NY Times Opinions: How Biden Should Spend His Final Weeks in Office
NEW YORK, NY– In an opinion “essay” published by the New York Times this week, the publication…
ACLU Claims Tennessee’s Bail Law Incites Controversy Regarding Wealth-Based Detention
MEMPHIS, TN — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a lawsuit recently filed by legal advocates…
President Biden Announces Plan to Reform U.S. Supreme Court and Ensure ‘Presidential Accountability Under the Law’
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
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…
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…
Disability Rights California Disapproves Supreme Court Decision in Grants Pass v Johnson Homeless Ruling
By Connie Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California said this week it condemns the U.S. Supreme…
ACLU Joins ACLU of Texas in Effort to Overturn Peaceful Protesters’ Criminal Charges
By Sarah Chayet WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU announced Tuesday they are…
Discovery that Black and Jewish Jurors Excluded from 1995 Trial Leads to Alameda County Reviewing All Death Sentences from Past 30 years
By Yana Singhal and Melinda Kukaj ALAMEDA, CA – Death Penalty Focus presented a webinar this past…
Court Rules against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in ‘Knock and Arrest’ Tactics
By Connie Martinez LOS ANGELES, CA – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights has issued a statement…
SCOTUS Reaffirms Decision Barring Insurrectionist from Holding Elected Office in NM
By Annie Rudolph and Ella Rindt OTERO COUNTY, NM – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled a…
‘We Have the Generalists Leading the Generalists’ – UCD Law Professor Opines about Lack of Deep Expertise in Fields of Law at Supreme Court Level
By Madison Whittemore DAVIS, CA – In its third year of participating in a Racial Justice Speaker…
Student Opinion: The Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct
By Miu Kikuchi LOS ANGELES- The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of nine Justices;…
Benefits, Lessons, and Optimal Strategies from Illinois Regarding How to End Cash Bail
By Audrey Sawyer CHICAGO, IL — The Illinois Supreme Court last month upheld the Illinois Pretrial Fairness…
City of Pomona Sued after Citing, Fining Non-Profit for Wall Art Critical of Abusive Police
By Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The city of Pomona is being sued after it cited…
Trump Indicted Tuesday for 3rd Time – Charges for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election Results
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – More than two and a half years after a pro-Donald Trump…
Opinion: Liberals As Wrong As Segregationists, Arguing President Can Defy SCOTUS
By The Vanguard WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent open letter, The Hill reports Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet…
Los Angeles Courts Announce Major Bail Reform, Calling Pretrial Rules ‘Safe and Fair’ for ‘Most Non-Violent, Non-Serious Felonies, Misdemeanors’ – Takes Effect Oct. 1
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County Superior Court Wednesday OK’d a…
Defense Lawyers for Man on Death Row Issue Censure of Prosecutors and Judge Following Recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling
By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX – The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week…
Alabama’s 30-Hour Rule Won’t Fix State’s Execution Problems, Charges ‘Just Mercy’ Author
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL – The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of…
Snowden Attorney Speaks at UCD Law School about Democracy in an Era of Mass Surveillance
On Tuesday, Ben Wizner, an ACLU attorney best known for representing Edward Snowden, was a speaker at…
