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Is Rising Crime Attributable to Progressive Prosecutors? Not Really, Research Suggests

Posted by Katherine Coviello
|Date: March 26, 2022
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Is Rising Crime Attributable to Progressive Prosecutors? Not Really, Research Suggests

By Katherine Coviello COLLEGE STATION, TX – Long held debates over criminal justice reform have recently ...

By Katherine Coviello COLLEGE STATION, TX – Long held debates over criminal justice reform have recently ushered in a number of progressive prosecutors with new policies like those aimed toward dimini ...

March 26, 2022
| by Katherine Coviello

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Public Defender Unions Endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: March 26, 2022
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Public Defender Unions Endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney

By Ozzy Hernandez SANTA CLARA - The race for Santa Clara District Attorney continues to heat up, with thr ...

By Ozzy Hernandez SANTA CLARA - The race for Santa Clara District Attorney continues to heat up, with three candidates vying for the position, and the June 7 election inching closer. Current Santa Cla ...

March 26, 2022
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Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2022
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Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part One

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney Candidates met on Wednesday i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney Candidates met on Wednesday in a candidates forum hosted by the Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County and Urban P ...

March 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Maricopa Prosecutor Resigns, Gunnigle Quickly Emerges to Run to Replace Adel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2022
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Maricopa Prosecutor Resigns, Gunnigle Quickly Emerges to Run to Replace Adel

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Phoenix, Ariz. - In November 2020, while all eyes were watching th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Phoenix, Ariz. - In November 2020, while all eyes were watching the Presidential returns in Maricopa County to see if Biden would hold his narrow lead over Trump ...

March 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Despite SFPD Officer Acquittal, Trial Can Be Important Step toward Police Reform, Advocates Claim

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: March 25, 2022
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Despite SFPD Officer Acquittal, Trial Can Be Important Step toward Police Reform, Advocates Claim

By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Despite resulting in an acquittal, the trial of a San Francisco Polic ...

By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Despite resulting in an acquittal, the trial of a San Francisco Police Officer for excessive use of force may be a victory in pursuing police accountability and ref ...

March 25, 2022
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Federal Correctional Officer in Dublin Charged with Sexual Abuse

Posted by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed
|Date: March 25, 2022
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Federal Correctional Officer in Dublin Charged with Sexual Abuse

By Mansour Taleb DUBLIN, CA –Federal Correctional Officer Enrique Chavez was charged in a federal indictm ...

By Mansour Taleb DUBLIN, CA –Federal Correctional Officer Enrique Chavez was charged in a federal indictment with “two counts of abusive sexual contact against a prison inmate” at the Federal Correcti ...

March 25, 2022
| by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed

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Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 24, 2022
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Reisig Accused of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Gonzalez Case That Was Overturned This Week

By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Ju ...

By Robert J. Hansen The Third Appellate District Court reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Justin Gonzalez on Tuesday. The Court’s decision to reverse the murder conviction was “really spe ...

March 24, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Commentary: Do Chesa’s Opponents Even Know What Criminal Justice Reform Is?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2022
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Commentary: Do Chesa’s Opponents Even Know What Criminal Justice Reform Is?

“I’ve known plenty of progressive DAs in my time – Nancy O’Malley over in Alameda County, Jeff Reisig in ...

“I’ve known plenty of progressive DAs in my time – Nancy O’Malley over in Alameda County, Jeff Reisig in Yolo County." By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - The opponents of San F ...

March 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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A Look at the Yolo District Attorney Race Donations

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 24, 2022
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A Look at the Yolo District Attorney Race Donations

By Robert J. Hansen Nearly $200,000 has been donated to candidates for Yolo County District Attorney from ...

By Robert J. Hansen Nearly $200,000 has been donated to candidates for Yolo County District Attorney from January 2021 to March 2022 according to both candidates’ campaign disclosure statements. Yolo ...

March 24, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2022
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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an applica ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an application for clemency to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The evid ...

