COVID-19 Fears Disrupt Key Witness Appearances in Yolo Court
By Danae Snell WOODLAND – The Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the process in California courthouses and…
Sunday Commentary: These Are Troubled Times and We Need to Get Real about Our Community’s Challenges
This week, former Davis Mayor Mike Corbett submitted a letter to the Editor of the Enterprise that…
Prosecution Leaders Say Suppression and Intimidation Tactics Threaten a Fair Election and Undermine Public Safety
Special To the Vanguard This week, 79 elected prosecutors and law enforcement leaders, including 11 Attorneys General,…
From Hurricane Katrina to COVID-19 – Prisoners Left to Die
By Heather Hamilton In an American Bar Association hosted online program, “Left to Die: Incarceration from Katrina…
COVID-19 Hurts Non-English Speaking Defendants the Most – Here’s Why
By Elizabeth Cho SACRAMENTO – In courtrooms, COVID-19 restrictions are still in effect. Everyone is required to…
Governor Signs Tenant and Landlord Protection Legislation
Special To the Vanguard With the deadline approaching, Governor Newsom on Monday signed a compromise bill he…
San Quentin News Relaunched, Victims Raise Concerns As CDCR Continues To Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Aug. 28, there…
Incarcerated Artist Chronicles Life in San Quentin Prison During Pandemic
By Julietta Bisharyan SAN QUENTIN –– For the past 21 years, Orlando Smith has sat in his…
Suspected COVID-19 Outbreak at Placer Jail May Be Reason Inmate Not Delivered to Yolo Court
By Julian Verdon WOODLAND – The judge and deputy district attorney were puzzled here in Yolo County…
DUI Cases in Sacramento Appear to Spike, but Decrease Statewide, during Pandemic
By Hannah Skepner SACRAMENTO – Thursday afternoon, Sacramento County Superior Court saw a calendar full of cases…
Arizona Supreme Court Continues to Deny Bail in 17-Year-Old Marijuana Case
By David M. Greenwald A man who has been held in violation of probation from a 17-year-old…
Judge Refuses to Acknowledge COVID in Jails – Orders Jail for Minor Offenses, Doesn’t Want to ‘Interfere’
By Shwetha Krishnakumar SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steven White—a former deputy district attorney—appeared oblivious…
Defense Attorney Risks the Spread of COVID-19 Inside Fresno Courthouse
By Danae Snell FRESNO — Courtroom officials from Fresno County Superior Court faced the dangers of COVID-19…
No Answers for Students Stuck in Leases This Year
By David M. Greenwald Students who have taken out leases in the city of Davis still will…
Fresno County Courthouse Emergency Closures Impact Large Number of Cases
By Shellsea Lomeli FRESNO – Defendants continue to fail to appear here in Fresno County Superior Court…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Chance to Close the Housing Gap
By David M. Greenwald Measure J has sometimes become a rather convenient target for the housing problems…
Judge Has Own Ideas of Resolution of Case, but Defendant Quarantined in Australia
By Roxanna Jarvis RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County Superior Court judge, as it turned out, had his…
People Fail to Appear in Court, but Judge Lets Them Go on ‘Zero Bail’ because of Pandemic
By Julian Verdon INDIO, CA – The bad news is that Riverside County Superior Court Judge Emily…
Defendant Frustrates Defense Counsel and Judge because He Kept Talking
By Julian Verdon WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira and Judge Peter Williams grew frustrated when…
Commentary: Those Believing COVID Will Change College Long Term Aren’t Listening to Students
By David M. Greenwald In Syracuse this week on Wednesday, a large group of first-year students gathered…
