possession a Misdemeanor in California?
  • 2016
    • November
      • Ignition Interlock Device Now Required for Those Convicted of DUI in CA
    • September
      • DUI Defense Strategies in the OC
      • Facing DUI Charges in Orange County After Labor Day Weekend?
    • August
      • Attorney Goodman Comments on New Bill That Could Hold Prosecutors Liable in CA
    • July
      • Police Interrogations FAQ
      • Miranda Rights: Overview
  • 2015
    • December
      • How a DUI Can Affect Your Professional License in CA
    • November
      • Do Not Tamper With an Ignition Interlock Device
      • Bus Driver in OC Crash Retains Attorney Goodman for Defense
      • NACDL 6th Annual Defending Sex Crimes Training Seminar in Las Vegas
    • August
      • Supreme Court Deems “Three Strikes” Law Unconstitutional
      • Fourth of July DUI Arrests Down Slightly in San Diego, Orange Counties
      • Former Orange County Clerk Forges 1,000 DUI and Other Cases
    • July
      • Probation Violations: How to Handle These Cases
    • May
      • What Happens After a Dui Arrest: Booking and Bailing
      • Underage DUI: Zero Tolerance
      • How a DUI Conviction Can Affect Getting a New Job
      • New Ruling Makes Circumstantial Evidence in Dui Cases Permissible
    • March
      • Search & Seizure: What to Know
      • What Is Aggravated DUI?
      • Can Passengers Consume Alcohol in a Car?
      • What Happens During a DUI Stop?
  • 2014
    • December
      • Sobriety Checkpoint Do’s and Don’ts
      • Don’t Get Caught Unaware! Know Your Rights Before a DUI Stop
    • August
      • Arizona Man Arrested in 91 Freeway Shooting
    • July
      • Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to $2.3 Million Investment Fraud
      • Woman Drives Through Dead-End Street Into Wetlands; Police Suspect Dui
    • June
      • Orange County Sheriff’s Department Ends Immigration Hold Practices for Inmates
    • May
      • Trial Ordered for Suspect Accused of Shooting Newport Beach Doctor
      • Eyewitness Misidentifications and Wrongful Convictions
      • Tustin Police Arrest Man on Suspicion of Several Counts of Sexual Battery
      • Mom With 2 Kids in Car Arrested at Border Patrol Checkpoint for Meth Possession
    • April
      • Suspect Arrested When Recognized by OC Deputy on Surveillance Footage
      • Man Faces Murder Charges After Fatal Accident During Westminster Police Chase
      • Trial Begins for Woman Facing Manslaughter Charges After 405 Freeway Crash
    • March
      • California’s Three Strikes Law: Then and Now
      • Suspect Arrested for Alleged Sale of Pot Brownies to Orange County Students
    • February
      • Was O.C. Beating Justified by Victim’s Gang Affiliation?
      • Jacqueline Goodman Comments on Last Sunday’s Fatal DUI Crash in Diamond Bar
    • January
      • Are Mandatory Minimum Sentences Putting the Right People in Prison?
      • Inaccurate DUI Blood Alcohol Tests in Orange County Crime Lab
  • 2013
    • December
      • Alternative Sentencing Options for Orange County Drug Crime Cases
    • September
      • Attorney Jacqueline Goodman Writes Article for Los Angeles Daily Journal
    • March
      • Proposition 36: More Than a Decade After It Began, What the Law Means for Drug Offenders in California
    • February
      • Popular Crimes Committed by Orange County Gangs
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