Photo of the Spring 2019 Vanguard Court Watch Interns
This is our pilot episode of a new weekly video series which features the Vanguard Court Watch Interns. In general the series will focus on observations of the interns inside the Yolo County court system – with a focus on systemic issues and articles of note.
Episode 1 features general discussion about the internship, what they have learned about the courts and a few cases of note that they have seen thus far.
Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.
What a great opportunity for young adults who are thinking of either law school or writing as a career. This real life experience is hard to find. Even if they do not want one of these careers, they will get a first-hand experience on how our court systems work–something I would have loved to have done. Kudos to you.
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman is filing felony charges under Proposition 36, which will lead to a flood of low-level cases in the courts, jails, and prisons, disproportionately affecting Black, Brown, and unhoused residents, while Governor Gavin Newsom has refused to fund the enforcement of the measure.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan detainees under the Alien Enemies Act, ruling that the federal government must provide constitutionally sufficient notice before carrying out removals.
Marcus "Wali" Henderson, the Editor-in-Chief of the San Quentin News, chose to spend his final days befriending and collaborating with media, despite being silenced on the prison's slavery-laden history, and his legacy will continue to inspire and inform the work of journalists in the future.
ICE submitted a misleading affidavit to a federal judge in order to obtain a search warrant to target Columbia University students for deportation, and the affidavit was unsealed in court as part of a lawsuit filed by the students.
The Concerned Citizens group is urging the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to place a moratorium on wells in the Yolo focus area in order to protect the water that makes local food possible.
David,
What a great opportunity for young adults who are thinking of either law school or writing as a career. This real life experience is hard to find. Even if they do not want one of these careers, they will get a first-hand experience on how our court systems work–something I would have loved to have done. Kudos to you.
I love this so much. Absolutely kudos to you.