California Vineyard Owner Fined $120,000 for ‘Crime’ of Providing Housing for Employee
SARATOGA, CA – Michael Ballard was fined for more than $120,000 because his county discovered an employee,…
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By Way of Romania, Man from Huntington Beach Pleads Guilty of White Supremacy Rally Violence
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – A CBS News story this month noted Robert Rundo – after extradition from…
After 17 Years, Writer Imprisoned in New York Opines on ‘Second Look’ Laws for Incarcerated Like Him
NEW YORK, NY – In an Opinion piece published in The New York Times, Joseph Sanchez, an…
California Prop 6 Campaign Aims to End Forced Labor in State Prisons
SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 6 in California aims to abolish involuntary servitude in state prisons, according to…
ACLU of California Claims Facial Recognition Measure Linked to Project 2025 Anti-Democratic Agenda
SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU California last week urged AB 1814 – dealing with facial recognition –…
California DOJ Won’t Recommend Filing of Charges in Police Killing of Man with BB Gun, But Suggests Covina Police Changes
OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Friday his office will not recommend charges be…
CA Supreme Court Splits on Claims Under California Racial Justice Act in 5-2 Death Penalty Affirmation
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty in a 5-2 vote…
ACLU South Carolina Urges Abolition of Death Penalty After South Carolina Supreme Court Rules in Favor
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week to allow the state to perform…
President Joe Biden, Others Respond to Fatal Police Shooting of Sonya Massey After Call for Help with Intruder
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Sonya Massey, a 36-year old Black woman, was fatally shot July 6 by a…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: THE STORY OF KEITH DOOLIN – ‘FACTUALLY INNOCENT MAN BEHIND BARS SINCE 10/18/95’
Image by Frank Schulenburg – Own work via Wikimedia Commons FRESNO, CA– Keith Doolin was convicted of…
Citing Abuses at FCI Dublin, ACLU Backs Congressional Legislation to Create Federal Prison Oversight
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has announced its strong support…
Disability Rights California Disapproves Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass v Johnson Homeless Ruling
By Connie Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California said this week it condemns the U.S. Supreme…
Nation’s Defense Bar Initiates Action to Combat Prosecutorial Misconduct in Florida
By Connie Martinez and Sarah Chayet WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)…
Salon: Under U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade, Red States Plan to Expand Death Penalty
By Connie Martinez and Enola Gueta WASHINGTON, DC – Many governors in red states are using the…
Court Rules against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in ‘Knock and Arrest’ Tactics
By Connie Martinez LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights has issued a statement…
Philly Inquirer Columnist Writes about Student Gaza Protestors Facing Riot Law Enforcement for So-Called ‘Safety’ Reasons
By Connie Martinez PHILADELPHIA, PA – U.S. universities from coast to coast have encountered riot law enforcement…
