Missouri Executes Black Man after Courts Refuse Appeals – Lawmaker Charges ‘Criminal Justice System’ Failed Kevin Johnson
By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng BONNE TERRE, MO – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO) has released…
Missouri Executes Man Despite Findings that Racism Contributed to His Conviction and Sentence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Despite a finding by a special…
UC Davis Law Withdraws from U.S. News Rankings
Editor’s note: On Nov. 28, Dean Kevin R. Johnson announced that the law school would no longer…
Sac DA Fails Again in Prosecution of Political Prankster Who Pied Former Mayor
Special to Davis Vanguard The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office threw all of its might and money…
Commentary: Is Retrying the Pie Case Double Jeopardy?
Under the “Double Jeopardy” clause of the U.S. Constitution, contained in the Fifth Amendment, a person cannot…
Sac DA to Announce If County Will Retry Pie-Thrower Case
(From Press Release) – The political “pie-thrower” accused of placing a coconut cream pie in the face…
NLG Suggests DA Stop Wasting Tax Dollars, and Urges Not to Re-File Charges in Pie Case
The Sacramento Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild today voiced its opposition to the District Attorney of…
Attorney Talks about the Unusual Pie Throwing Case
Following the rather unusual hung jury in the case against activist Sean Thompson, accused of pieing ex-Sacramento…
Ex-Mayor Kevin Johnson Pie Thrower Jury is Hung
Special Hearing Friday as 3rd Day of Deliberations Begin Special to The Vanguard Completely unexpectedly, about midday…
Pie-Throwing Defendant in Sacramento Case Got Worst of It
Pie ‘Attack’ on Former Mayor Kevin Johnson Trial to Resume Monday for Military Vet Special to the…
Pie-Throwing Case in Sacramento Takes Felony Turn
What Used to be a Political Prank Now Deadly Serious for Military Vet Accused of Hitting Former…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lack of Leadership Speaking Out on Sac Police Killing
Did Joseph Mann actually have a weapon when he was fatally shot in July by Sacramento police…
‘Lynching’ Charges Dropped Against Protester in Sacramento
Earlier this year the arrest of a young woman involved in “Black Lives Matter” protests sparked controversy…
Sunday Commentary II: Why Walmart’s Pay Increase Matters
The reaction to Walmart’s announcement last week that they were raising their wages for about half-million employees…
Election Round Up: Garamendi Rolls; Torlakson Survives a Tough Night
It was a tough night for Democrats across the country. Locally, John Garamendi would hold onto his…
World Food Center to Sacramento Not a Done Deal Yet
Chancellor Announces Advisory Group, No Decision Made on WFC – UC Davis, less than a week after…
Analysis: Davis to Lose World Food Center?
A few weeks ago the buzz starting to leak out was that the World Food Center was…
