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…
UCLA Counter Protest Violence against Antiwar Encampment, Tardy Law Enforcement Response Sparks Calls for Investigation
By Perla Chavez WESTWOOD, CA– The Los Angeles Times this week reported questions are being asked about…
Jury Acquits Unhoused San Francisco Man Who Defended Himself Against Death Threats and Bear Spray Attack
San Francisco, CA – A San Francisco jury found Garret Doty, 25, not guilty of all three…
COURT WATCH: Self Defense or Negligence? Attorneys Disagree in Case of Man Charged with ‘Discharging Firearm in Grossly Negligent Manner’
By Nico Ludwig-Stock PASADENA, CA – In a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning here at the Pasadena Courthouse…
Asking for Help and Subsequently Ignored by Law Enforcement, Woman Acquitted after Self-Defense Act against Revenge-Porn Stalker
By Isabella Walker SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A woman who faced felony assault charges for defending herself…
‘Don’t Kill for Me’ Last Chance Demonstration for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Scheduled for Execution Thursday
By Madi Whittemore OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A “Don’t Kill for Me” demonstration to protest the execution…
Post-Arrest Reflections from a Wrongly Incarcerated Individual — Some Mother’s Darling
By Benjamin Frandsen IRREVOCABLE WYOMING — The silent screaming of a soul as it’s ripped from the…
Murder Trial Begins in San Francisco, Was the Killing Justified? Two Different Accounts Emerge
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Arguments began in the trial of Nelson…
After 331 Days, Man Gets ‘Day’ in Court – Jury Acquits Him, Public Defender Urges SF Court to Open Up More Courtrooms
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man incarcerated in a county jail for 331…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 134: Law Professor Jack Chin on Rittenhouse, Self Defense and Death Penalty
UC Davis Law Professor Jack Chin does just about everything and in this week’s episode, we discuss…
Prosecution Closes, Attacks Self Defense Claim in Ongoing Jury Trial of Alleged Bike Thief/Killer
By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA – A jury is expected to be deliberating Monday here at the…
My View: The Troubling Implications of Rittenhouse’s Acquittal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the verdict was read in court on Friday, one by…
Prosecution Closes Arguments for Rittenhouse Culpability with Extensive Video Analysis, Summary of Evidence
By Delilah Hammons and Gabriel Eskandari KENOSHA, WI – During the prosecution’s closing arguments in the Kenosha…
Defense Closing Arguments in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial: ‘This Case Is Not a Game. It Is My Client’s Life’
By Simran Chahal KENOSHA, WI – The Kenosha County Superior Court heard closing arguments in the Rittenhouse…
Prosecution Closing Arguments in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial: ‘You Cannot Claim Self-Defense Against a Danger You Create’
By Simran Chahal KENOSHA, WI – The Kenosha County Superior Court heard closing arguments in the Rittenhouse…
Kyle Rittenhouse Gives Testimony on Deadly Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protest in Wisconsin
By Mei Perez and Hannah Adams KENOSHA, WI — Then 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, in August of 2020,…
Defense Attorney Justifies Defendant’s Murder, Argues It Was Self Defense, Suggests Did Society Favor, Says Judge
By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA — In an ongoing murder case from 2018, a jury trial…
Defendant Tasered in Head by Victim, Then Shoots at Victim With Child In Vehicle
By Lois Yoo ALAMEDA, CA – An Alameda County Superior Court judge dismissed two of three charges…
Black Man Claims Self Defense After Striking Alleged Pursuer with Flashlight – Homelessness Complicates His Release; Passionate Public Defender Calls Case ‘Stupid’
By Esme Lipton and Alex Tuchman SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Public Defender Kathleen Natividad went head-to-head with…
Man Convicted of Murdering Landlord by Stabbing Him in Back, Neck, Heart with 3 Different Weapons
By Neha Malhi RIVERSIDE, CA – Albert Marchain, 29, was convicted here in Riverside County Superior Court…
