Brother Ali was recently detained for participating in an Occupy Homes protest. His court date is scheduled for July 6.

Edit: You can read the interview concerning his arrest here.

Jacobi Wichita's singer, Brendan Coleman-Rodriguez, has been charged with "a violent sexual assault."

From the Article

Sgt. Thomas Roncinske, a detective bureau supervisor, said Coleman-Rodriguez's arrest was the result of a "three-month intensive investigation," and Detective David Orr was the lead investigator on the case. "The victim was very courageous in coming forward," he said. "Her actions probably saved someone else from becoming a victim."

Joe Escalante from The Vandals is campaigning to become a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. The Atlantic wrote a story about Escalante and the free-speech issue he is currently facing in his campaign.

From the Article

After racking up 20 years as an attorney and some 480 hours as a volunteer temporary judge presiding over everything from unlawful detainer lawsuits to small-claims cases, Escalante this year decided to put his name on the ballot for an open judicial seat for the upcoming June 5 election. He even has a red-, white-, and blue-hued campaign poster designed by Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic HOPE image of President Barack Obama.

But it hasn't exactly...