Disneyland Dads: E- Tickets in Family Court and Evilsizor Attorneys
By Susan Bassi Growing up, I was fortunate to have a father who played an active role…
Looking Back: Increasing Awareness of Prosecutorial Misconduct Discipline and Accountability Hampered by Prosecutorial Immunity
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: Systemic Problems and Crime
By Mark Dempsey Most of the big problems we face today are systemic. Climate certainly qualifies, although…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: San Quentin Plantation Paradigm
By Donald Ray Young Using the Norwegian Model as a template, San Quentin State Prison wants to…
Federal Court Tosses Lawsuit by Former San Francisco District Attorney Against Recalled DA Chesa Boudin, Claiming Not ‘Scintilla of Evidence’ in Discrimination Claim
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An ex-Assistant San Francisco District Attorney…
Los Angeles County Settles ‘Inhumane Conditions, Overcrowding’ Jail Lawsuit with ACLU
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union and Los Angeles County…
My View: The Council Has a Chance to Pave a Reasonable Path Forward, but They Must Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When we last saw the council, it was…
State Bar Seeks Disbarment of Girardi Attorneys
State Bar seeks to disbar Girardi’s son-in-law and former partner for defrauding clients by Robert J. Hansen…
Letter: Housing Trust Fund Should Be Community Funding Priority
Interfaith Housing Justice Davis (IHJD) wishes to thank our council for opening the door to a tax…
Guest Commentary: Protecting the Indian Child Welfare Act at the State Level
The Supreme Court issued a landmark victory for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland. By Anu Joshi…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: How I Ended Up in a Michigan Prison
By William John Easterling My claims seem jaw dropping, but anyone can feel free to check the…
Sacramento County Hit with State Fines for Housing Foster Kids in Dilapidated Former Juvenile Jail
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County is being fined by the California Department of…
Post George Floyd Death, U.S. Justice Department Announces Major Civil Rights Violations by Minneapolis Police Department, City of Minneapolis – Other Police Departments Targeted
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Minneapolis Police Department and the City…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Opposes Judicial Diversion Despite Clean Criminal History – Judge Disagrees
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong, Alphaeus Bey, Ximena Cesa WOODLAND, CA – During a hearing here in Yolo County…
Guest Commentary: Comparison of Village Farms Davis and Shriners Proposed Developments
by Alan Pryor Recent online comments suggested a side-by-side comparison of the features of several currently proposed…
Leaked Emails Expose Failures of State Bar to Discipline Attorneys
by Robert J. Hansen The State Bar of California continues to allow the public to be harmed…
Largest Voting Rights Coalition in California Launches to Increase Election Turnout
Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA — Hundreds of community leaders, advocates, and organizers representing labor, faith-based, Black,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Death Penalty – Some Misconceptions, Insight, and Reasons Why California Needs to Finally Abolish It.
By Richard Valdez Being condemned for over 25 years now has allowed me to obtain an insider’s…
RJI Podcast: Death Penalty & Restorative Justice
RJI Podcast recorded on June 8, 2023 Today’s podcast is a national and global forum on the…
U.S. Senate Confirms ACLU Illinois Legal Director as 1st Muslim Woman, 1st Bangladeshi-American Federal Judge
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was confirmed…
