Commentary: Things Are Quiet on the Local Front – Too Quiet
Moving local elections to November seemed to make a lot of sense as voter participation will be…
Gascón Announces He Will Seek Resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday announced that he will…
Guest Commentary: No One Is Fooled by CAA’s Proposition 34
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Guest Commentary: Time’s Up for Predatory Women’s Prisons – Is Closure Possible?
“Time’s up” is what we thought when the U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 4, 2024,…
Mother Backs Warrant for Cop Who Shot, Killed Son
VENICE, CA – The mother of a son shot and killed by a former Los Angeles County…
SF Bay Area Public Defender Worked with Kamala Harris, Makes Suggestions for Prez Candidate
Vanguard News Desk Editor OAKLAND, CA – A public defender here in Alameda County said recently that…
Court Watch: Accused Denied Dismissal of Decade-Old Case
MODESTO, CA – An accused person’s decades-old case was heard here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this…
Yolo DA Among the DAs Calling for Passage of Prop 36 – Equates Misdemeanor to a Ticket
West Sacramento, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig on Wednesday was one of many statewide leaders…
Evidence Appears to Show Cover-Up of Previous Charges of Discrimination against Jewish and Black Jurors
Oakland, CA—DA Pamela Price announced that attorneys assigned to review the office’s death penalty cases found evidence…
Moira Marquis: Salute the Carceral Literacy Warrior Who Defeated California’s Censorship Regime to Support a Prison Poetry Community
For seventeen years Moira Marquis, the lead author of PEN, America’s report on carceral censorship, “Reading Between…
San Francisco Public Defender Opposes Prop 36, Urges Californians to Vote No
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On the social media platforms X and Instagram this week, San Francisco Public…
COURT WATCH: Motion to Dismiss Case on 2nd Amendment Grounds Denied
WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-trial conference this week in Yolo County Superior Court, Judge Daniel Wolk…
COURT WATCH: In Day 2 of Stanley Jury Trial, No Evidence Presented of Strangulation before Death of Wife
WOODLAND, CA – In the second full day of the jury trial of Henry Stanley in Yolo…
Guest Commentary: Housing Legal Organizations Across California Denounce Proposition 33 Disinformation Campaign
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Small Business Owners and Community Advocates Rally against Prison Spending Initiative
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Harris Is Voting for These Power Women
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Democrats Support Yes on Q
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Man in Comatose State after Officer Repeatedly Tased Him in Cold Salt Water
OAKLAND, CA – An East Bay Park District police officer left a San Fransisco man in a…
COURT WATCH: Defense Objections,1st Witnesses in Day 1 of Jury Trial in Death of Man’s Wife
WOODLAND, CA – In pretrial motions here early Tuesday, Deputy Public Defender Monica Brushia objected to the…
COURT WATCH: Mother’s $75,000 Bail Set Amid Childcare Needs
MODESTO, CA – Although the defense highlighted struggles faced by a mother charged with multiple misdemeanor offenses…
