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PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
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August 14, 2026

Episode 84: Serial Killer Whisperer

In this explosive episode of Partners in True Crime, Rob and Cindy Dorfmann and Laura Brand welcome two of California's most outspoken voices on public safety: CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and victims' rights attorney Nina Salarno.

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FOX News
FOX News
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August 11, 2026

California sued over policy that could free serial killers as Laci Peterson's friend sounds alarm

Family and friends of Laci Peterson support lawsuit challenging California Board of Parole Hearings new policy on clemency.

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News Nation
News Nation
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August 12, 2026

New CA Policy Could Free Notorious Killers

CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper discuss how giving life-without-parole offenders a path to release can strip victims’ families of the finality they were promised when those sentences were imposed.

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PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
·
August 14, 2026

Episode 84: Serial Killer Whisperer

In this explosive episode of Partners in True Crime, Rob and Cindy Dorfmann and Laura Brand welcome two of California's most outspoken voices on public safety: CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and victims' rights attorney Nina Salarno.

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Daily Journal
Daily Journal
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July 16, 2026

Victims' advocates, police group challenge new parole review process for lifers

A coalition led by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation sued California corrections officials, alleging new regulations unlawfully expand the Board of Parole Hearings' authority to recommend commutations and sentence recalls.

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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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January 29, 2016

Brown’s parole plan would likely reduce prosecutors’ plea-bargain leverage, experts say

CJLF warned that weakening accountability would have predictable consequences for public safety.

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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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February 18, 2015

Judge says families can push state to devise execution protocol

CJLF Legal Director Kent Scheidegger said the ruling confirms corrections cannot drag their feet indefinitely on developing execution protocols.

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ABA Journal
ABA Journal
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April 8, 2016

Fast-track death-penalty appeals get a boost with 9th Circuit standing decision

The ABA's national publication covers a Ninth Circuit ruling supporting CJLF's long-standing effort to end decades of delay in death penalty cases.

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Investor’s Business Daily
Investor’s Business Daily
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May 11, 2017

On Law Enforcement, California Has Already Seceded

Commentary citing CJLF research on the consequences of California's sentencing policy changes.

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CalChamber
CalChamber
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November 29, 2018

4th Annual Survey of California Voter Attitudes

Survey data showing California voters overwhelmingly support accountability and public safety — the same principles CJLF defends in court.

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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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March 19, 2019

Supreme Court upholds federal power to detain and deport immigrants for long-past crimes

CJLF's Legal Director Kent Scheidegger welcomed the ruling, saying the 9th Circuit had misinterpreted the law.

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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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May 1, 2021

76,000 California prison inmates could be released earlier with good behavior

CJLF Legal Director Kent Scheidegger is quoted on the public safety consequences — a position later vindicated by CJLF's successful lawsuit blocking these same releases.

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The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
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February 23, 2026

Serial child rapist serving life to get parole. Sheriff, Sacramento victims furious

Anne Marie Schubert is quoted: "He was hunting for young children. He's the poster child for why sex offenders should be exempt from elderly parole."

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KTLA
KTLA
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February 23, 2026

Serial child molester could be released from Southern California prison

Anne Marie Schubert called the Funston case "probably the worst child predator case I've ever seen" and stated the decision to parole him is wrong.

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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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February 22, 2026

'That man is a monster': California serial child molester granted parole. Victims are outraged

CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert — who originally prosecuted the case — sent a letter to the Corrections Department demanding the offender be screened as a sexually violent predator.

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PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
·
August 14, 2026

Episode 84: Serial Killer Whisperer

In this explosive episode of Partners in True Crime, Rob and Cindy Dorfmann and Laura Brand welcome two of California's most outspoken voices on public safety: CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and victims' rights attorney Nina Salarno.

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FOX News
FOX News
·
August 11, 2026

California sued over policy that could free serial killers as Laci Peterson's friend sounds alarm

Family and friends of Laci Peterson support lawsuit challenging California Board of Parole Hearings new policy on clemency.

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News Nation
News Nation
·
August 12, 2026

New CA Policy Could Free Notorious Killers

CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper discuss how giving life-without-parole offenders a path to release can strip victims’ families of the finality they were promised when those sentences were imposed.

read article
PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
PODCAST: Partners in True Crime
·
August 14, 2026

Episode 84: Serial Killer Whisperer

In this explosive episode of Partners in True Crime, Rob and Cindy Dorfmann and Laura Brand welcome two of California's most outspoken voices on public safety: CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert and victims' rights attorney Nina Salarno.

read article
Daily Journal
Daily Journal
·
July 16, 2026

Victims' advocates, police group challenge new parole review process for lifers

A coalition led by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation sued California corrections officials, alleging new regulations unlawfully expand the Board of Parole Hearings' authority to recommend commutations and sentence recalls.

read article
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
·
February 23, 2026

Serial child rapist serving life to get parole. Sheriff, Sacramento victims furious

Anne Marie Schubert is quoted: "He was hunting for young children. He's the poster child for why sex offenders should be exempt from elderly parole."

read article
KTLA
KTLA
·
February 23, 2026

Serial child molester could be released from Southern California prison

Anne Marie Schubert called the Funston case "probably the worst child predator case I've ever seen" and stated the decision to parole him is wrong.

read article
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
·
February 22, 2026

'That man is a monster': California serial child molester granted parole. Victims are outraged

CJLF President & CEO Anne Marie Schubert — who originally prosecuted the case — sent a letter to the Corrections Department demanding the offender be screened as a sexually violent predator.

read article
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
·
May 1, 2021

76,000 California prison inmates could be released earlier with good behavior

CJLF Legal Director Kent Scheidegger is quoted on the public safety consequences — a position later vindicated by CJLF's successful lawsuit blocking these same releases.

read article
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
·
March 19, 2019

Supreme Court upholds federal power to detain and deport immigrants for long-past crimes

CJLF's Legal Director Kent Scheidegger welcomed the ruling, saying the 9th Circuit had misinterpreted the law.

read article
CalChamber
CalChamber
·
November 29, 2018

4th Annual Survey of California Voter Attitudes

Survey data showing California voters overwhelmingly support accountability and public safety — the same principles CJLF defends in court.

read article
Investor’s Business Daily
Investor’s Business Daily
·
May 11, 2017

On Law Enforcement, California Has Already Seceded

Commentary citing CJLF research on the consequences of California's sentencing policy changes.

read article
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
·
January 29, 2016

Brown’s parole plan would likely reduce prosecutors’ plea-bargain leverage, experts say

CJLF warned that weakening accountability would have predictable consequences for public safety.

read article
ABA Journal
ABA Journal
·
April 8, 2016

Fast-track death-penalty appeals get a boost with 9th Circuit standing decision

The ABA's national publication covers a Ninth Circuit ruling supporting CJLF's long-standing effort to end decades of delay in death penalty cases.

read article
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
·
February 18, 2015

Judge says families can push state to devise execution protocol

CJLF Legal Director Kent Scheidegger said the ruling confirms corrections cannot drag their feet indefinitely on developing execution protocols.

read article