Local Elections Digest
(Editor’s Note: Political season is here. The primary is March 5 and the General is in November. …
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims Vague Description of ‘Black Male’ Not Enough to Identify – But Judge Denies Evans Motion
By Audrey Sawyer and Sarah Chayet MODESTO, CA – During a law & motion hearing at Stanislaus…
COURT WATCH: Judge Refuses to Set Affordable Bail for Accused with ‘Dire Financial Circumstances’
By Avery Redula MODESTO, CA – An accused this Wednesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court had his…
COURTWATCH: Court Admits Can’t Produce Spanish Court Document Copies for Non-English Speaker; Interpreter Can’t Keep Up
By Bryan Miller and Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – A Spanish-speaking man appeared in front of Judge…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Compassionate Release for Accused with Terminally Ill Condition
By Kaylynn Chang and Jillian Rousseau ALAMEDA, CA – A judge here in Alameda County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Use of BAC Track as Alternative to SCRAM System, Despite Defense Claim SCRAM Is Faulty
By Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – The accused in a hearing here this week in Yolo County…
Richard Glossip Receives Chance at Freedom as Supreme Court Hears His Death Penalty Case
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh, Jonathan Nunez and Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court Monday decided to…
Landmark Court Decision Protects Unhoused Individuals with Disabilities in San Bernardino
By Xinhui Lin SAN BERNARDINO, CA – The U.S. District Court earlier this month granted a preliminary…
COURT WATCH: Public Defender Raises Concerns about ‘Pattern’ of Probation Office Arrests Just Days before Court Dates
By Emeline Crowder and Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – There was a heated dispute last Friday in…
COURT WATCH: State’s Failure to Provide Detention Facilities for Young Adult Leads to Judicial Limbo
By Charlie Simmons BURLINGTON, VT – During proceedings in Chittenden County Superior Court last week, Deputy District…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sets High Bail Despite Accused’s Homelessness, Questionable Evidence Presented by Defense
By Kaylynn Chang and Vivian Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA — A man accused of firearm possession was held…
Letters on the Supervisors Race
Letter to the Editor – in support of Antonio for County Supervisor By Carin Little Pilon I…
COURT WATCH: Defense Claims in DUI Trial Officer Failed to Collect Evidence to Confirm Car Crash Theory
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh and Jonathan Nuñez WOODLAND, CA – During a jury trial this week in Yolo…
COURT WATCH: Jury Quickly Acquits Black Man Charged with Felony after He Was Targeted by Racial Slurs
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who lost his job as a security…
COMMENTARY: Chemerinsky – ‘There Is Every Reason to Fear that the Conservative Justices Will Allow Governments to Criminalize Sleeping in Public Spaces even if People Have Nowhere Else to Go’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, the US Supreme Court announced that they would be…
COURT WATCH: Woman Struggling with Delays in Program Acceptance Kept in Jail
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A placement review hearing in Yolo County Superior Court here to…
COURT WATCH: Preliminary Hearing – Accused Allegedly Caught in Possession of Loaded Firearm at LAX Airport
By Estrella Torres LOS ANGELES, CA – A person accused of being in possession of a gun…
COURT WATCH: Despite Ill Grandfather of Accused, Judge Denies Release and Upholds High Bail, Citing Woman’s Long Criminal Record
By Annie Rudolph MODESTO, CA – A woman—who said she had to care for a sick grandfather—was…
Guest Commentary: Making Smart Investments in Democracy
by Vera Sandronsky The new year and an election year is upon us. Fears about whether our…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail Reduction for Man Going through Necessary Steps and Mental Health Treatment
By Cheyenne Galloway MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Kellee C. Westbrook late last week…