Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Solve America’s Housing Crisis
By Julie Akins In a matter of days the United States Supreme Court will decide Johnson v….
Cal Supreme Court Allows People’s Park Project to Move Forward in Berkeley
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued a…
VANGUARD WEBINAR: Civil Rights and Legal Organizations Challenge California’s Death Penalty Statute in Writ Petition
By Kali Chittapuram and Sofia Hosseinzadeh DAVIS, CA- In California, civil rights and legal organizations filed an…
Supreme Court Allows South Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
Special to the Vanguard Washington – In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision…
Prosecutor Group Demands California Supreme Court Review State’s Death Penalty System, Charging It ‘Exhibits Troubling Signs of Racial Discrimination’
By Maeve Haggerty, Bryan Miller and Leela Bronner SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC)…
We Have Known for Years California’s Death Penalty Is Discriminatory; Will A Court Finally Invalidate It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses In Vitro Fertilization Following Alabama Supreme Court Ruling
BIRMINGHAM, AL.— The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments following the Alabama…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions…
Commentary: Tenant Protection Survives for Now – But for How Long?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s…
Supreme Court Allows West Point Academy to Continue to Consider Race in Application Process
WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Supreme Court declined the emergency request by conservative group Students for Fair…
San Francisco Moves to Stay Homeless Suit in Wake of Grants Pass Case
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Plaintiffs in Coalition on Homelessness v. City of San…
Alabama Goes Through with Horrific Execution Using Untested Method
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The state of Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, in…
Despite US Supreme Court Review of Grants Pass Case, San Francisco Homelessness Case Should Proceed
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – San Francisco’s City Attorney filed a motion for a…
Supreme Court Will Take Up ‘Grants Pass’ Homeless Case and Determine Whether Local Governments Can Perform Homeless Sweeps
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review…
ACLU to Defend NRA before Supreme Court, to Uphold Advocacy Groups’ Right to Free Speech
The case will determine whether the First Amendment allows government regulators to threaten retaliation against businesses that…
Commentary: Strange Politics of Homeless Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The San Francisco Chronicle this fall noted, “Democrats like Newsom and…
The Judiciary Has Policed Itself for Decades – It Doesn’t Work
by Brett Murphy and Kirsten Berg ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The…
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
COLORADO – On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis sparked public…
Student Opinion: The Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct
By Miu Kikuchi LOS ANGELES- The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of nine Justices;…
