National Housing Law Project Says It’s Ready to Fight for Tenants and ‘Save Our Homes’ in Wake of Elections
Washington, DC – In response to the national election results, the National Housing Law Project Executive Director…
Fears of Republican Judiciary with Trump Win and GOP Senate Wins
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Law360 projected the Republican Party will regain control in the Senate, White…
$300K to 9-Year-Old after Fair Confiscates, Butchers Pet Goat
SHASTA COUNTY, CA – A nine-year-old girl who raised a goat for the Shasta District Fair had…
COURT WATCH: Evidence Tossed, but Prosecution Wants Misdemeanor DUI Jury Trial
WOODLAND, CA — Despite the granting of a defense motion to suppress, the prosecution refused to dismiss…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail Reduction Despite Plea for Keeping Job
MODESTO, CA – A visiting judge here in an early case management conference and bail review hearing…
Commentary: Measure Q’s Passage Doesn’t Necessarily Reflect Support For the Status Quo
Davis, CA – Barring something truly unexpected Measure Q is going to pass by a comfortable margin. …
Guest Commentary: CURB Coalition Condemns Prop 36’s Passage, Vows to Escalate Fight against California’s Return to Failed Policies
As the dust settles from this election, some may rush to declare that Proposition 36’s passage or…
AOUON Policy Update
We have officially wrapped up the 2023-2024 legislative session, one of the most challenging for criminal justice…
CAIR Urges Dems to ‘Learn Lessons’ in Harris Defeat
Vanguard News Desk Editor WASHINGTON, DC – The nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged…
Alleged Police Misconduct Costs City of Sacramento Tens of Millions $$
SACRAMENTO, CA – Over the course of five years, specifically between 2019 and 2023, more than “100…
COURT WATCH: Accused Jailed for 2-3 Weeks without Transport to Court
VAN NUYS, CA – Following a non-appearance from the accused for a preliminary hearing Wednesday in the…
COURT WATCH: Yolo County Judge Denies Bail Exoneration Request after Arrest-Related Absence
WOODLAND, CA — In a court appearance Tuesday here in Yolo County Superior Court, Deputy Public Defender…
Tough Night in California For Criminal Justice Reform
In deep blue California – including bluest parts of the state – the voters have apparently resoundingly…
Deos and Q Have Commanding Leads After Election Night Tallies
Davis, CA – There are plenty of votes to be counted locally, but the Election Night tallies…
Guest Commentary: Legal Corner
Jurisprudence for Jailhouse Lawyers, Part III Summarizing a millennia-old tradition of Roman law, early modern French jurist…
Student’s Vanguard: Visiting Home in Every Morsel and Building Community through Culinary Compassion in College
Nowadays, when I sit down to eat, I find myself shifting grains of the western world on…
Jury Finds Former Columbus Police Officer Guilty of 2020 Fatal Shooting
COLUMBUS, OH – A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas jury Monday found former police officer Adam…
Rochester Man Awarded $3 Million for Wrongful 2015 Incarceration
ROCHESTER, NY – An incarcerated man was sentenced to state prison in 2015 for an armed robbery,…
Black Patients Not Treated Equally, Less Likely to Get Pain Relief
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Recent research findings suggest a racial bias—Black patients received less pain relief and equitable…
Commentary: Measure Q Was Mishandled, Now Will It Actually Pass?
Davis, CA – The upside of the November vote is that we will get maximum turnout for…
