
Death Penalty Moratorium and College Admissions Scandal
Season 6 Episode 20 | 27m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order halting executions of death row inmates.
A number of Californians, including actresses and prominent business figures, have been charged in a widespread college admissions scam involving parents who allegedly bribed athletic coaches or paid people to cheat on college entrance exams to help get their kids into Stanford, USC and other top schools. Mayor London Breed appointed Manohar Raju to be San Francisco’s next public defender.
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Death Penalty Moratorium and College Admissions Scandal
Season 6 Episode 20 | 27m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
A number of Californians, including actresses and prominent business figures, have been charged in a widespread college admissions scam involving parents who allegedly bribed athletic coaches or paid people to cheat on college entrance exams to help get their kids into Stanford, USC and other top schools. Mayor London Breed appointed Manohar Raju to be San Francisco’s next public defender.
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