Ban on Reunification Camps for Kids Heads to Newsom’s Desk
By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA – A bill that would ban California Family Courts from ordering…
$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Judicial Council of California Friday released its final legislative…
Yolo Maintains Zero Bail Schedule after Judicial Council Ends It Statewide
Last week the California Judicial Council—over the strenuous objection of reformers and public defenders across the state—ended…
California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal Strikes Down on Misinterpretation of $0 Bail Schedule
By Linh Nguyen Confusion over the interpretation of Emergency Rule 4, which establishes a statewide Emergency Bail…
Sunday Commentary: Should Shaun Moore Have Been Released?
by David Greenwald It was a bizarre case to begin with. Shaun Moore, 40, made headlines…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo Sheriff Opposes Zero Bail Order – Doesn’t Explain Why
I have been surprised for how long local Yolo County officials have stayed out of what has…
Some Sac Jail Detainees Targeted for ‘No Bail’ Release May Be Held After All
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office isn’t going…
Sacramento DA Files Motion Days before Inmates to be Released under Emergency COVID-19 Order
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that the Sacramento County…
Prisoner Advocates Charge CA ‘Shuffling Deck Chairs on Titanic’ during COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that Friday – nearly…
State Judicial Council Drops Bail to Zero for Most in Move to Blunt COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Progressive reforms sought for decades – the dissolution…
ACLU Concerned about Due Process Rights under COVID-19 Court Policies
(The following is a letter from Friday, March 27, from Kathleen Guneratne, Senior Staff Attorney for the…
Breaking News: Sac NLG Criticizes Judicial Council’s Halloween Party
State Judicial Council Racist Halloween Party Strongly Criticized in Letter to CA Supreme Court Justice by Sacramento…
Black Robes and Blackface
by Jeff Adachi As public defenders, we witness the racism embedded in the criminal justice system. But…
New Report Alleges Commission on Judicial Performance Doesn’t Measure Up
Judicial Discipline Agency To Be Challenged at Monday Budget Hearing by Kathleen Russell Court reform advocates from…
