Grand juries in recent federal cases have declined to indict in matters that prosecutors appeared confident would proceed, suggesting a resurgence of the grand jury’s constitutional role and a growing skepticism among citizens called to serve.
A D.C. grand jury’s decision not to indict six Democratic lawmakers accused of advising military and intelligence officials to refuse illegal orders is part of a growing trend of grand jury resistance to Trump administration prosecutions, which the Cato Institute attributes to the Justice Department’s “horrific abuses of power”.
The Sacramento County Grand Jury released its final quarterly report for 2024-2025, highlighting issues with the Batterer’s Treatment Program, Proposition 28 funding, financial abuse of the elderly, and financial mismanagement in the City of Isleton, and recommending steps to address these problems.
Senator Angelique Ashby has introduced Senate Bill 802, which would establish a new regional agency to coordinate housing and homelessness programs across Sacramento County, in an effort to address the region’s persistent housing and homelessness crisis.
Vanguard News Desk Editor LOS ANGELES, CA – An unsealed grand jury indictment confirmed the announcement by…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week the Yolo County Grand Jury issued…
By The Vanguard Staff BROOKHAVEN, MS – After a grand jury cited a number of issues within…
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – For the second time in a month,…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – “Sacramento County leaders have failed to offer adequate…
By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand…
Process originally meant to be ‘bulwark … between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor’ has turned…
By Peter J. Williams LOUISVILLE ー With protesters already gathered in downtown Louisville, Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
By Linh Nguyen OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A grand jury this week charged 38-year-old white bar owner Jake…
Responding to complaints about the health and well-being of unaccompanied minor children who were detained by the…
(From Press Release) – Earlier this week, the City of Davis received a report from the Yolo…
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By Antoinette Borbon and David Greenwald In a secret grand jury hearing recently announced by Judge Dave…
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In August, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 227, authored by state Senator Holly J. Mitchell, which eliminates…