REPORT: The United States, Individual States, Global Leaders in Incarceration
By Aria Jalan NORTHAMPTON, MA – Across all the democratic nations worldwide, the US has the highest…
Delaware House Passes Bill Challenging Use of the Death Penalty in State; Measure Moves to Senate
By Enola Gueta DOVER, DE – Nine months following a controversial bill introduced in the Delaware House…
Law Prof: 1973 Texas Law Still in Effect, Determining Death Penalty Cases
By Melinda Kukaj AUSTIN, TX – Texas is the only state in the country requiring a jury…
Saga Ends: WikiLeaks Founder, Human Rights Darling Julian Assange Takes Plea Deal/Time-Served
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, DC – In a plea deal with the…
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Reorganization with New Gender Justice and Advancing Justice Divisions
By Kaylynn Chang OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has announced a reorganization of…
U.S. Lawmakers Attempt to Thwart Effort to Use Comstock Act of 1873 to Ban Abortion Nationwide
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – In the U.S. House and Senate last week, lawmakers from both…
ACLU-NJ Applauds NJ Governor’s Clemency Order
By Rajesvi Deora NEW JERSEY – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) recently released a…
In State Department v. Muñoz, U.S. Supreme Court Rules 6-3 against Allowing U.S. Citizen’s Husband to Obtain Visa
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled 6-3, along conservative/progressive lines,…
University of Vermont Fires 10 Center of Health and Wellbeing Staff Members; Union Criticizes Move
By Elena Fasullo and Helen Shamamyan BURLINGTON, VT – University of Vermont (UVM, for University of the…
ACLU: Battle to Hold Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Accountable for Post-Abortion Unlawful Murder Indictment and Constitutional Violations
By Estrella Torres MCALLEN, TX – Lizelle Gonzalez, an innocent community member, has faced an unlawful indictment…
Robert Roberson’s Attorneys File Brief Urging Courts or Governor to Intervene and Impede Execution Date Request
By Aria Jalan and Nevya Patel PALESTINE, TX — New evidence suggesting that Nikki, Robert Roberson’s daughter,…
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Discriminatory Censorship Laws Harm Education in Florida
By Audrey Sawyer TALLAHASSEE, FL – Human Rights Watch, in a report, charged Florida has been issuing…
ACLU, Others Sue over New Louisiana Law Demanding Display of 10 Commandments in Public Schools
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani BATON ROUGE, LA — The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union…
Robert Roberson Remains on Death Row Despite Defense Claims – District Attorney Requests Execution Date in October
By Sarah Chayet PALESTINE, TX – The Innocence Project press release Tuesday announced attorneys of Robert Roberson—a…
REPORT: Two Years After End of Roe v. Wade, Most Women on Probation and Parole Must Ask Permission to Travel for Abortion Care
By Ella Rindt EASTHAMPTON, MASS – In a briefing published Tuesday by Prison Policy Initiative, it was…
COURT WATCH: Witness Failure to Appear Could Violate Accused’s Sixth Amendment Right, Delaying Court Proceedings
BURLINGTON VT– Judge Michael Harris denied a motion to dismiss charges of a man accused of first…
Nation’s Defense Bar Initiates Action to Combat Prosecutorial Misconduct in Florida
By Connie Martinez and Sarah Chayet WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)…
Maryland Governor Confirms Pardon Monday of 175,000 ‘Low Level’ Pot Convictions
By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD – About 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions will be pardoned by the…
John Jay College’s Data Collaborative for Justice Reveals Bail Decision Gaps between Judges and Risk of Failure to Appear
By Kaylynn Chang NEW YORK, NY — A new comprehensive study by the Data Collaborative for Justice…
Appeal in Biden Gaza Genocide Case Heard: Palestinians Argue Court Has Legal Obligation to Hear Claims
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians from Gaza and Palestinian-Americans appeared before a three-judge…
