Court Blocks Demands Made by Texas Attorney General of Prominent LGBTQ+ Group
By Praniti Gulyani AUSTIN, TX – Lambda Legal, ACLU and Transgender Law Center filed a lawsuit on…
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Days Before Election, California’s Prop. 1 Sinks to 50 Percent in LA Times Poll
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1—proposed to support housing for…
Philly DA Office Secures Exoneration of Former Death Row Prisoner Daniel Gwynn
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office has recently dropped all charges against former…
Guest Commentary: President Biden’s Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge – The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to…
Widespread Voter Fraud Alleged against Recall Campaign to Oust Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – The “Protect The Win” campaign – a group that supports…
SF’s Prop. E, Mayor Breed Face Backlash over Measure’s Policing Tactics and Oversight Concerns
By Karime Montano SAN FRANCISCO, CA- The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has voiced strong opposition against San…
REPORT: Measures for Justice, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Take Steps Toward Data Transparency
By Perla Chavez and Sarah Chayet ALAMEDA, CA – Joining a national effort, Contra Costa County reports…
Commentary: The State Bar of California Protects Attorneys, Not the Public
By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA – During my investigation into the State Bar of California that…
Alameda District Attorney Reaffirms ‘Commitment’ to Transparency
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price—facing a recall campaign—Friday said…
ABA Criminal Justice Section Tabs New Committee: The Prosecutorial Independence Task Force
By Jonathan Nunez WASHINGTON, DC – The American Bar Association (ABA) this week announced the creation of…
LAWSUIT: Veteran Black LAPD Officer Forced to Resign after Enduring Racial and Disability Discrimination, Claim Lawyers
By Bryan Miller LOS ANGELES, CA – Nathaniel Bender, who West Coast Employment Lawyers describes as a…
NYCLU Urges Columbia University to Rectify Unlawful Student Group Suspension or Face Lawsuit
By Xinhui Lin NEW YORK, NY – In an official statement, the New York Civil Liberties Union…
Gascón Announces Exonerations of Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in Los Angeles
The men were convicted of killing a man in May 2003 in a Los Angeles neighborhood and…
Guest Commentary: Upholding Truth – Battling Deception in Legal Proceedings
By Judi Atwood Last week in Colorado, amid the sensational news of an attorney disrobing at a…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Global Ideology Behind Prisoner Conscription
By Scott Culp The labor-intensive aspect of the current war between Ukraine and Russia has the latter…
California Senate Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Legislative Package Attacking Fentanyl Crisis, Retail Crime
By Jenna Tooley SACRAMENTO, CA – Senate President Pro-Tem Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), alongside a bipartisan coalition…
Defenders of Justice Urges Votes for Non-Prosecutors for Los Angeles Judge Seats
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A group here continues to try to convince voters…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Politics and Justice Don’t Mesh
by Sonja Rhody I hate politics! And what I hate more than politics is California politics. As…
Sacramento Mayor Accused of Breaking California’s Brown Act, ‘Censoring’ Speakers after ‘Unilaterally’ Tabling Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – City of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg broke the law and…
U.S District Court Northern District of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Efforts to Obscure Evidence Regarding Zero Tolerance Policy
By Melinda Kukaj SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. government’s efforts to obscure critical evidence from the…
