California Senate OKs Constitutional Amendment to Officially Repeal Defunct 2008 Measure Banning Same-Sex Marriages
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – A proposed constitutional amendment to repeal a 2008 measure approved by…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as…
COURT WATCH: Judge Gives a Chance to Accused, Releases Him Pending Trial
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Tensions began to stir between the prosecution and the defense…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Motion to Convert Felony to Misdemeanor for Getaway Driver/Nursing Student
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A judge denied a motion to change a getaway driver’s felony…
Commentary: Homeless Problem More Complex Than a Simple Market Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – There was an interesting op-ed that appeared in…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Davis Serial Stabber ‘Most Likely’ to Be Diagnosed with Schizophrenia, but Still Faces Tense, 2-Week Competency Trial
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – The jury trial for determining the mental competency of alleged Davis…
DA Investigator Attempts to Discredit Key Evidence in Dev Case; Cross, However, Demonstrates Limited Investigation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Prosecutors on Monday attempted to attack key evidence…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: My Prison Experience
by Fausto Minor Sent to prison at the youthful age of 17, I came with a belief…
Mississippi AG Challenges Progressive DA Who Prosecuted Cop
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MI – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked a judge last week…
Arizona Law Banning Recording of Police Declared Unconstitutional
By Citlalli Florez PHOENIX, AZ – An Arizona law, which banned the filming of police, was blocked…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Motion to Suppress Evidence Obtained in Traffic Stop, Dismisses 5-Year-Old Case before Jury Trial
By Kaveh Nasseri WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk this week granted a…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Confirmation Bias and City Council Culture
Can we learn anything from Davis History? By Alan Hirsch The Davis Council on 7/18 approved building…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 209: Is Civil Commitment Double Jeopardy?
This week on Everyday Injustice, we spoke with Emma Peyton Williams, who recently wrote a piece with…
Stanislaus Judge Finds after Lengthy Proceeding Man Not Competent to Stand Trial
Modesto, CA – It was a battle of three court appointed experts—two of whom deemed a man…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Note on Leadership
by Christopher DeHuff At my first Parole Board hearing in August 2017, the subject of my involvement…
‘Famed’ Forensic Scientist Found Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case that Sent Men to Prison for Decades
By The Vanguard Staff HARTFORD, CT – A federal judge here last week found famed forensic scientist…
Heat, Floods, Pests, Disease, and Death: What Climate Change Means for People in Prison
By Isabella Walker and Audrey Sawyer NORTHHAMPTON, MASS – Extreme weather like heatwaves in states across the…
Jury Awards $13 Million to LAPD Officers Accused of Drawing Hitler Mustache on Arrestee
By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – A jury awarded $13.1 million in damages July 12 to…
COURT WATCH: Man Arrested, Tased Twice for Allegedly Throwing Pencil-Sized Stick – a Twig – at Officer; Judge Reduces Some Charges
By Paige Barrella WOODLAND, CA – Last Thursday afternoon here in Yolo County Superior Court, during a…
Sunday Commentary: Right Wing Media Sites Continue to Repeat Poor Analysis by Yolo DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In February, the Yolo County DA’s office released…
