Los Angeles City Controller Cites Heavy City Settlement Costs for Police Use of Military Equipment, Urges City Council to Reject Next LAPD Request
By Kapish Kalita LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia this week released a…
Months After Murder of Los Angeles Criminal Justice Advocate Micheal Latt, Jameelah Michl Sentenced to State Prison for 35 Years to Life
By Enola Gueta LOS ANGELES, CA. — In a press release issued this week by the Los…
Stabbing Charges Dropped against 19-Year-Old Student after Self-Defense Claim
By Vy Tran LOS ANGELES,CA — Charges against a USC student in the death of Xavier Cerf…
COURT WATCH: Accused with Mental Health Issues Denied Motion to Reduce Charges
LOS ANGELES, CA — The accused faced four separate counts of possible bodily injury and death here…
LAWSUIT: Veteran Black LAPD Officer Forced to Resign after Enduring Racial and Disability Discrimination, Claim Lawyers
By Bryan Miller LOS ANGELES, CA – Nathaniel Bender, who West Coast Employment Lawyers describes as a…
More Than 200 Organized Retail Theft Cases Filed in 2023 by Los Angeles County District Attorney Office
By Julie McCaffrey LOS ANGELES, CA — Roughly 200 organized retail theft cases have been filed by…
Federal Court Green Lights Lawsuit against LAPD for Excessive Force on Black Lives Matter Founder
By Kayla Meraz LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal civil rights lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police…
City of Los Angeles Pays $8 Million to Ruben Martinez after Wrongful Conviction for Robberies He Didn’t Commit
By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA – National civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann &…
Unlike Other States, California Ex-Prisoners Left on Own – Prison to Homelessness Pipeline Real Thing
By The Vanguard Staff LONG BEACH, CA – A recently-released prisoner here, Alberto Perez, has bounced around…
CA’s 9th Circuit Overturns Death Penalty, but Lets Conviction Remain in 1988 Murder Case against Former Russian Soldier
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Los Angeles Superior Court Grants Injunction to End Money Bail for Low-Level, Non-Violent Offenses in LA County Jail
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – People arrested in low-level, non-violent offenses will not be…
Despite Los Angeles Traffic Carnage, Cops May Have Traffic Role Taken Away as Justice Reformers Wish
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – About 312 people were killed in traffic collisions in…
Student Opinion: Will LA Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.1 Billion Proposed City Budget Live Up to the Hype?
By Angel Cervantes LOS ANGELES – Recently, with homelessness and public insecurity reaching all-time highs in…
Student Opinion: Can LA Mayor Aid the Black Community Like He Pledged?
By Rachel Kim LOS ANGELES — In May of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Los…
