VANGUARD EXCLUSIVE: Promising Young Women – How the Justice System Fails Survivors of Sexual Assault
By Julie McCaffrey Opening Arguments This is unfair. That’s the first thought I had sitting in the…
VERDICT JUSTIA: Trump Attempted Assassination Most Recent, but Not Only Threat to Deteriorating U.S. Democracy
By Darlin Navarrete WASHINGTON, DC – This past Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused Man Banned from Burlington after Violating Abuse Protection Order
BURLINGTON, VT – An unhoused man—speaking from jail—accused by multiple women of felony and misdemeanor stalking and…
Citing Abuses at FCI Dublin, ACLU Backs Congressional Legislation to Create Federal Prison Oversight
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has announced its strong support…
COURT WATCH: Defense Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges in ‘Grandparent’ Fraud Case
BURLINGTON, VT – In a motion to dismiss hearing last Thursday in the District of Vermont Federal…
Congressman Thompson Responds to Gun Violence in Attack on Former President
Special to the Vanguard Congressman Mike Thompson, who represents Davis and much of Yolo County in the…
Citing ‘Scandals, Headlines, Controversy,’ FAMM Celebrates U.S. Senate’s Passage of Federal Prison Oversight Act
By Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, D.C – The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Federal Prison Oversight Act…
Protest Leaders’ First Amendment Rights Preserved, Federal Court Rules
By Nevya Patel WASHINGTON, DC — The ACLU reports the decision that if there was no intent,…
ACLU Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Seeking to Reduce Population in Atlanta’s Overcrowded Fulton County Jail
By Kapish Kalita ATLANTA, GA -The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Georgia said…
COURT WATCH: Accused Man Sent to Jail after Drug Relapse, Treatment Program Unavailability
BURLINGTON, VT – In large part because of the unavailability of treatment programs, an accused man was…
Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision ‘Will Live in Infamy’
By Cindy Chen WASHINGTON, DC — The Supreme Court’s highly contested ruling in Trump v. United States…
Capital Punishment Opponents Charge Missouri Attorney General Continues to Press for Wrongful Execution Despite Man’s Clear Innocence
By Perla Chavez ST. LOUIS, MO – Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) this month described…
Lawsuit Filed in Response to Louisiana Law Mandating 10 Commandments Be Displayed in Public Schools
By Lily Rusk BATON ROUGE, LA — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed on behalf of…
Op-Ed Describes Lawmaker Losing Son to Opioid Epidemic
By Audrey Sawyer and Eddy Zhang TRUSSVILLE, AL – Fentanyl currently takes over 150 lives each day,…
New Jersey Public Defender Becomes Police Accountability Director
By Roxy Benson ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – NJ.com reports Danica Rue, veteran public defender, is the new…
COURT WATCH: Accused Woman Who Failed to Appear in Court Released from Jail; Defense Says Phone Stolen from Emergency Shelter
BURLINGTON, VT – An accused woman who previously had failed to appear in court multiple times was…
Incarcerated Advocates Comment on Incarceration System After Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity, Trump
By Vy Tran WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month ruled via a 6-3…
Newspaper Raid by Kansas Police Results in Chief Resigning, $235,000 Judgment for Reporter
By The Vanguard Staff MARION, KA – The chief of police here was forced to resign, and…
Hearing Set for Marcellus William’s Wrongful Conviction, Death Sentence Following Prosecution Motion to Vacate
By Roxy Benson ST. LOUIS, MO – A judge last week in the Circuit Court of St….
Oakland Juneteenth Shooting Suspect Arraigned, Charged with 4 Counts of Felony Assault
By Enola Gueta OAKLAND, CA. — A few weeks following a Juneteenth mass shooting, the Alameda County…
