664,607 Illegals Granted Amnesty:  Under the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program that went into effect in 2012, 664,607 illegal immigrants have been granted amnesty, many of whom have connections to fraud, terrorism and gangs, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency.  Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner reports that the USCIS is also producing 144,275 employment documents each month, and applicants for permanent residence have risen from 3,000 per month to 7,500.  Of the 664,607 applications approved as of March, at least 49 had gang ties, six had a possible link to terrorism and 3,959 had indicators of fraud.

CA Teen Charged as Adult in Killing of 8-year-old Neighbor:  A 15-year-old Santa Cruz boy is being charged as an adult for the kidnapping, rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl at a community artist complex where they both lived.  The AP reports that according to a charging document, Adrian Jerry Gonzalez lured Madyson Middleton into his family's apartment, tied her up, sexually assaulted, killed her and dumped her body in a recycling bin, where it was discovered Monday evening.  Authorities haven't been able to determine a motive yet for why Gonzalez, who could spend the rest of his life in prison, killed the "alternately shy and gregarious" girl.

Baltimore Monthly Homicide Count Reaching Historic High for Second Time:  For the second time this year, Baltimore's homicide count is reaching a historic high.  The AP reports that as of Wednesday night, a total of 46 people were murdered in the month of July.  The month of May had 46 homicides as well, which made it the deadliest month on record since August 1990.  Baltimore has seen 186 homicides in 2015, a nearly 60 percent increase over the same time last year.

TX Judge Declares State's Online Solicitation Law Unconstitutional:  The Texas law prohibiting the use of the internet or any other electronic communication to arrange a meeting with a minor for sexual relations was declared unconstitutional Wednesday afternoon by a district court judge, who ruled that the law is a violation of the First Amendment.  Bob Price of Breitbart reports that Judge Kelly W. Case's 9^th District Court ruling derived from Texas v. Paquette and "could have a devastating effect on prosecutions of online sexual predators if allowed to stand."  In that case, defendant Daniel Paquette, charged with using email to solicit a minor for sex, argued that the law infringed on the right to freedom of speech on the grounds that many internet users engage in the sexual fantasy 'ageplay,' "where one or more participants in a sexual-oriented conversation falsely represent themselves to be underage children."  The defendant's motion for dismissal was granted by Judge Case, and the indictment was thrown out.  Montgomery County 1^st Assistant District Attorney Phil Grant will appeal the ruling to the 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jails More Dangerous Under AB 109:  Because of AB 109, also known as realignment, California jails are more dangerous and a greater challenge to manage than they were before, according to James Ramos, chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors; John McMahon, San Bernardino County Sheriff; and Greg Devereaux, San Bernardino County CEO, in this piece on the SB Sun.  Since AB 109 took effect in 2011, they have seen inmate-on-staff assaults in local jails more than double from 21 in 2010 to 49 in 2014, while inmate-on-inmate assaults nearly doubled from 364 to 630.  Additionally, medical costs in all aspects - prescriptions, monthly doctor visits, off-site clinic referrals, hospital admissions and treatment for diseases - have soared due to increased demand from inmates serving longer sentences, putting a heavy financial burden on county taxpayers.  The three authors note that this is not a unique issue to San Bernardino County; the same is true for nearly all of the California's 58 counties because "the state has essentially transformed [our jails] into prisons."