Defendant Pleads No Contest but Argues He Only ‘Pushed’ Victim to Ground
By Carlin Kempt SACRAMENTO – Thirty-nine-year-old Michael Richardson appeared in Sacramento County Superior Court Tuesday morning to…
Student Opinion: Wear A Mask And Speak Your Voice
By Xin Ye The problem Americans are facing today is the controversy surrounding wearing face coverings during…
Family of Man Killed by Walnut Creek Police Discuss Settlement, Son’s Mental Health Crisis
By David M. Greenwald No amount of money will bring back Miles Hall, a young man shot…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 75 – Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson
Everyday Injustice talks with Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson, who discusses public defense work, defunding the…
Alameda County Public Defender Uses YouTube Videos to Tell Incarcerated How to Vote from Jail Cells
By Ruby Chavez ALAMEDA COUNTY – YouTube videos are encouraging inmates at Santa Rita County Jail…
EXONERATIONS: Part II in the Series – Frequency of Official Misconduct/ Characteristics of Misconduct and Its Disparities
(This is the second in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations…
Maricopa County Attorney Declines to Charge Officer Who Shot & Killed Dion Johnson
By Julietta Bisharyan PHOENIX – Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced Monday that she will not pursue…
Prop 20 Would Undo CA Criminal Justice Reform Progress, Claim Racial Justice Advocates
By Linh Nguyen California’s Proposition 20, on the Nov. 3 ballot, campaigns on the slogan “Keep California…
Yolo Judge Notes Tougher Sacramento Court Probation Rules, Releases DUI Defendant
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt argued that Defendant Jose Morales Alvarez…
Heavily Intoxicated Daughter Punches Mom, Kicks Her Down Driveway
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – An argument about drinking turned physical between a defendant and her mother…
Davis Community Honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
By Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney DAVIS — “She left a legacy of open doors and barrier free…
Police Accountability Commission Addresses Recent Claim of Excessive Force by Davis PD
By Emily Dill DAVIS — The detention of an innocent individual at gunpoint on Sunday Sep. 13,…
Student Opinion: China’s Harmful Censorship of America’s Entertainment Media
By Liam Benedict The average moviegoer tends to think that when they watch a movie, people all…
Santa Rita Jail Population Increased by One Hundred as CDCR Transfers Are Halted; Questions Arise Regarding Mental Health Care for Incarcerated
By Linh Nguyen Overview This week at Santa Rita Jail, while the jail population increased to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mostly Quiet on the DISC Front
By David M. Greenwald This probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway—the 2020 election has…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?
By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted…
Guest Commentary: Abolish the Filibuster and Pack the Court
The stakes could not be higher following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By…
LA Sheriff’s Dept Roughly Arrests Reporter Covering Protest – Passage of ‘Press Freedom Act’ Urged
By Eric J. Trochez LOS ANGELES – Amid the rising number of protests against police brutality…
Philly Top Prosecutor, Councilmembers Condemn Trump Talk of Charging Protestors with ‘Sedition’
By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – District Attorney Larry Krasner and City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier,…
Reports Show COVID-19 has Led to Increased Anti-Asian American Racism
By Martimeano Villa Reports provided by Stop AAPI Hate and the Stop AAPI Hate Youth Campaign have…
