Public Defense Group Charges System-Wide Deficiencies in Texas County Criminal Defense Representation
By Perla Chavez CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Wren Collective—composed of criminal justice researchers specializing in public…
COURT WATCH: Judge Calls Unaffordable Bail ‘Reasonable’
By Sarah Chayet and Ella Rindt MODESTO, CA- During a case management conference at the Stanislaus County…
Philly DA Won’t Retry Rice after Conviction Vacated Last November
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Philadelphia – Larry Krasner announced on Monday at a press conference…
Guest Commentary: My Apology to the Citizens, Voters and Seniors of Davis.
by David J. Thompson I feel that I must ask the citizens and voters of Davis for…
Davis Preserves Another 120 Acres of Farmland Northeast of City
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced Monday that it recently purchased…
Prop. 1 Opponents Revive Campaign, Join Battle over DQ’d Ballots
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Opponents of Prop. 1, looking at a razor-thin margin of…
U.S. Public Defenders Promise, at Press Briefing, to ‘Push Back’ against ‘Misleading Crime Narratives’
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC — Public defenders are “under-resourced” but law enforcement and prosecutors are compensated…
Gaza Ceasefire Protestors Strike Deal after Massive Bay Bridge Blockade Jams Traffic for Hours
By Vy Tran SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Seventy-eight of 80 protestors from a Bay Bridge protest on…
Man Exonerated after Nearly Two Decades Incarceration – Wrongful Conviction Marks 5th Los Angeles County Exoneration in 2 Weeks
LOS ANGELES, California— Marking the fifth exoneration of 2024, and the thirteenth exoneration under District Attorney George…
COURT WATCH: Judge Has Problems with Prosecution after Attempt to Double Charge, Add Impairment by Marijuana Despite Insufficient Evidence
LOS ANGELES, CA- At a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, Deputy District…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Lady Doth Protest Too Much, I Think
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This weekend the Vanguard made the decision to…
California Supreme Court Justices Turn Down Bid for Review, but Some Cite Discomfort with Man’s Near Life Sentence for Theft of Pair of Jeans
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Capitol Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, DC – Theft of a $38 pair of…
Guest Commentary: What They Never Wanted ‘PUBLIC’ in Their Efforts to Disallow Limited Liability Companies from Thriving in City Contracts and Grants – How an LLC Contracts or Receives Grant Funds from the CITY AND COUNTY
By Rodney Wrice It is important to note that my purpose for publishing these legal and personal…
Palestinian Supporters File Appeal in Biden Case, Arguing Federal Court Has Constitutional Responsibility to Review Claims
By Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians, Palestinian-Americans and pro-Palestinian human rights organizations have recently filed…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets Bail at $51,000 in Domestic Violence Case, Despite Accused Being Unhoused, Unable to Pay
LOS ANGELES, CA – Judge Manuel A. Almada set bail at $51,000 for the accused here in…
COURT WATCH: District Attorney’s Office Ignores Miranda Objection in Preliminary Hearing – Judge Tosses Charges
By Varun Noronha SAN FRANCISCO, CA – During a preliminary hearing in San Francisco County Superior Court,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Calls Evidence ‘Convoluted,’ but Denies Motion to Dismiss
VAN NUYS, CA – The prosecution here offered five witnesses, yet only one of them identified the…
Sunday Commentary: Measure N Should Be Called; And Some Analysis on It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Measure N supporters can pop the corks. By…
Guest Commentary: Responding to Bourne’s Vanguard Piece
by Robert Bulman I am pleased that the Davis Vanguard has published Beth Bourne’s response to my December 28,…
No Faith in Family Court: Criminal and Unethical Attorneys Representing Children
By Susan Bassi, Fred Johnson and Habri Ruggeri When her lover attempted to end their brief sexual…
