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July 2, 2025

FJP Statement on Appeals Court Ruling in Favor of Diana Teran

July 2, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) — Last Thursday, a California appeals court ordered the dismissal of the Attorney General’s case against former Assistant District Attorney Diana Teran. Ms. Teran was charged with sharing confidential police misconduct records with another prosecutor at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, despite the fact that the records were publicly accessible documents. 

Fair and Just Prosecution’s Executive Director Aramis Ayala had the following statement: 

“Today’s decision is a victory not only for Ms. Teran, but for prosecutors everywhere who take seriously their responsibilities to their communities to disclose evidence of police misconduct. The prosecution against Ms. Teran was deeply flawed, and it was an attempt to intimidate public servants in our district attorney offices, dangerously chilling them from carrying out their ethical and Constitutional duties.”

June 24, 2025

New FJP Issue Brief Warns of Risks with AI-Generated Police Reports

June 24, 2025 – As police departments across the country begin experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to draft official reports, a new issue brief from Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) warns that these tools pose serious threats to accuracy, due process, and public trust in the justice system.

“Prosecutors rely on police reports to make life-altering decisions — and that means we can’t afford errors, bias, or fiction masquerading as fact,” said FJP Executive Director Aramis Ayala. “When AI language models generate false narratives, real people pay the price. AI-generated reports have already included officers who were not present, misattributed actions, and warped evidence. The stakes are too high to treat this like just another tech upgrade. We owe it to our communities to pause, scrutinize, and demand transparency before this tech is allowed anywhere near the courtroom.”

June 17, 2025

Fair and Just Prosecution Mourns and Condemns Targeted Shootings of Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his Wife and killing of Representative Melissa Hortman and Her Husband

Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) laments and condemns the targeted, politically-motivated violence that claimed the lives of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and left Senator John Hoffman and his wife in critical condition on Saturday. At this inflection point in American history, we all share the responsibility – in word and deed – of uniting against targeted violence. 

FJP Executive Director Aramis Ayala Released the Following Statement in Response to the Tragic Shootings:

“The highest calling of any society is ensuring the safety of its citizens, including its elected officials. FJP grieves and condemns the targeted violence that resulted in the deaths of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and which left Senator John Hoffman and his wife in critical condition. Our condolences are with the family of Representative Hortman, and we pray for the recovery of Senator Hoffman and his wife.

May 21, 2025

Fair and Just Prosecution Condemns Politically-Motivated Weaponization of Trump DOJ Against NJ Congresswoman LaMonica McIver

Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) condemns the Trump Administration abusing its prosecutorial power by bringing criminal assault charges against New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver after she exercised her Constitutional authority and duty as a member of Congress to conduct oversight on issues that affect the American public, including her constituents. Congresswoman McIver and other members of Congress were on-site in Newark, New Jersey, as part of their lawful right to inspect conditions in a federal immigration detention facility. Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba charged Rep. McIver with “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” after the Congresswoman and other Representatives were attempting to monitor the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka by armed federal agents.

FJP Executive Director Aramis Ayala Released the Following Statement in Response to the Trump Administration’s Prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver:

“The Supreme Court has affirmed that public trust in the criminal justice system is critical for both public safety and the rule of law. To ensure public trust, prosecutors must swear an oath to the Constitution that they will ensure equal justice for all by enforcing the law fairly and without bias or political motivation. The Trump Department of Justice, however, has made a mockery of that oath, undermined public trust, and abandoned all appearance of objectivity by abusing its prosecutorial power through a pattern of charging or threatening to charge President Trump’s political opponents in an attempt to negate the constitutional checks and balances that safeguard our democracy. With this most recent move of bringing unsupported and politically motivated charges against a duly-elected, sitting member of a co-equal branch of government who was fulfilling her official duty to the American people, the Trump Administration is careening toward authoritarianism, in which his loyal DOJ prosecutors would be unconstrained from prosecuting anyone who disagrees with him.

April 25, 2025

Fair and Just Prosecution Condemns Unlawful DOJ Grant Cuts for Victim Services

Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) condemns the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reckless and unlawful decision to eliminate over 350 DOJ Office of Justice Programs grants providing technical assistance and support to both local law enforcement and victims of crime.  

FJP Executive Director Aramis Ayala Released the Following Statement in Response to the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Cuts to Grant Funding:

“The Trump Administration is severely undermining both public safety and the rule of law with these dangerous, cruel, and completely unlawful cuts to local law enforcement – including local prosecutors – as well as to services that support survivors of crimes like domestic violence or sexual assault. These actions will leave many of the most vulnerable members of our society, especially children, completely cut off from essential resources and support. What’s more, terminating over 350 federal awards in a single day does not reflect the individualized decision-making required by 2 CFR 200.340(a)(4), the law for terminating federal awards. Therefore, the cuts have the appearance targeting specific jurisdictions and organizations for political purposes – a clear indication that the Administration has acted in ways that are both arbitrary and capricious.