Prosecutorial Discretion at Risk after 2024 Election Results
NEW YORK, NY – The narrative that voters’ “wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform” will end reform…
Texas Defender Service Report Reveals Flaws in State’s Junk Science Law, Ineffective Relief Measures
By Alessandra Jimena Soberanes AUSTIN, TX — A recent report from the Texas Defender Service (TDS) highlights…
Robert Roberson Last Man Standing on Death Row for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’
By Melinda Kukaj DALLAS, TX – Brian Wharton, a retired detective, provides breaking insight through The Dallas…
Guest Commentary: States’ Dangerous Attempts at Immigration Enforcement Threaten Our Communities
The United States needs a unified, modern, and compassionate approach to immigration—not more incarceration and violence. by…
Texas Second Court of Appeals Reverses Black Grandmother’s Conviction in Major Voting Rights Victory
By Cindy Chen FT WORTH, TX – The Second Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of…
Public Defense Group Charges System-Wide Deficiencies in Texas County Criminal Defense Representation
By Perla Chavez CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The Wren Collective—composed of criminal justice researchers specializing in public…
Super Tuesday Shows Prosecutor Offices Reforming because of Voter Support
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Across the country on Super Tuesday, voters continued to show their…
Civil Rights Organizations Sue to Block Texas from Enacting Extremist Immigration Law
Special to the Vanguard Austin, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and…
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Report: Texas Leads Nation in Use of Death Penalty – Executed 8 People in 2023
By Rena Abdusalam AUSTIN, TX – Texas continues its outlier status for using the death penalty, compared…
Texas: Rosa Jimenez Exonerated of Crime that Never Took Place
By Audrey Sawyer AUSTIN, TX – A wrongful conviction in Texas of Rosa Jimenez has been exonerated…
California Joins Coalition Opposing Billion Dollar Deal with 3M over Water Contamination
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced his state’s…
Los Angeles Shop Owner, Others National – Through No Fault of Their Own – at Mercy of Police Damages during Pursuits of Criminals
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – After a fugitive pushed owner Carlos Pena from his shop…
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…
Defense Lawyers for Man on Death Row Issue Censure of Prosecutors and Judge Following Recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling
By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX – The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week…
Illegal Book Bans: Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, State Superintendent Thurmond Warn Against Book Bans Statewide
By Leslie Garcia SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter along with State Superintendent Tony…
Implications for Immigration Policy Now that Title 42 Has Been Lifted
By Monserrat Juarez U.S.-MEXICO BORDER—Amidst the ongoing immigration crisis plaguing the U.S. southern border, the termination of…
COURT WATCH: Man Forced to Risk Days Off from Work and Travel from Texas to Yolo County to Install a SCRAM Device
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel M. Wolk ordered a man—who already missed several days…
Racist, Discriminatory Lending Class Action Suit Filed against Wells Fargo by Civil Rights Lawyers
By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A team of attorneys and former San Francisco Mayor Willie…
Student Opinion: Reconsidering Mexico in the Arts
by Ian Bastida LOS ANGELES — There seems to be a specific type of person that many…
CA Legislative Women’s Caucus Leaders Denounce Texas Judge’s Ruling Suspending Medically Safe Reproductive Treatment
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Nancy Skinner, California Legislative Women’s Caucus Chair Senator, and…
