Matt Hamilton
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Los Angeles Times reporter on investigations and civil courts [email protected]
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We reviewed thousands of internal records + found how USC pursued donors and prospective donors by admitting their children as walk-on athletes. Most never appeared on a team roster. From @latimesharriet + me: https://t.co/kHshXWh5dZ
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Internal records show how USC admitted children of the wealthy and well-connected through an alternate path with an acceptance rate of up to 90%.
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If you can only read one thing today, please make take the time for this extraordinary piece of writing by my cousin Caroline's extraordinary daughter Tatiana. Tatiana is a beautiful writer, journalist, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. This piece is about what she has
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis.
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Thousands of children, teens are part of a faceless legion of underage workers in California who put fruit and vegetables on America’s tables. Many toil in dangerous conditions, as the state fails to ensure their health and safety. Must read: @lajourno
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State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
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Babies are dying in America’s jails as pregnant women give birth alone on toilets and in dirty cells. One woman chewed through her umbilical cord. Another lost her child after an officer stopped at Starbucks on the way to the hospital. W/ @jonschuppe: https://t.co/dWVVq6bSzo
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A yearlong investigation from Bloomberg Law and NBC News reveals systemic failures related to pregnant women in jails.
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Residents were left behind at senior facilities as Eaton fire raged. State finds serious lapses after @LAtimes probe @grace_2e
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Assisted living facilities in Altadena and Pasadena failed to account for at least three elderly women during the chaotic Eaton fire evacuation, according to new state reports.
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Eric Preven, screenwriter-turned-local government watchdog, died this weekend at his Studio City home. A true original and a relentless advocate for better government:
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Eric Preven, a well-known government transparency advocate, garnered a reputation as an eagle-eyed observer of local meetings, a savvy wielder of the state's public records act, and a reliable thorn...
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If you click on the article, everything shared in this statement is in the story and high up. https://t.co/jkM2wfSb4M
Oh ffs sake, Brittny. This U.S. citizen left his own child unattended in a car and proceeded to attack law enforcement as the were conducting an operation—he exited his car wielding a hammer and threw rocks at law enforcement as he abandoned his child. He was arrested for
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Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says
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The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD...
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Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. faces challenge over 'acting' status
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Federal public defenders in Los Angeles have accused the Trump administration of circumventing rules with the way acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli was appointed.
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At least 3 retired LA judges wrote letters in support of Tom Girardi’s son in law, David Lira, who was sentenced this week to 4 months in prison for failing to distribute settlement funds to clients
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David Lira, the son-in-law of disgraced attorney Tom Giradi, gets four months in prison for his involvement in a scheme in which payments were withheld from the survivors of plane crash victims.
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Massive fire at El Segundo refinery https://t.co/IB7yFf9UQ2
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An explosion on Thursday night ignited massive flames at the El Segundo refinery. The fire could be seen for miles.
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My first editor was fired from L.A. TV for telling her viewers she was gay. Sallie was a absolutist about the truth, and I had so many secrets when I met her at age 17. This Sallie's story of courage, and my story of well... doubt in shadow of AIDS
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Your morning catch-up: A 1977 TV cancellation has lessons for today, Kimmel returned to ABC with emotional monologue defending free speech and more big stories.
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It took about an hour of deliberation for a jury to find Brayan Ramos-Brito not guilty of assaulting a federal agent during an immigration protest in June.
NEW: The Border Patrol Chief leading President Trump’s immigration raids in L.A. testified in the first trial stemming from summer protests, where he was questioned about calling undocumented immigrants “scum, filth and trash.” Latest w/ @brittny_mejia
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*per the indictment, filed Wednesday in US District Court. Both brothers have pleaded not guilty and were released on bond yesterday.
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Two brothers in Southern California have been charged with tax evasion in connection with the massive tee time brokering business they ran. Brothers made $700k from ‘21-‘23 and created a “monopoly” on SoCal golf courses https://t.co/0JuF67zc6p
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A federal grand jury has charged two brothers in Southern California with tax evasion on more than $1.1 million in income they allegedly received in part from a years-long scheme selling tee times on...
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LAPD will assist CHP in protecting Kamala Harris after Trump pulls Secret Service
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Security for the former vice president is being provided by officers in a division meant to address crime in hard-hit areas, sources told The Times.
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BREAKING: Federal Public defenders are seeking removal of Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A., @USAttyEssayli , arguing his appointment is unlawful. Follows successful challenge of New Jersey U.S. Atty. Alina Habba's status. Latest w/ @brittny_mejia
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In a filing Friday, the federal public defender's office in Los Angeles argued acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli should be removed because he is unlawfully occupying his post.
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Man fleeing Home Depot immigration raid is hit and killed by a car on the 210 Freeway https://t.co/KKGqqS8gQ6
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The death of a man fleeing an immigration raid at a Home Depot sparked anger among immigrant rights advocates: 'We hold the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the Home...
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Newsom calls for special November election to block Trump from ‘rigging’ 2026 midterms https://t.co/L4pKMyVCUK
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Democrats launched a campaign urging California voters to approve new congressional districts aimed at countering efforts by President Trump to boost the number of Republicans in Congress.
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss case against convicted L.A. County sheriff's deputy https://t.co/Luyj9qKXpw W/ @JamesQueallyLAT
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The judge's decision brings to a close a criminal case for excessive force that top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli sought to have overturned despite a conviction by a jury.
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NEW: Federal judge refuses U.S. Attorney’s bid to dismiss case against convicted L.A. County sheriff's deputy
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The judge's decision brings to a close a criminal case for excessive force that top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli sought to have overturned despite a conviction by a jury.
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