Los Angeles County Official Arraigned on Murder, Reckless Driving Charge in Death of 12-Year-Old Boy
By Emily Saroyan LOS ANGELES, CA – George Gascón, the Los Angeles County District Attorney, has announced…
Commentary: Housing Costs Are Driving California’s Population Loss
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I keep reading in certain circles that we don’t have a…
PA Governor Continues Death Penalty Pause; Calls on General Assembly to Abolish the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Harrisburg, PA – On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that…
Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Replace Housing Demolished during ‘Urban Renewal’ in San Francisco
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In an effort to replace lost affordable units from decades…
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities in California…
Severely Mentally Ill Man on Texas Death Row Requests Clemency from Governor, Texas Board of Pardons and Parole
By Ivan Villegas AUSTIN, TX – Attorneys for Andre Thomas are requesting to have his sentence of…
LA TIMES OPINION: Republicans’ Ominous Strategy to Thwart Criminal Justice Reform and Democracy
By Paloma Sifuentes and Roni Ayalon LOS ANGELES, CA- In February, a federal court “took Florida Gov….
NAACP Declares Community Still in Fear in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooter Life in Prison without Parole Sentence
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON – Payton Gendron, the 19- year-old white supremacist who killed 10 African Americans…
Homeless Defendant Struggles to Appear to Court on Time from Out of Town – Judge Ignores Problems Moving Forward
By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Peter Williams rejected the request for…
Judge Denies Dismissal of Two-Year-Old DUI Case, Blames Pandemic
By Jariah Moore MODESTO, CA – Judge Jeff Mangar here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week…
Commentary: Seminal Housing Laws Really Haven’t Opened the Floodgates Despite Fears By Opponents and Hopes By Supporters
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have taken the position that California is likely to fall…
Legislation Introduced That Would Remove Involuntary Servitude from the State Constitution
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Lori Wilson hosted a press conference introducing…
Commentary: Why DA Reisig’s Zero Bail Study Is Flawed and Uncompelling
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney’s office released an expanded study…
New Law Seals California Offender Records
By D. Razor Babb Most of California’s over 100,000 incarcerated criminal offenders will eventually be released. A…
Promotions in Philadelphia Police Force Questionable, Claims Inquirer Editorial Board
By Daphne Ho PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board this week penned a critical opinion…
NY Legal AID Society Asks Biden for Help in Returning Former Public Defender Incarcerated in Venezuela ‘Brutal Prison’
By Belen Avelar NEW YORK, NY – In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, the attorney-in-chief…
Memphis Police Officer Facing Penalty Up to 10 Years in Prison for Abusing Power and Violently Assaulting Man
By Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police Officer Armando Bustamante is facing up to 10 years…
Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence, Despite Defense Claim of Inconsistencies, in Preliminary Examination Hearing
By Leslie Acevedo MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves found sufficient evidence Tuesday…
Unhoused Man Stuck with $18,000 Bail, Public Defender Calls for Earlier Bail Hearing
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel Wolk here in Yolo County Superior Court this week…
Bill Introduced That Would Ban the Use of a Dangerous Restraint Technique against Students
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The fallout from the tragic death of 13-year-old…
