Guest Commentary: We Can Uphold Free Speech and Hold President Trump Accountable
By Anthony D. Romero Some dyed in the wool civil libertarians have criticized the ACLU for supporting…
Sunday Commentary: Wednesday Was a Lot Worse Than Initially Believed
By David M. Greenwald We have seen a lot of words thrown around to describe Wednesday—riot, insurrection,…
National Lawyers Guild-Sacramento Condemns DC Capitol Attack by Trump White Supremacists; Blames Police for ‘Double Standard’
SACRAMENTO – The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Sacramento Chapter has condemned the attack on the U.S. Capitol…
Commentary: But Will They Pay a Price for All of This?
By David M. Greenwald President Trump went too far on Wednesday. I think most reasonable people believe…
Trump Mob Invades Capitol with Alarming Ease – Law Enforcement Did Little Compared to Treatment of Police Brutality Protesters
By Koda Slingluff and Mia Machado CAPITOL HILL— Calling themselves the “Save America Rally,” a mob stormed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lines Are Crossed – Trump Urges State Official to ‘Find’ Votes
By David M. Greenwald It has taken two months after the election for us to finally have…
National, State Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Urge Trump to Grant Clemency for Those on Federal Death Row, End U.S. Death Penalty
By Julian Navarro Current and former elected prosecutors, attorneys general, U.S. attorneys and Dept. of Justice officials…
Guest Commentary: Can Liberals Win in a Conservative Court?
By David Cole – Recent history suggests the justices don’t like being too out of step with the country — especially if they feel under scrutiny. So that’s our job: watch them.
Commentary: Grave Damage to Our Democracy As Many Convinced of Stolen Election
By David M. Greenwald A Reuters article painted a scary picture—rural areas, large swaths of voters refusing…
Commentary: Are We Seeing the End of Our Democracy or Its Resilience?
By David M. Greenwald When I warned people over the summer of the threat to democracy, there…
Attorneys for Woman on Death Row Seek TRO, Preliminary Injunction Delay After they Catch COVID-19; Ask Trump to Intervene
By Victoria Lembesis WASHINGTON D.C. – Assistant Federal Public Defenders Kelly Henry and Amy Harwell, attorneys for…
Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense
By Linh Nguyen TERRA HAUTE, IN – Just one month before Brandon Bernard is scheduled for execution…
Supporters Call on Trump to Commute Death Sentence of Lisa Montgomery
Special To the Vanguard In letters delivered today, a broad coalition of current and former prosecutors, anti-sex…
Guest Analysis: Yolo County Presidential Election Returns
Returns as of Sunday (11/8) at 8 am Compiled by Alan Hirsch from county elections data Historical…
Commentary: This is What Everyone Was Worried About
By David M. Greenwald When the media kept asking whether Trump would accept the results of the…
Philly Warns Trump to Keep His ‘Goon Squads, Proud Boys’ Out of City
By Jose Medina PHILADELPHIA – As the 2020 elections being just a few days away, the U.S….
Sunday Commentary: Did Trump Actually Repudiate White Supremacy? Of Course Not
This has been a weird week for the President—one damaging story faded into another, faded into yet…
My View: We Don’t Want to Talk about the Elephant in the Room
By David M. Greenwald On Facebook yesterday, I saw that a certain elected member of a regional…
Commentary: The Line That Can No Longer Be Skirted
by David M. Greenwald In a presidency that in general has made a mockery of American democracy,…
Guest Commentary: Abolish the Filibuster and Pack the Court
The stakes could not be higher following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By…
