Bill against Discrimination during Jury Selection Process Passes California Assembly Judiciary Committee
By Nancy Martinez SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed AB 3070 through its first phase of…
After COVID-19 ‘Break,’ Law That Would Restore Affirmative Action Passes Committee
Cop Reform Lawmaker Claims Consumer and People of Color/Women Committee Wins VANGUARD CAPITOL STAFF REPORTS SACRAMENTO –…
Are These Stay-at-Home Orders Constitutional? Experts Say Yes for the Most Part
There have been lawsuits filed and there have been a lot of complaints, mainly from the right,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation
Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Association. A little over…
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already…
Vanguard Exclusive: Incarcerated People Describe Current Conditions, Lack of Health Care in Prisons and Jails
The Vanguard spoke on Wednesday to an incarcerated person located at Corcoran State Prison, a maximum security…
State Inmates Released Early? May Join Sacramento County Prisoners Getting COVID-19 Break
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It looks like thousands of state prison…
Commentary: Why Has Governor Newsom Been Slow on Prison Release in Response to COVID-19?
Newsom Issues Executive Order on Prison, Stops Short of Release Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials deserve…
“Prisons Are Known Incubators and Amplifiers of Disease,” Making It a High Risk Area for the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Danielle Silva DAVIS – Multiple speakers at a Justice Collaborative webinar called for individuals to be…
LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff
By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES – LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from…
Stone Introduces AB 2512: Intellectual Disabilities and Death Row
(From Press Release – Assemblymember Stone) – Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) has introduced Assembly Bill 2512,…
Sunday Commentary: Bloomberg’s Troubles Showing Shifting Ground on Criminal Justice Issue
Once upon a time it was January 24, 1992. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton not only refused to…
Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Create Fairer, More Representative Juries
SB 1001 would broaden jury pool to including all tax filers in order to create more representative…
Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Prevent Wrongful Convictions Resulting from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony
SB 938 would ensure expert testimony used as admissible evidence in court has sound methodology and would…
Senator Skinner Announces Bill to Raise the Age to be Tried as an Adult
(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) – Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced today Senate Bill 889, which…
Taxpayers Face Escalating Liability as Wrongly Convicted Inmate Sues CDCR for Facilitating Hate Crime
The Vanguard has learned that a pre-dawn 911 call from R.J. Donovan Prison led to an ambulance…
California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment
By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be…
New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently
(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced the release of…
Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law
On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a…
SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined…