March 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Judge Overturns 11-Year-Sentence for Woman Charged with Murder of Stillborn Child – And She’s Not Only One Targeted by County DA

Posted by Fiona Davis
|Date: March 24, 2022
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Judge Overturns 11-Year-Sentence for Woman Charged with Murder of Stillborn Child – And She’s Not Only One Targeted by County DA

By Fiona Davis HANFORD, CA – A Kings County Superior Court judge last week overturned the 11-year prison ...

By Fiona Davis HANFORD, CA – A Kings County Superior Court judge last week overturned the 11-year prison sentence of a woman charged with the murder of her stillborn child, determining the woman’s ple ...

March 24, 2022
| by Fiona Davis

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Detroit Council OK’s $7.5 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Imprisoned Teen

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: March 24, 2022
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Detroit Council OK’s $7.5 Million Settlement for Wrongfully Imprisoned Teen

By Ava Schwartzapfel DETROIT, MI — The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a $7.5 million settlemen ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel DETROIT, MI — The Detroit City Council unanimously approved a $7.5 million settlement Tuesday for a man who entered prison as a teenager and remained there for eight years for mur ...

March 24, 2022
| by Ava Schwartzapfel

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New Report Charges Felony Murder Laws ‘At Odds with Rest of World’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2022
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New Report Charges Felony Murder Laws ‘At Odds with Rest of World’

By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – An “extensive analysis of the United States’ fundamentally flawed felo ...

By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – An “extensive analysis of the United States’ fundamentally flawed felony murder laws,” according to the Sentencing Project and Fair and Just Prosecution Wednesday, s ...

March 24, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Appellate Court Overturns Justin Gonzalez Murder Conviction

By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced to 70 yea ...

By David M. Greenwald and Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – In 2018 Justin Gonzalez was sentenced to 70 years in prison, after having been convicted with Alexis Velazquez in the murder of Ronald Antonio ...

March 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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SF Supervisor Dean Preston Calls for Hearing on ‘Copaganda’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 23, 2022
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SF Supervisor Dean Preston Calls for Hearing on ‘Copaganda’

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA — SF Supervisor Dean Preston on Tuesday called for a hearing on the u ...

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA — SF Supervisor Dean Preston on Tuesday called for a hearing on the use of taxpayer funds for propaganda designed to perpetuate a growing policing budget or undermi ...

March 23, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: March 23, 2022
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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylu ...

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylum-seeking families won their class action lawsuit, Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, with the D.C. Cir ...

March 23, 2022
| by Ankita Joshi

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Officers Too Quick to Use Lethal Force, San Diego-Tribune Editorial Board Opines

Posted by Ashleen Herrarte
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Officers Too Quick to Use Lethal Force, San Diego-Tribune Editorial Board Opines

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert SAN DIEGO, CA – Over the past 15 years, law enforcement has been t ...

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert SAN DIEGO, CA – Over the past 15 years, law enforcement has been too quick to use lethal force, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board opinion ...

March 23, 2022
| by Ashleen Herrarte

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Courts Getting Back to Normal, Reducing Backlog after Rescission of COVID Rules

Posted by Catherine Potente
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Courts Getting Back to Normal, Reducing Backlog after Rescission of COVID Rules

By Catherine Potente PHILADELPHIA, PA – An increase in jury trial capacity in Philadelphia’s court system ...

By Catherine Potente PHILADELPHIA, PA – An increase in jury trial capacity in Philadelphia’s court system recently garnered praise here from the district attorney and others, following a slowdown afte ...

March 23, 2022
| by Catherine Potente

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Pro and No Sides Clash in Recall Debate Held in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Pro and No Sides Clash in Recall Debate Held in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sam Francisco, CA – There was no Chesa Boudin, who was holding a T ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sam Francisco, CA – There was no Chesa Boudin, who was holding a Townhall at Manny’s at the same time, but there was an engaged discussion over the recall of Che ...

March 22, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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District Attorney Recall Campaign Poster Stirs Controversy with Alleged Offensive Undertone

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: March 22, 2022
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District Attorney Recall Campaign Poster Stirs Controversy with Alleged Offensive Undertone

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The campaign supporting the recall of San Francisco District Attorney ...

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The campaign supporting the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has stirred controversy for circulating a poster that critics considered racist an ...

March 22, 2022
| by Jake Romero

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