Commentary: The Crime Situation Is Complicated, but Overall It Is Clear the Status Quo Has Failed to Make Society Safer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we got the FBI Uniform Crime Report and it…
Governor Signs Legislation Attacking Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – Beginning well before the pandemic, a huge…
Guest Commentary: Our Leaders Have the Power to Decarcerate and Save Lives, but Where Is the Will?
Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19….
Fair and Justice Prosecution Responds to FBI 2020 Crime Report, Encourages Prosecutors to ‘Promote Public Safety’ Using New Methods
By Mary Gordon & Eric Rodriguez LOS ANGELES, CA – Executive Director of Fair and Justice Prosecution…
Gov Newsom Urged to Support Measure Protecting Reporters from Police in the Streets
By Mary Magana SACRAMENTO, CA – Reporters have been arrested and even injured at the hands of…
Law Prof Argues Cop Unions May Be Obstructionist but Still Act in Many Ways Like Other Unions
By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez BOULDER, CO – Benjamin Levin, an Associate Professor of Law at…
Judge Rules Cancer Patient Not Required to Use Breathalyzer in Car Because of Chemotherapy Treatment
By Fiona Davis and Jeff Haslam FRESNO, CA – A judge here in In Fresno County Superior…
Victim’s Dramatic Impact Statement Punctuates Quarter Century Domestic Violence Sentence
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – Judge Dave Rosenberg sentenced Eugene Stroud, previously held on a…
‘Let’s Go Surf, Dude’ – Bizarre Requests Lead to a Comedic-Frustrating Day in Santa Barbara Courtroom
By Angelina Sang and Sophia Barberini SANTA BARBARA, CA – A series of bizarre situations occurred here…
COVID-19 Causes Further Delay in Weapon and Battery Competence Case
By Simran Chahal SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Wednesday was scheduled to hear whether…
Unhoused Man ‘Unlawful Camping’ Case Dismissed ‘In the Interest of Justice’
By Angelina Sang and Noe Herrera SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Clifford R. Anderson in Santa Barbara…
Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence for Trial in Battery Case Despite Evidentiary Dispute
By Gabriel Eskandari SACRAMENTO, CA – During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Sacramento County Superior Court for…
Dept. of Justice Report Suggests SF DA Boudin’s Prosecution Tactics Working to Reduce Crime Rates
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Amidst the Republican-led recall effort of San Francisco District Attorney…
Governor Signs Legislation Hoping to Tackle Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Facing down a pervasive housing crisis, Governor Newsom…
House Overwhelming Passes the ‘EQUAL’ Act Which Would End Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a week where bipartisanship in Washington appeared…
Letter: Crime Survivors’ and Advocates’ Support for the Proposed Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution
Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned, include crime survivors, victim assistance professionals, and allied providers who are…
Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis
by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client,…
Chesa Boudin Files 7 Felony Charges Against O’Sean Garcia in Racially Motivated Offenses
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Tuesday the filing…
Off-Duty San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy Faces Felony Charges for Threatening People with Gun, Sexual Assault
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Dominic Barsetti, a San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy, was scheduled to…
Victim’s Psychiatrist Testifies in Child Sexual Abuse Jury Trial
By Ankita Joshi and Jake Wylie ALAMEDA, CA – In the ongoing jury trial here Tuesday in…
