CNN Reports Convicted Killer May Be Released because Juries Routinely and Explicitly Exclude Blacks and Jewish People from Juries
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – CNN reported this week the convicted murderer of a nine-year-old…
Stabbing Charges Dropped against 19-Year-Old Student after Self-Defense Claim
By Vy Tran LOS ANGELES,CA — Charges against a USC student in the death of Xavier Cerf…
Commentary: Another Example of the Difficulties That Led to the Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was reading an LA Times editorial earlier this week, with…
Letter: Coalition Urges No Prosecution for Stanford Student Journalist
Dear District Attorney Jeff Rosen: The First Amendment Coalition and the Student Press Law Center, joined by…
Exonerated Man Receives Record $12M from City of San Jose after 17 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder; Charges Cops ‘Framed’ Him
SAN JOSE, CA – The city of San Jose said this week it’s awarding Lionel Rubalcava—who was…
ACLU Calls for Investigation, Releases after Man Dies in ICE Custody in Otero Detention Facility
Special to the Vanguard New Mexico – Jhon Javier Benavides Quintana died on June 15 in the…
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Discriminatory Censorship Laws Harm Education in Florida
By Audrey Sawyer TALLAHASSEE, FL – Human Rights Watch, in a report, charged Florida has been issuing…
ACLU, Others Sue over New Louisiana Law Demanding Display of 10 Commandments in Public Schools
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani BATON ROUGE, LA — The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union…
Commentary: Is the Revenue Measure the Right Fight at the Right Time?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night during the council meeting, Councilmember…
Massive Infill Project Tabbed to Begin at UC Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and architecture firm Gensler announced this month…
Guest Commentary: It’s 2024, and Slavery Isn’t Over in the U.S.
Although the 13th Amendment seemingly outlawed slavery in 1865, its authors carved out an exception for people…
California Supreme Court – Despite Claims of Wrongly Excluding Black Women Jurors – Upholds Man’s Death Penalty Conviction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief ALAMEDA, CA – The California Supreme Court Monday upheld a…
Federal Board of Prisons Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Amid Allegations of Sexual Abuse and Neglect at FCI Dublin
By Aria Jalan DUBLIN, CA – The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has filed a motion to…
Robert Roberson Remains on Death Row Despite Defense Claims – District Attorney Requests Execution Date in October
By Sarah Chayet PALESTINE, TX – The Innocence Project press release Tuesday announced attorneys of Robert Roberson—a…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request for Release on Accused’s Own Recognizance Despite Ongoing Health Concerns
MODESTO, CA – In a hearing for a violation of probation case in the Stanislaus County Superior…
Council Votes to Put Sales Tax on Ballot for November
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council voted unanimously to place…
Local Justice Leaders Condemn Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors from Alameda Death Penalty Cases
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Local justice leaders gathered Tuesday in front of…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Davis Stabbing Suspect Jury Trial Confirmed for Spring 2025
WOODLAND, CA — A jury trial for Carlos Dominguez, alleged suspect in the Davis stabbing deaths of…
Commentary: Moms, Teach Your Kids Not to Reach for the Glovebox and to Always Record Police
By Susan Bassi Days after San Jose Police delivered my first tear gas experience, my court-appointed criminal…
Discovery that Black and Jewish Jurors Excluded from 1995 Trial Leads to Alameda County Reviewing All Death Sentences from Past 30 years
By Yana Singhal and Melinda Kukaj ALAMEDA, CA – Death Penalty Focus presented a webinar this past…
