National Legal Community Files Amicus Brief to Block Texas Governor’s Directive to Criminalize Transgender Parents
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – An amicus brief was filed Monday in the Court of…
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Lawyer Who Ran against Current Manhattan DA Notes Key Differences in How Trump’s Case Handled Compared to ‘Poorest, Most Vulnerable New Yorkers’
By Vaiva Utaraite MANHATTAN, NY – Eliza Orlins, a public defender who ran against Alvin Bragg for…
Former San Diego Vice Detective Pleads Guilty in Federal Case Involving Illicit Massage Parlors – Very Ones He Was Supposed to Dismantle When a Cop
By The Vanguard Staff SAN DIEGO, CA – Four people – including a former San Diego Police…
Tennessee House Committee OKs Stricter ‘3 Strikes’ Law – Opponents Charge Bill Works Only for Stockholders of Private Prisons
By Cheyenne Galloway NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee approved a stricter “three strikes”…
ACLU, Defendants Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Death Penalty in Riverside Racial Justice Act Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – In February, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
Alameda County District Attorney Charges Judge Should Be Disqualified from Murder Case after He Kills Plea Deal
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, on a YouTube video,…
ACLU Appeals Colorado Judge Ruling that Allows Jail to Identify, Hold Prisoners for ICE Immigration Detention
By Zainab Antepli DENVER, CO – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado is appealing a…
California Secretary of State Charges ‘Racism Alive and Well’ – Led to Expulsion of 2 Black Tennessee Legislators
By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO, CA – Following the recent expulsion of Tennessee state lawmakers Justin Jones and…
Looking Back: Barry Gibbs Gets $11.8 Million for Nineteen Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Report: Judge Names Antioch Police Officers – Including Cop Union Chief – Accused of Using Racist Slurs on Social Media
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A judge in Contra Costa County late Friday released the…
Marshall Project Founder, NY Times Exec Suggests San Quentin State Prison Is Future of Prisons in U.S.
By Leslie Acevedo SAN QUENTIN, CA – San Quentin is the future of prisons in the U.S.,…
Two Black Tennessee Lawmakers Expelled for Involvement in Gun Violence Protests; One White Legislator Survived Vote of Expulsion
UPDATE: Rep. Justin Jones was reinstated to his seat by his county Monday, and Rep. Justin Pearson…
NY State Lawmaker Vows to Begin Another Hunger Strike to Protest Governor’s Efforts to Gut Bail Reform
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – Latrice Walker, attorney and New York Assemblyperson, promised this week…
The Sentencing Project, Fair and Just Prosecution Host Webinar/Panel to Promote Felony Murder Reform
By Sunny Zhou and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – This past week, The Sentencing Project and Fair…
Commentary: Police and District Attorneys Don’t Want to Give Up Harmful Traffic Stops – Opponents to Traffic Stop Reforms
By Robert J. Hansen California is moving a bill through the legislature that would prohibit police from…
Minnesota Governor Criticized for Reassigning Murder Case to State AG from Local Prosecutor Who Chose Juvenile Detention over Prison
By Tommy Nguyen MINNEAPOLIS – A national criminal reform group is criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Attempt to Deny 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl from Playing Sports in Middle School
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – West Virginia Attorney General’s attempt “to block a 12-year-old girl from…
CA Legislative Women’s Caucus Leaders Denounce Texas Judge’s Ruling Suspending Medically Safe Reproductive Treatment
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Nancy Skinner, California Legislative Women’s Caucus Chair Senator, and…
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Request to Reschedule Execution
By Leslie Acevedo PHOENIX, AZ – The Arizona Supreme Court declined this week to reschedule an execution…
SF Public Defender Charges Prosecution of Man – Acquitted by Jury after Confessing to Avoid ‘Brutal’ Florida Prison – ‘Shameful’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man was acquitted by a jury here in…
