Madelyn Reese - San José Spotlight

@madelyngreese

Madelyn Reese is a writer and aspiring lawyer based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Madelyn was born and raised in the small town of Fair Play, California and spent her teenage years living on the East Coast. Madelyn majored in English Literature at the University of Washington in Seattle and now plans to enroll in law school with a focus on environmental law so she can become an advocate for the Earth and preserve it for future generations.

Away from work, Madelyn is an ardent live music fan, long distance runner and world traveler.

Santa Clara County

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020by Madelyn Reese

Santa Clara County joins census lawsuit over count of undocumented immigrants

Santa Clara County has joined the legal effort to challenge the Trump administration’s move to exclude undocumented immigrants from this year’s census count. The county led a coalition of local governments by filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court this month challenging a July memorandum issued by the Trump administration. The memorandum would remove...

Santa Clara County

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020by Madelyn Reese

Alarming spike of fentanyl deaths reported in Santa Clara County

Fentanyl deaths are on the rise in Santa Clara County, striking both young and old. As of early this month, Santa Clara County has recorded more fentanyl-related deaths than there were in all of 2019. Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner Dr. Michelle Jorden said there are even more deaths under investigation that are likely to...

Coronavirus Santa Clara County

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020by Madelyn Reese

Court employees say COVID-19 exposure and lax rules put them at risk in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Superior Court employees say they’re not being protected from COVID-19, and they fear for their health and safety every day they go to work. Court employees are exposed to COVID-19 on an almost weekly basis. Safety concerns voiced by workers are routinely ignored. Mask wearing is not rigorously enforced. Those are some...