COURT WATCH: Medical Examiner’s Toxicologist Testifies in Murder Trial Cause of Death Cannot Be Proven
By Brinda Kalita SAN FRANCISCO, CA – During a murder trial in San Francisco County Superior Court…
Crime is Going Down, but You Wouldn’t Know It from Media Coverage and Campaigns. LA DA Gascón Discusses the Issue and the Challenge It Presents.
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – At a recent candidates’ forum several of…
Guest Submission: Proposed Environmental Sustainability Baseline Features for Village Farms
Submitted by Richard McCann, former Natural Resources Commissioner The City of Davis (City) Natural Resources Commission (NRC)…
California State Assembly Members Hold First Hearing to Tackle Retail Theft ‘Crisis’ Plaguing California
By Madison Whittemore SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Assembly Tuesday held its first informational hearing on…
REPORT: Racial Disparities in 19th, Early 20th Century Reporting through Media Portrayals of Legal Execution
By Kayla Meraz WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a report from the Death Penalty Information Center, Professor Daniel…
Holiday ‘Feel Good’ Story – 2 More Men Released in Illinois after 42 Years – Part of Wave of Exonerations
By The Vanguard Staff CHICAGO, IL – It’s a holiday “feel good” story—two Illinois cousins were freed…
Civil Rights Organizations Sue to Block Texas from Enacting Extremist Immigration Law
Special to the Vanguard Austin, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and…
Commentary: Homeless Sweeps Ignore the Underlying Problem Generating Homelessness in California
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The LA Times notes that rulings from the 9th Circuit Court…
Guest Commentary: Philly DA Denounces Act 40 as Authoritarian Warning Shot Ahead of Critical 2024 Election Year
by Larry Krasner District Attorney Larry Krasner on Thursday issued a stark warning to pro-democracy Pennsylvanians following…
ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make It Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners on Monday filed…
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Report: Texas Leads Nation in Use of Death Penalty – Executed 8 People in 2023
By Rena Abdusalam AUSTIN, TX – Texas continues its outlier status for using the death penalty, compared…
COURT WATCH: Federal Court Still Hasn’t Decided if City of San Leandro Destroyed Critical Evidence in 2019 Arrest of Mentally Disabled Man
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – U.S. District Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler here, as of…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Grieving Accused’s Request for Temporary Release to Attend Brother’s Funeral
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – A Black man facing sentencing for vandalism, theft, and possession of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: This Year I felt Like I Was Exonerated Too
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When the jury verdict came in from Woodland—I had not been…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 228: Exonerated Attorney Seeks to Undo Massive Injustice
This week on Everyday Injustice Jarrett Adams—himself exonerated of a wrongful conviction—is seeking to undo a massive…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Tactical War of AI against Inmates
By Paul Mattus “Technologies/techniques for peering into the human mind are violations of the Fourth and Fifth…
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear AZ Death Penalty Case Again – First Such Decision by SCOTUS This Term
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last Wednesday granted certiorari in Thornell…
COURT WATCH: Judge Terminates Diversion after Hearing Reveals Financial Cost to Accused Prevented Attendance in Mandatory Program
By Xinhui Lin LOS ANGELES, CA – A routine diversion hearing escalated into a termination of diversion…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Theft, Firearm Trial Goes to Jury – No Verdict after Several Days
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – Jury deliberation is ongoing here Monday after final arguments last week…
Cafe Ohlone Set to Reopen Permanently in March 2024 after Closing in May
By Gabby Annicchario BERKELEY– Cafe Ohlone, the only Ohlone restaurant in existence, plans to reopen in March…
