Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail
By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles…
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LA DA Unveils New Public Data Portal Showing Office Charge Rates in Real-Time
By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday…
Commentary: San Francisco Court Models How a Cooperative Approach Can Work within the Current System
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A couple of weeks ago I got…
Reisig Continues to Rack Up Law Enforcement Money
By Robert J. Hansen In the wake of George Floyd’s murder by former Minneapolis police officer Derek…
ICE Scales Back Detention Centers; Notes Abuse, Other Conditions – ACLU Applauds News
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced plans to…
DC Lawmakers, Officials Urge Legislation to Deal with True Financial Cost of Police Misconduct after Washington Post Probe
By Delilah Hammons WASHINGTON, DC – A The Washington Post story earlier this month, “Officials call for…
DA Files Charges for Robbery, Burglary in Use of ‘Ghost Gun’
By Mathew Seibert SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced this week Alex…
Commentary: If Progressive Prosecutors Are Bad, Why is Everyone Still Claiming the Mantle?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The San Francisco recall is trying to thread a needle—Chesa Boudin…
Law Prof Writes Progressive Prosecutors Wrong Targets of Recalls
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Recalls are not all the same, explains Lara Bazelon –…
U.S. Gov’t Takes Another Loss – Immigration Judge Rules Sacramento Resident Can’t be Sent Back to Iraq Because He will be Tortured
By Vanguard Staff VAN NUYS, CA – An immigration judge here has granted “withholding of removal” for…
Letter: Bipartisan Group of 80+ TX State Reps Urging Clemency for Melissa Lucio
On Saturday, a bipartisan group of more than 80 members of the Texas House of Representatives sent…
DA Candidate Pamela Price Talks Alameda Forum, State of the Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – After watching the Alameda District Attorney Candidates Forum…
Gloves Are Off in Yolo – Recent Ads Attack Both Candidates
by Robert J. Hansen UC Davis student Eric Pape committed suicide in 2018 after the Yolo County…
Sac DA Candidate Discusses Candidacy with Working Families Party
By Robert J Hansen Alana Mathews, candidate for Sacramento County District Attorney, spoke at an online welcome…
After 25 Years Separated and Imprisoned after Wrongful Conviction, Brothers Freed
By Mathew Troy Seibert DETROIT, MI – Two brothers who wrongfully spent more than a quarter century…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Complains about Prop 47 but Always Manages to Get Felony Charges When He Wants
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig announced…
Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated – Part 1
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
NAACP’s General Counsel Calls Senate GOP Behavior Toward SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown ‘Rude, Hostile, Inane’
By Neha Malhi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 that Judge…
ACLU Responds to Florida State Court Decision to Uphold Abortion Restriction
By Haoming Yang and Sahaily Zazueta TALLAHASSEE, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union announced its intention…
Case Against Woodland Police Set for Late April, but Could Be Dismissed Due to Qualified Immunity in Barrera Death
By Robert J. Hansen A civil lawsuit filed against Woodland police officers by the family of Michael…