New York Times: It Is Election Season, and Why Is No One Talking about the Death Penalty?
NEW YORK, NY – The New York Times Editorial Board is questioning the necessity of the death…
Kevin Cooper’s Letter on Kamala Harris and His Wrongful Conviction
Letter: Regarding Kamala Harris By Kevin Cooper In a country where the criminal justice system for the…
Study: Time for Exoneration for Death Sentences Increases Past 20 Years
WASHINGTON, DC – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released research studies about the length of time…
CA Supreme Court Splits on Claims Under California Racial Justice Act in 5-2 Death Penalty Affirmation
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty in a 5-2 vote…
Death Penalty Conviction of Curtis Ervin Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
Oakland, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced on Wednesday, that the 1991 death penalty…
ACLU South Carolina Urges Abolition of Death Penalty After South Carolina Supreme Court Rules in Favor
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week to allow the state to perform…
ACLU Blasts the Revocation of the Plea Deal by Defense Secretary
Special to the Vanguard Washington – On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin, III, overruled prosecutors and…
U.S. Defense Secretary Late Friday Steps In, Kills Plea Deal with 9/11 Accuseds for Life Imprisonment Instead of Death Penalty
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III Friday night overruled the overseer of the…
New Court Filings Allege Prosecutor Withheld Critical Evidence of Plea Deal with Co-Accused, Improperly Excluded Black Jurors from Warren King Trial
ATLANTA, GA – Defense attorneys for Warren King, a man convicted and sentenced to death in Georgia…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 244: Oklahoma’s Fascination with the Death Penalty
This week Everyday Injustice discussed the death penalty with Nathaniel Batchelder. Batchelder has spent over 30 years…
Alameda DA Announces Motions for Resentencing of Three Death Penalty Cases
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – On Tuesday, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that…
Inmate Executed in Texas for a Crime Committed 20 Years Ago at Age 18
By Aria Jalan AUSTIN, TX – The execution of Ramiro Gonzales by the State of Texas last…
District Attorney Pamela Price Acknowledges Misconduct in Alameda DA Office before Her Arrival
By Audrey Sawyer and Nevya Patel OAKLAND, CA — Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price briefly addressed misconduct…
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…
Local Justice Leaders Condemn Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors from Alameda Death Penalty Cases
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Local justice leaders gathered Tuesday in front of…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Davis Stabbing Suspect Jury Trial Confirmed for Spring 2025
WOODLAND, CA — A jury trial for Carlos Dominguez, alleged suspect in the Davis stabbing deaths of…
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)…
Notorious Prosecutor in Virginia Condemned for Withholding Evidence in Murder Case
By Gabriela Rose MANASSAS, VA – Paul B. Ebert, a Virginia prosecutor known for his involvement in…
Salon: Under U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade, Red States Plan to Expand Death Penalty
By Connie Martinez and Enola Gueta WASHINGTON, DC – Many governors in red states are using the…
VANGUARD WEBINAR: Civil Rights and Legal Organizations Challenge California’s Death Penalty Statute in Writ Petition
By Kali Chittapuram and Sofia Hosseinzadeh DAVIS, CA- In California, civil rights and legal organizations filed an…
