Oklahoma Sets Execution Date for Manuel Littlejohn, Person with Extensive Brain Damage – Co-Defendant Received Life Sentence
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– There are lingering doubts, according to a defense brief filed…
National Registry of Exonerations 2023 Report Cites 153 Exonerations – 3,478 Since 1989
By Annie Rudolph, Gabi Rose and Jessi Dannenberg IRVINE, CA – This March, the National Registry of…
Federal Court Dismisses Suit against California’s Transgender Sanctuary State Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The US District Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging…
Sacramento City/County Sued after Man Claims False Arrest Led to Dreadlocks Cut Off – In Response to His Reporting Knife-Wielding Woman
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – City of Sacramento police and Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies are…
Jury Hangs in the Sacramento Police Shooting and Killing of Darrell Richards
By Robert J. Hansen The jury returned a hung verdict yesterday in the trial of the police…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 125: Doctor Facing Nearly Five Years after Fraudulent Prosecution
Dr. Vilasni Ganesh in November will be heading off to prison for 63 months away from her…
Florida Man Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison for Part in Breach of US Capitol Jan. 6
By Marcia Barajas and Eric Grammatico WASHINGTON, DC – In light of the unprecedented violence that took…
US Court of Appeals Rules Ex-Felons in Florida Can’t Vote – Must Pay Fines, Fees, Costs, Restitution First
by Anika Khubchandani FLORIDA – In 2018, the people of Florida authorized an amendment to the State…
Updated Story: Supreme Court Rushes Last-Minute Decision to Execute Man, First Time in 17 Years (Updated at 9 am)
Updated story: In the late hours on Monday, the US Supreme Court cleared the way for the…
Federal Court OK’s Rally Ban at State Capitol Despite CHP’s Checkered Protest Past
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol’s permit process for Capitol…
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Four Detained Immigrants
A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in…
Judge Declares Mistrial in Stockton Cop Killing Case after Jury Deadlocks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The judge in a federal civil rights trial here…
Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Civil rights attorney John Burris didn’t bother to mince…
Police Use of Force Experts in Federal Civil Rights Trial Disagree on Stockton Officers’ Decision to Kill Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – A day after one police procedures expert emphatically maintained…
DAY 3: Police Procedures Expert Testifies in Shooting that Killed Stockton Teen Was ‘Tactical Error’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Day Three in a U.S. District Court civil trial…
Federal Trial: Mother of Slain Teen Shares Witness Stand with Cops Who Killed Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The mother of a 16-year-old special needs son shared…
Witness Describes Shock on 1st Day of Federal Lawsuit against Stockton City Cops
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The testimony Monday on the first day of what…
Court Blocks Trump’s Revised Muslim Ban
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Hawaii issued an order blocking the implementation of President Trump’s revised…
Federal Court: Trans Kids Can’t Be Kicked out of the Restroom
By James Esseks A federal appeals court weighed in yesterday in the nation’s ongoing conversation about restrooms…
Bizarre Davis Case of Man Arrested in Park Ends with Federal Plea Agreement
Nicholas Robert Bowen, 63, of Grizzly Flat, pleaded guilty Thursday to receipt and distribution of child pornography,…
