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Looking Back: Why I Speak Out about Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: March 26, 2023
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Looking Back: Why I Speak Out about Wrongful Convictions

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 26, 2023
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Public Health and Criminal Defense Groups Urge Biden Administration to Vote No on ‘Halt All Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act’

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|Date: March 26, 2023
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Public Health and Criminal Defense Groups Urge Biden Administration to Vote No on ‘Halt All Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act’

By Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC - More than 50 different national, state and local public health and cri ...

By Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC - More than 50 different national, state and local public health and criminal defense organizations have written a letter to the Biden Administration urging a no vote ...

March 26, 2023
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NYC Leaders Condemn Ex-President Donald J. Trump’s ‘Racist’ Remarks about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

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|Date: March 26, 2023
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NYC Leaders Condemn Ex-President Donald J. Trump’s ‘Racist’ Remarks about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

By Zainab Antepli NEW YORK, NY - New York political leaders Friday released a joint statement condemning ...

By Zainab Antepli NEW YORK, NY - New York political leaders Friday released a joint statement condemning ex-President Donald J. Trump’s remarks about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose of ...

March 26, 2023
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Victim’s Rights Marsy’s Law Decisions in Wisconsin and Florida Supreme Courts Highlighting Judicial Conflicts

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 26, 2023
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Victim’s Rights Marsy’s Law Decisions in Wisconsin and Florida Supreme Courts Highlighting Judicial Conflicts

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - “Advocates and policymakers should be on notice that Marsy’s Law genera ...

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - “Advocates and policymakers should be on notice that Marsy’s Law generates outcomes that are hard to defend in principle,” writes Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the ...

March 26, 2023
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U.S. Central District of California Announces New Ethics and Post Convictions Review Committee Chief

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 26, 2023
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U.S. Central District of California Announces New Ethics and Post Convictions Review Committee Chief

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Attorney’s office here has announced the creation of a new e ...

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Attorney’s office here has announced the creation of a new executive position to address ethics and post-conviction issues in conjunction with a new commit ...

March 26, 2023
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Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.

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|Date: March 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.

Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me. By Jennifer Schroe ...

Minnesota just restored the right to vote for people with felony convictions, like me. By Jennifer Schroeder When I was convicted of a felony, I knew I wouldn’t be able to vote, but it didn’t sink in ...

March 25, 2023
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Authors Charge Federal Judges Contributing to Increasing Crime Rates

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 25, 2023
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Authors Charge Federal Judges Contributing to Increasing Crime Rates

By Leslie Acevedo CHICAGO, IL - Alison Siegler and Brandon Buskey, in a published opinion piece in The Hi ...

By Leslie Acevedo CHICAGO, IL - Alison Siegler and Brandon Buskey, in a published opinion piece in The Hill this week, wrote about federal judges and how they may be increasing crime rates. Siegler i ...

March 25, 2023
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From Murder Exoneration to Advocate – the History of Peter Reilly in His Retelling

Posted by Michael McCutcheon
|Date: March 25, 2023
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From Murder Exoneration to Advocate – the History of Peter Reilly in His Retelling

By Michael McCutcheon NORWALK, CT - Peter Reilly was just 18 years old when he was charged with the murde ...

By Michael McCutcheon NORWALK, CT - Peter Reilly was just 18 years old when he was charged with the murder of his mother—a murder which he did not commit. But, according to an opinion piece in the Con ...

March 25, 2023
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Signatures of Hundreds of Dead People Found on Recall Petition for Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: March 25, 2023
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Signatures of Hundreds of Dead People Found on Recall Petition for Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón

By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – Hundreds of signatures on a petition to recall Los Angeles County Dist ...

By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – Hundreds of signatures on a petition to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón belonged to dead people, according to the county registrar-recorder ...

March 25, 2023
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Task Force on Long Sentences Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Strengthen Public Safety and Advance Justice

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: March 25, 2023
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Task Force on Long Sentences Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Strengthen Public Safety and Advance Justice

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC - A task force on long sentences, co-chaired by former U.S. Deputy At ...

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC - A task force on long sentences, co-chaired by former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and former U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy, this week released a repo ...

March 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

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|Date: March 24, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors d ...

By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that is until they disagree with who is being held accountable. A ...

March 24, 2023
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CURB Releases ‘Concrete Strategy’ Roadmap to Close Prisons, Urges CA Governor to Shutter 10 Prisons and Prioritize Decarceration

Posted by Julie McCaffrey
|Date: March 24, 2023
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CURB Releases ‘Concrete Strategy’ Roadmap to Close Prisons, Urges CA Governor to Shutter 10 Prisons and Prioritize Decarceration

By Julie McCaffrey SACRAMENTO, CA - A decarceration group that wants to close 10 state prisons released a ...

By Julie McCaffrey SACRAMENTO, CA - A decarceration group that wants to close 10 state prisons released a new Prison Closure Roadmap this week as a “concrete strategy” to close prisons in California i ...

March 24, 2023
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Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 24, 2023
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Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiari ...

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiarito put out a statement on behalf of the Bronx Defenders “in response to proposals by the indust ...

March 24, 2023
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‘First Step Act’ – GAO Reports on Federal Efforts to Help Reduce Recidivism and Re-Entry to Federal Prisons

Posted by Belen Avelar
|Date: March 24, 2023
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‘First Step Act’ – GAO Reports on Federal Efforts to Help Reduce Recidivism and Re-Entry to Federal Prisons

By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this ...

By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week released the latest report on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Priso ...

March 24, 2023
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Gun Test in Stankewitz Case Shows Gun in Evidence Is Not the Murder Weapon

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2023
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Gun Test in Stankewitz Case Shows Gun in Evidence Is Not the Murder Weapon

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz a new trial and hopefully released after being in prison since 1978 now have a big new piece ...

March 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe

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|Date: March 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice ref ...

By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform coming from both sides of the political aisle. President Joe Biden’s support for a Republic ...

March 23, 2023
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Georgetown Law Creates the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 23, 2023
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Georgetown Law Creates the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity

By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC - Georgetown Law, a law school in Washington D.C., has created the Center on ...

By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC - Georgetown Law, a law school in Washington D.C., has created the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity, directly connected to its initiative from the Center on Pover ...

March 23, 2023
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Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: March 23, 2023
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Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee

By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of certain ...

By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of certain psychedelic substances was approved by the California Senate Public Safety Committee in a 3-1 v ...

March 23, 2023
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Ethics Complaints Filed against NY Prosecutors for Alleged Discrimination against Potential Jurors

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: March 23, 2023
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Ethics Complaints Filed against NY Prosecutors for Alleged Discrimination against Potential Jurors

By Ivan Villegas NEW YORK, NY - New York law professors and non-profit Civil Rights Corps this week filed ...

By Ivan Villegas NEW YORK, NY - New York law professors and non-profit Civil Rights Corps this week filed 10 ethics complaints against former and current New York prosecutors, alleging they improperly ...

March 23, 2023
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CNN REPORT: Red States Seek Control over Blue Cities, Progressive Prosecutors

Posted by Belen Avelar
|Date: March 23, 2023
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CNN REPORT: Red States Seek Control over Blue Cities, Progressive Prosecutors

By Belen Avelar ROBSTOWN, TX - Republican state governments are trying to take control of Democratic-run ...

By Belen Avelar ROBSTOWN, TX - Republican state governments are trying to take control of Democratic-run cities and counties in an effort to gain more control over their decisions and decision-makers ...

March 23, 2023
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