We are running out of time… We Need to Raise $3000 TODAY
The good news is that we have raised about $9000 this month. The bad news is that…
Commentary: How Do People Plan to Finance Their Ideal Community?
By David M. Greenwald In 2018, only 57 percent of the voters supported a parcel tax for…
Just Elected New Orleans DA Adds Justice to Career of Accomplishments
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez and Nina Hall NEW ORLEANS – When it comes to having a fleet…
16 Reform Minded Prosecutors Share Their New Year’s Resolution (Video)
As we prepare to enter 2021, this new FJP video features 16 reform-minded prosecutors sharing their resolutions…
MAY & JUNE 2020 WRAP UP: Despite COVID-19, Courts, Vanguard Plug Away
By Danae Snell COVID-19 closed the doors to nearly everything from salons, to stores, to restaurants and…
Domestic Dispute Finds One Party Facing Multiple Charges After Boyfriend Calls 911
By Kianna Anvari WOODLAND – In a preliminary hearing here Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court, Victoria…
Defendant Allegedly Kicks Pregnant Girlfriend in Stomach
By Lauren Smith and Nickolas Kwok SACRAMENTO – Judge Scott Tedmon reprimanded defendant Daquan Rogers in Sacramento…
Updated: Officer Responsible for Search Warrant of Breonna Taylor’s Home Terminated
By Kalani E. Gaines LOUISVILLE, KY – Another officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor’s police…
The Vanguard March-April 2020 Wrap Up
By Linhchi Nguyen During the months of March and April, 2020, the courts became greatly affected by…
Commentary: Let’s Call This What It Is – Actual Insanity
By David Greenwald The innocence movement understood early on that the term innocent is thrown around the…
Letter: A Research Park Would Create Jobs and Spur the Local Economy
by Pam Marrone I have been reading the letters criticizing the City Council’s Measure B support. The…
Ohio Cop Fired for Killing of Unarmed Black Man Just Before Christmas
By Jose Medina COLUMBUS, OH – As the anti-racist movement continues to address systemic racism throughout the…
Facing 8-10 Years in Prison, Defendant Instead Takes on Year-Long Program
By Nickolas Kwok SACRAMENTO- Joseph Nasca faced four cases against him ranging from small misdemeanors to felonies,…
Good and Bad News: Defendant’s Cases Could Resolve Soon – But He’s Still in Jail
By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – The good news is that defendant Richard Coronado won’t have to wait…
The Vanguard January-February 2020 Wrap Up
By Lauren Smith Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Vanguard Court Watch interns and staff covered…
Commentary: Lawsuit against Aggie Square Shows It’s Not Just Davis
By David M. Greenwald Davis may have mastered the art of the circular firing squad, but it…
Guest Commentary: L.A. and S.F. have it right: No children should be prosecuted as adults
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Marcy Mistrett Among the impressive reforms that Los Angeles County District Attorney…
Suffolk County District Attorney Argues Man Wrongfully Convicted in 1991 Homicide
By Kianna Anvari SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA– After the Suffolk County District Attorney motioned for a new trial…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Jail For Intolerable Living Conditions
By Julian Verdon ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO – Pretrial detainees at Missouri’s St. Francois County Jail must…
Judge Refuses to Reduce Felony Domestic Violence Charges; Defendant Allegedly Choked, Punched Ex-Girlfriend
By Sally Kim WOODLAND — Judge Timothy Fall, here in Yolo County Superior Court on Monday, refused…
