In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Denies Biden Administration Request on Title IX and Transgender Rights
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United…
Gender Bias Pervades Death Penalty Case – Advocates Urge SCOTUS Review
Special to the Vanguard In 2004, Brenda Andrew was sentenced to death, despite troubling gender bias shown…
COMMENTARY: Chemerinsky – ‘There Is Every Reason to Fear that the Conservative Justices Will Allow Governments to Criminalize Sleeping in Public Spaces even if People Have Nowhere Else to Go’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, the US Supreme Court announced that they would be…
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Criminal Defamation Law
The ACLU calls on state legislators to repeal antiquated, unconstitutional criminal libel laws. Special to the Vanguard…
Guest Commentary: As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?
Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving…
Looking Back: NY Must Strengthen Its DNA Access Laws
US Supreme Court Osborne Decision Negatively Influences First New York State Case By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back”…
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court this week declined to hear Moore…
US Supreme Court Orders Delay of Upcoming Execution of Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Less that two weeks from a May 18 execution date,…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Attempt to Deny 12-Year-Old Transgender Girl from Playing Sports in Middle School
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – West Virginia Attorney General’s attempt “to block a 12-year-old girl from…
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Defense 1st Amendment Claim in Immigrant Case
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked, in United States v….
Attorneys for Benjamin Cole Ask the Supreme Court to Stay His Execution Date to Determine His Competency
By Naya Wiezel and Britney Cao OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Benjamin Cole, a death row inmate set…
Guest Commentary: ‘Palpably Frightening’: Roe v. Wade Reversal Grants More Control to Government
The highest court has no business dictating morality. By Antionette Stephen As a Southeast Asian woman, I…
Letter: Honoring and Valuing Our Immigrant Community
(Editor’s note: the following is an open letter from approximately 20 rights groups to newly appointed DA…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Rejects the Promise of Miranda Rights
While the decision in Vega v. Tekoh doesn’t reduce the obligation of police to issue Miranda warnings,…
SCOTUS Eliminates Ability to Vindicate Substantial Constitutional Claims of Ineffective Counsel; Dissenting Justices Call Decision ‘Perverse’
By Nora Dahl WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court this week, in a 6-3 ruling, made…
Guest Commentary: FJP Director Speaks Out Against Leaked SC Draft Opinion on Roe
By Miriam Krinsky Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky issued the following statement inresponse to…
The Supreme Court Appears Set to Overturn Roe; Reaction Fierce
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While observers long believed that with a 6-3…
Looking Back: Supreme Court Whittles Down Right against Self-Incrimination
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury
By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a…
