2 Whittier Police Detectives Charged with Assault for 2020 On-Duty Shooting that Left Unarmed Man Paralyzed
By Paloma Sifuentes WHITTIER, CA – Two former Whittier police detectives have been arrested and charged in…
Memphis Council Passes ‘Driving Equality’ Ordinance after the Death of Tyre Nichols
By Cheyenne Galloway MEMPHIS, TN – The Memphis City Council, calling it an effort to foster safer…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Prosecution’s Request to Revoke Man’s Right to Drive in Hit and Run Case while Case Pending
By Michael Apfel WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court for…
Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations
Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker Since the beginning of 2023,…
Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not…
Silicon Valley Nonprofit Victim Shames over 50 Former Clients in Online Post
By Robert J. Hansen & Susan Bassi Complaints from 53 women alleging Los Altos-based nonprofit WomenSV…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Arts and Healing
by Marty Williams March 1 of this year marked Music Therapy Day, one of many special days…
Key California Assembly Committee Approves Measure to Stop ‘Double Punishment’ When ICE Snares Immigrants Immediately After Release from State Prison
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday approved 6-0 the…
Lawyer Charges Fulton County Holding People in Jail, Violating Georgia Right to Speedy Trial
By Belen Avelar ATLANTA, GA – A recent Twitter thread by lawyer Andrew Fleischman has brought attention…
TWITTER WAR: House Judiciary GOP Tweets Hearing about Manhattan DA’s ‘Pro-Crime’ Policy – DA Responds with Tweet Data Showing Opposite
By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC – The House Judiciary Committee—per Twitter thread by the House Judiciary GOP—said…
Minnesota Police Officer Given Decade Ban in 3 Counties Following Police Mistreatment Lawsuit Surrounding George Floyd Protests
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Marisol Franco MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minneapolis Police Department union head and lieutenant…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Suggests Court Disregard Probation Mistake to Extend SCRAM for Another Year, Send Accused to Jail for 90 days – Judge Disagrees
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Disagreeing with the prosecution, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen L….
Davis Now under ‘Builder’s Remedy’
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article in the Sacramento Business Journal on…
California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Forever Prisoner
by Fred Munch The superior courts in California hand out life sentences like candy at Halloween. In…
National Legal Community Files Amicus Brief to Block Texas Governor’s Directive to Criminalize Transgender Parents
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – An amicus brief was filed Monday in the Court of…
Lawyer Who Ran against Current Manhattan DA Notes Key Differences in How Trump’s Case Handled Compared to ‘Poorest, Most Vulnerable New Yorkers’
By Vaiva Utaraite MANHATTAN, NY – Eliza Orlins, a public defender who ran against Alvin Bragg for…
Former San Diego Vice Detective Pleads Guilty in Federal Case Involving Illicit Massage Parlors – Very Ones He Was Supposed to Dismantle When a Cop
By The Vanguard Staff SAN DIEGO, CA – Four people – including a former San Diego Police…
Tennessee House Committee OKs Stricter ‘3 Strikes’ Law – Opponents Charge Bill Works Only for Stockholders of Private Prisons
By Cheyenne Galloway NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee approved a stricter “three strikes”…
COURT WATCH: Despite Drug Addiction Struggle and Alleged Lack of Assigned Doctor, Judge Terminates Veteran’s Treatment Program
By Ivan Villegas MODESTO, CA – “I know that you’re using and you’re not in treatment. And…
