20/09/2023
Esmeralda Aguilar, 24, is charged with four felony counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer but released because of a new state law abolishing money bail. But their new evasiveness also means law enforcement wants the public’s help to construct a case, via sending tips, evidence like Ring camera videos, and calling 911 while the incidents are happening so officers can catch them within the act. Much of the first week was taken up by voters and election officials, called by the plaintiffs, who detailed their struggles with the model new rules. Nina Perales, a lawyer with MALDEF, argued…

