President Biden Vetoes Republican-Led Resolution Intending to Overturn District of Columbia Police Reform Act
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden late last week vetoed House Joint Resolution 42, a…
Guest Commentary: Malcolm X Would Call Biden a ‘Pretender Public Defender’
by Stephen Cooper Editor’s note: Malcolm X was born 98 years ago on May 19, 1925 Malcolm…
Biden White House Commended for Release of ‘Alternatives, Rehabilitation, and Reentry Strategic Plan’
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA – Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky commended the…
Increase in ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ Shootings Leads to Questions about ‘Stand your Ground’ Laws and Gun Control
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – In one week last month, within days of each other, the…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform…
Advocates Call for Bureau of Prisons to Ditch Proposal to Allow Seizing Prison Wages, Family Support
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – National Consumer Law, the Prison Policy Initiative and Equal Justice Works…
Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming Punishment, Too
By Sonora Bostian-Posner D.C.’s criminal justice system has gotten a lot of national attention — but not…
Vera Institute of Justice Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Wants More Attention on Immigration Reform
By Maria Pia Matos WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Vera Institute of Justice, Nicholas Turner,…
Guest Commentary: The Death Penalty Doesn’t Reflect Our National Values. Why Is the Biden Administration Still Pursuing It?
The trial of Sayfullo Saipov provides a test case for whether Biden will keep his promise to…
Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Shouldn’t Follow Biden’s Harsh Immigration Lead
By George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In response to mounting pressure to address the influx of…
President Biden Celebrates the New Year, Grants Full Pardons to Six Individuals
By Michael Apfel WASHINGTON, DC – On New Year’s weekend, President Biden presented a list of six…
Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown got national attention when she commuted…
Guest Commentary: From the Death Penalty to Marijuana, Clemency Is a Tool for Justice
Granting clemency to broad categories of people is a first step toward correcting injustice in our criminal…
President Codifies the Right to Same-Sex Marriage in Federal Legislation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – President Joe Biden signed a historic piece of…
Biden Signs Bipartisan Civil Rights Lynching Victim Cold Case Bill into Law
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden has signed into law U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan…
My View: Freeing Griner the Right Thing, But She’s Not the Only One and It’s Not Just Russia Who Is a Culprit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor How you react to the release of Brittney Griner says a…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6,…
Faith Groups Decry Biden’s Plans to Expand Title 42, Call for Humane and Welcoming Asylum System
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The Biden administration reportedly the Biden administration plans to expand…
Commentary: Everything You Thought You Knew about 2022 Is Up for Grabs Now
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – It’s the slow season for local politics (if…
Commentary: Is the Era of Cheap Gasoline Over? Will America Finally Wake Up to Climate Change Reality?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Yesterday I was filling up in Davis and came across a…
