Man Released After 29 Years on Death Row by Arizona State Court, Despite U.S. Supreme Court Refusing to Free Him
By The Vanguard Staff TUCSON, AZ – A federal district court judge five years ago ordered Barry…
ACLU Calls SCOTUS Ruling Upholding Indian Child Welfare Act ‘Landmark Victory’
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – A “landmark victory for tribal sovereignty” was issued by the…
Kassenoff Effect: TikTok Takedowns and Attorneys for Children
Editor’s Note: The Kassenoff Effect is part of the Vanguard’s expanded family court coverage. This series seeks…
Public Defender Seeks to Suppress PAS Test after Prolonged and Coercive Detention by Police
Woodland, CA – Yolo County Judge Sonia Cortés asked for additional briefing in a motion to suppress…
City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Tree Program
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The Yolo County Grand Jury last week issued a report…
Dillan Horton Becomes First Announced Council Candidate for 2024
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – Dillan Horton, 29-year-old local disabilities services specialist, and member of…
California Awards Nearly $200 Million to Move 7,300 People Out of Encampments and Into Housing
Special to the Vanguard Long Beach, CA – The governor announced on Wednesday that California has awarded…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Black Lives Matter Behind Bars
By Stanley Howard After meticulously ransacking the cell – going through absolutely everything, and leaving it looking…
$45 Million Settlement in Police Misconduct Case Announced in Connecticut – Largest Ever of Its Kind
By The Vanguard Staff NEW HAVEN, CT – Taxpayers here will foot the $45 million settlement –…
Expansion of Pell Grant Could Broaden Education Opportunities for Incarcerated People, but with Some Exceptions
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – Incarcerated people may be eligible for a federal Pell Grant to…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rules in Favor of Accused in Alleged Probation Violation, Questioning Prosecution’s Evidence
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – An accused man here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday contested…
Commentary: Maybe ‘By Right’ Development Can in Fact Get Us Out of the Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was pleasantly surprised this week to see…
Early Intervention by Public Defenders Offers Improved Outcomes for Clients, California Policy Lab Study Found
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Clara, CA – Last week the California Policy Lab in…
LA Councilmember Charged with Pay-to-Play Scheme
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price was charged on Tuesday…
Vanguard Calls for Nominations and Sponsors for Its October 19 Gala
On October 19, 2023, at 6 pm at The Bank in Sacramento, the Vanguard News Group will…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Unbelievable Innocence
By Asia Foster I wholeheartedly believed that my life was over at twenty-one. Growing up, I was…
Judge Charges Worsening Conditions at New York’s Rikers Island Jail Could Mean Federal Takeover
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – A federal takeover of New York City’s Rikers…
COURT WATCH: Past Comes Back to Haunt Man – Judge Keeps Him in Jail
By Citlalli Florez MODESTO, CA – A judge here in Stanislaus County Superior Court has denied a…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets Trial Date Despite Defense Concern about Readiness because of Accused’s Medical Condition
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Tom M. Dyer was pressed to devise a compromise between…
Third Project Filed for G St Corridor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – We are still waiting for the Davis…