New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The VANGUARD has learned that the city of Sacramento…
DJUSD Files Suit Against Juul for Creating the E-Cigarette Epidemic that Disrupts District-wide Education
(From Press Relaese – DJUSD) – Davis Joint Unified School District filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs,…
Police Practices Experts Square Off in Excessive Force Suit against Stockton Cops
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON – Police practices expert witnesses Robert Clark and R.K. Miller…
Officer Admits in Stockton Lawsuit to Using ‘Distraction Blows’ on Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON – The civil rights trial against the city of Stockton…
Commentary: Measure R Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Let It
Up until last June, there was never a successful Measure R vote. The closest a project came…
Officer Accused of Knocking Teeth Out of Black Teen in 2011 Denies Culpability in Stockton Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – It’s been nearly nine years in the making,…
Trial Nears – After Nearly 9 Years – of Stockton Cop Accused of Beating Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, CA – Nearly nine years after a Stockton City police…
Appeals Court Hears UCD Discrimination Case – Grad Student Complained about Play Using ‘N’ Word
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Can the University of California system discriminate? That was…
Judge Returns Quickly with Final Ruling in Favor of City on Nishi
Judge Peter Williams ended last week’s hearing saying that he was leaning toward sticking with his tentative…
Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling
Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represented by Patrick…
Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling
Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop…
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 9 – An Unlawful Arrest
Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by…
Sacramento City Sues Homeless, Seeks to Ban Them from Part of Downtown Area – Civil Libertarians Balk
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Remember the old television Westerns where the Sheriff runs…
Sac County Settles Massive Jail Lawsuit – Promises Millions, and Staff Improvements
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The lengthy consent decree – hundreds of pages, nearly…
ACLU Sues Overall Removal of Polling Place in First Amendment Dispute over Black Lives Matter Banner
Registrar Violated Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno’s First Amendment Rights (From Press Release) — The ACLU Foundation of…
Wrongful Arrest Leads to Lawsuit As Police Arrest Innocent Man on Gun Charges
Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by…
ACLU Sues ICE Contractor, Calls for Investigation of Abuse of Women Immigrants
Women were shackled, forced to ride in a boiling, windowless van for hours (From Press Release) –…
City Will Consider Appeal as Judge Sides with Trackside Opposition (Updated)
Judge Sam McAdam stuck with his original ruling despite a strong push by attorneys for the city…
FPPC Will Not Further Review Complaint against No on L
The Vanguard received a letter from the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), via a records request…
Nishi Petitioners Attempting to Add Cause of Action
Earlier this week, the parties were in court, where Nishi is the latest project being challenged. The…
