Prosecution Overreach? DDA Wins One, Loses One in Hearing of Engagement Party Defendants
By Abigail Swallow SACRAMENTO – The deputy district attorney overreached a little—and in the end won one,…
Woman with No Legal Training Will Represent Self at Trial
By Elizabeth Cho and Mella Bettag FRESNO – Dontrea Castro is charged with misdemeanor loitering to commit…
DA Boudin and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Discuss Police Reforms and Explain Defunding Police
The issue of defunding the police has drawn a lot of attention but also a lot of…
Petition Drive Certified, Appointment of Klineberg Nullified
On Thursday, Superintendent John Bowes during his comments noted that an appointment process was used to appoint…
VANGUARD ANALYSIS: Suspicious Deaths of Women in the U.S. Military
By Mella Bettag, Jose Medina, Lauren Smith The murder of Vanessa Guillen sparked outrage across the U.S….
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Brian Davidson’ (1987)
30 Years Later, Man’s Conviction for Vicious Rape Fully Vacated By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN — After spending…
Federal Court Signs Order to Protect Journalists, Legal Observers during Portland Protests
By Ayanna Gandhi PORTLAND, OR – The ACLU late Thursday reported that U.S. District Judge Michael Simon…
Strong Likelihood of Strike in Plea in Case
By Nick Domenici SACRAMENTO – A young man in his mid-twenties here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Zoom Poses Challenge to Credible Defendant Identification
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider SACRAMENTO – A bailiff’s cinematography on Zoom and a law enforcement officer’s technical confusion…
Commentary: Where Is the City Going to Go with University Commons?
This project really hasn’t gotten as much focus as some others over the years—Nishi, Trackside, the varying…
Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing
On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the Social…
Diversity Matters: How UC Davis Is Working to Increase Diversity
Encouraging Progress, More Work to Do By Melissa Blouin, UC Davis News Diversity, equity and inclusion…
Guest Commentary: Reporter Facing Criminal Prosecution in Santa Clara County Releases New Video (Video)
Silicon Valley reporter Susan Bassi, who is being criminally prosecuted by Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff…
Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara…
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Robert Hicks’ (1991)
Man Served 20.5 Years in Prison Over a False Witness Testimony By Claudia Gutierrez BROOKLYN, NY –…
LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail
By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES – Inspired by the advocacy of powerful grassroots groups, five members…
District Attorney Krasner Files Charges against Officer for Attack on Protesters
By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Tuesday announced criminal proceedings against Philadelphia Police…
Judge Cuts Bail, but 3-Strikes Ex-Felon Still Needs $1 Million to Bail Out of Jail
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – The good news for a three-strikes ex-felon here Friday is that his…
Over 60 Elected Prosecutors Sign Letter in Support of Kim Gardner and Prosecutorial Discretion
Statement calls out personal attacks and attempts by federal and Missouri state officials to inappropriately influence decisions…
University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18
As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran roughly two…
