Campus Soulja Boy Concert Descends into Chaos over Lack of Crowd Control
By Laurel Spear BERKELEY, CA— On January 27, 2023, UC Berkeley arts and entertainment organization ASUC*…
Sacramento Homeless Encampments Reduced Significantly Since Storm
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA – Miller Regional Park, located west of Interstate 5 along the Sacramento…
Commentary: Supply Boom is Driving Down Rental Costs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It turns out there is evidence that housing supply can in…
SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the…
Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men
by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it’s Tyre Nichols in Memphis)…
ACLU, Allies Charge Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act Unconstitutional, Threat to 1st and 14th Amendment Rights
By Maria Pia Matos OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A group of civil rights organizations fighting for multiracial…
Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive
By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA – The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights…
Groups Demand Changes at Dublin Federal Women’s Prison to Address Ongoing Abuse
By Michael McCutcheon DUBLIN, CA – A sweeping demand letter sent last week to the Bureau of…
Credibility of Breathalyzer Test Questioned at Trial – Vomit Caused by Cheese Snack, Claims Defense
By Destiny Gurrola MODESTO, CA – Defense Attorney James Dunn questioned the credibility of breathalyzers that are…
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Defense 1st Amendment Claim in Immigrant Case
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked, in United States v….
Judge Denies Defense Objection Over Accused’s Uncertainty of Miranda Rights
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Before the jury in a murder case was brought into Yolo…
Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 2 – Sheltering the Unhoused Population
In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 189: Professor Sean O’Brien Discusses Death Penalty Work in MO
Earlier in February, the state of Missouri executed Leonard Taylor, despite strong evidence of innocence. Discussing that…
ACLU Strongly Criticizes Biden Administration National Asylum Ban, Calls It ‘Trump-like’
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration this week proposed a “Trump-like” rule, said the…
Lawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests
By Michael Apfel WASHINGTON, DC – The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and its project, the Center…
Discrepancy over Possible Unlawful Detainment; Judge Sides with the Prosecution
By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA – Defense Attorney Rodney Beede last week in Yolo County Superior Court…
Philly Judge Reprimands DA after Prosecutor Integrity Unit Agrees to Vacate Conviction
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Common Pleas Court Judge Scott DiClaudio last week rebuked Assistant District…
Class Action Filed Friday against ICE and GEO Group Alleging ‘Retaliation’ against Migrant Hunger Strikers
By Kimberly Torres SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A “Hunger Strike Support Coalition” Friday announced a class action…
Accused Asks for Reduced Bail to Be with Ill Daughter; Judge Refuses, Citing ‘Escalating’ Criminality
By Leslie Acevedo MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Judge Dawna Reeves this week refused to reduce…
