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…
VANGUARD WEBINAR: Lawsuit Challenges the California Death Penalty as Racially Discriminatory
In April, an unprecedented lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of California challenging the state’s death…
Oklahoma Judge Finds Wade Lay Unfit for Death Row Execution, Cites Mental Health Concerns
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh McALESTER, OK – Associate District Judge Tim Mills ruled Wade Lay mentally incompetent for…
LA Times Editorial Board: Racism Not Death Penalty’s Only Flaw
By Shaolien Chen-Graf LOS ANGELES, CA – The California death penalty, in practice, is racist—but it’s much…
Prosecutor Group Demands California Supreme Court Review State’s Death Penalty System, Charging It ‘Exhibits Troubling Signs of Racial Discrimination’
By Maeve Haggerty, Bryan Miller and Leela Bronner SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC)…
DA Will Review All Alameda Death Penalty Cases
Prosecutors Discover Evidence of Prosecutorial Misconduct – Exclusion of Jews and Blacks from Jury Service by David…
