Harvest Davidson and Tevares Lopez of Tahoe 5 Back in Court, Judge Arrives Over 20 Minutes Late
By Robert J. Hansen After the judge was 30 minutes late, Tevares Lopez and Harvest Davidson, and…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
SF Public Defender, Incarcerated Families Petition Appeals Court for Speedy Trial Rights – Prisoners Years Past Trial Deadlines as SF Superior Court Continues Slowdown
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju and petitioners seeking a…
Mountain View Mayor Endorses Public Defender Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney, Agrees with ‘Holistic Approach to Public Safety’
Isabel Garbarino SAN JOSE, CA – Mountain View Mayor Lucas Ramirez this week endorsed Sajid Khan, a…
District Attorney George Gascón Asks Credit Card Companies to Halt Online Payments for ‘Ghost Guns’
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Nora Dahl LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón…
Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last summer the Vanguard reported that Judge…
Placer Judge Finds Good Cause to Reexamine 30-year-old Murder Case
If exonerated, Lionell Tholmer would have spent 36 years in prison on wrongful conviction By Robert J….
Commentary: CA Bill to Decriminalize ‘Loitering’ Spotlights Cops-Turned-Politicians
By Rory Fleming A 2019 explainer from CalMatters on the difficulties of police reform in Sacramento explained…
Lawyers File Appeal to Stop April Execution of Texas Woman Who Is ‘Innocent’ and ‘Suffered Lifetime of Abuse’
The Vanguard Staff BROWNSVILLE, TX – A motion to withdraw or modify the April 27, 2022 execution…
Naturalized U.S. Citizen Files Appeal Following Dismissal of Claims Against U.S. Gov’t
By Catherine Potente and Srimathi Kannan NEW YORK, NY – A wrongfully prosecuted naturalized U.S. citizen has…
Judge Cousins Approves Santa Rita Consent Decree Despite Vigorous Objections by Incarcerated People at the Jail
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A little over a week after United…
Commentary: Maricopa Prosecutor Feeling the Heat, Calls to Resign
By Rory Fleming Dr. Carl Hart is an accomplished neuroscientist and author who teaches at Columbia University….
No-Knock Warrant Leads to Young Black Man’s Death – Minneapolis Stung Again
By Mathew Seibert MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A 22-year-old Black man was executed by police here when they…
ACLU Condemns Biden Administration for Massive Expansion of ICE Private Immigration Detention Center in Georgia
By Jaanvi Kaur FOLKSTON, GA – The ACLU condemned a recent agreement between the GEO Group and…
Looking at the Domestic Violence Case As the Stangel Trial Opens
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Monday the trial of SFPD Officer…
Guest Commentary: Dennis Jones – Remembering a Lifer & Our Campaign to Free Him
By Lisa Rea I first met Dennis Jones by letter around 1993 through an introduction by Peter…
Guest Commentary: CDCR Implements Mandatory Modification Program Statewide
By Christopher S Bryson On January 6, 2022, the CDCR announced measures to protect the health of…
San Francisco DA Boudin Names Stanford Law School Lecturer Michael Romano to SF Ethics Commission
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Stanford Law School Lecturer Michael Romano was sworn into…
Orange County DA Challenger Points to Big Murder Increase Under Current Prosecutor
By Mathew Seibert & Helen Greenia ANAHEIM, CA – There has been a drastic increase in murders…
Judge in Rodney Reed Death Row Evidentiary Hearing Condemned by Innocence Project
By Amy Berberyan AUSTIN, TX – This past week, the Innocence Project released a statement condemning Judge…
CA Governor Reaffirms Plan to Move Condemned, Dismantling Nation’s Largest Death Row
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is planning to move all…