COURT WATCH: Public Defender Seeks Bail Reduction for Defendant with Clean Record; Judge Refuses
NEW YORK, NY – During an arraignment hearing Thursday in New York County Criminal Court, Deputy Public…
California Governor Signs Law to Combat Fentanyl Crisis in State
By Kapish Kalita SACRAMENTO, CA — A measure at the Capitol here, Senate Bill 1320, designed to…
Vermont ACLU Lawsuit against Department of Health Alleges Violations Undermining Legislature’s Response to Opioid Epidemic
By Gabriela Rose MONTPELIER, VT- The ACLU of Vermont this week announced the details of a lawsuit…
Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Right to Parole after 20 Years
By Yana Singhal PROVIDENCE, RI – The Sentencing Project joined with the Juvenile Law Center, the Gault…
Florida Supreme Court Releases Opinion Reaffirming Death Sentence Despite Constitutionality Issues Presented
By Perla Chavez TALLAHASSEE, FL – In the Allen Ward Cox v. State of Florida capital resentencing…
COURT WATCH: Accused Man Jailed without Bail Despite Confusion over Court Orders
BURLINGTON, VT – A man accused of stalking and violating an abuse protection order was held in…
Schiff Calls on Biden to Drop Out – Pressure Ratcheting Up
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There was a brief pause after the assassination attempt on President…
Family and Advocates Demand Justice, Blame Security after Death of D’Vontaye Mitchell at Milwaukee Hyatt Regency Hotel
By Kaylynn Chang MILWAUKEE, WI — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump late last week, on the social…
COURT WATCH: Accused Receives No Bail after Alleged Violation of Probation
BURLINGTON, VT – The accused here Tuesday in Chittenden County Superior Court is now being held without…
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…
