Sacramento-Area Accused Jan. 6 Rioter Picks Up Child Porn Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal officials said they indicted Sacramento-area resident Kyle Travis Colton—already…
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ACLU, ACLU of Northern California Urge Court to Continue to Block Unconstitutional Restriction on Online Publication
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was framed as a law to protect children’s privacy online, but…
Despite California’s Prop. 47 Accomplishments Over Decade, Law Finds Itself in Crosshairs of State Leaders
By Olivia Biliunas and Bergen Greenley SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 47, a 2014 CA ballot measure that…
California Appeals Court: Traffic Stop Could Be Racial Bias, Sends Case Back to Lower Court
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh and Audrey Sawyer SANTA ANA, CA – A traffic stop in San Diego has…
California Lawmaker Introduces Bill Requiring Armed Police in Every School
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Attempting to buck a trend in California and the rest…
Guest Commentary: The Devastating Impact of Narcissistic Abuse in Family Courts – Out of the Fire into Hell
By Judi Atwood The family courts in America have become a battleground where the insidious tactics of…
Hayward School Board Candidate Files for Restraining Order against Openly Gay Opponent
Special to the Vanguard Hayward, CA – Alameda County Republican Party AD-20 Chairman Tom Wong has reportedly…
California ACLUs Announce Opposition to Prop. 1 on State Ballot, Claiming Measure Will Harm Communities
By Jonathan Nunez and Joey Lo LOS ANGELES, CA – Multiple California American Civil Liberties Union affiliates…
COURT WATCH: Judge Selects Middle-Term Sentence Despite Defense Deeming It an ‘Unserious Robbery’
By Jenna Tooley LOS ANGELES, CA- During a sentencing hearing in the Los Angeles County Superior Court…
COURT WATCH: Court Delays Resentencing Decision of Accused after Considering Complications Involving Evidence
ALAMEDA, CA – Alameda County Superior Court Judge Thomas Stevens last week presided here in a hearing…
Guest Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled by Proposition 1’s False Promises
By Eve Garrow J. didn’t complain much when she was living in her car, despite her multiple…
Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Files Lawsuit after New Method of Execution Used on Kenneth Eugene Smith
By Rena Abdusalam ATMORE, AL – David Wilson, an Alabama death-row prisoner, has recently filed a lawsuit…
Alameda’s District Attorney Price Announces Felony Charges against ‘Apple Burglars’ in Berkeley and Emeryville
By Bergen Greenley OAKLAND, CA– Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price late last week announced the filing…
Judges Blocks Public Access to Attempted Murder Case Involving Family Court Reunification Therapist
Editor’s note, the teen victim-witness in this story is identified as Emily Doe. The father charged with…
Guest Commentary: What the City of Sacramento Didn’t Want This Attorney to Tell Voters about Rushed, Regressive, Haphazard and Unfair Measure C
By Tiffany Clark SACRAMENTO, CA – As a Sacramento attorney and independent advocate for policies that support…
The Sentencing Project Releases New Fact Sheet Illustrating Negative Impact of Mandatory Minimums
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week— “How…
Guest Commentary: Three Years Later Mayor Breed Is Still Lying about SF’s Surveillance Ordinance
By Brian Hofer (Editor’s note: This op-ed was originally published in SF Gate on December 29, 2021. …
Alleged Abuses Lead to Legislation Introduced Allowing Public Health Investigations of California Private Detention Facilities
By Joey Lo SACRAMENTO, CA – Los Angeles Senator María Elena Durazo Thursday unveiled Senate Bill 1132,…
U.S. Border Patrol Cruel Treatment of Personal Belongings of Migrants Exposed in New Report
By Kyndall Dowell and Sofia Hosseinzadeh SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A new report by the ACLU of…
Personnel Changes at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Thursday, announced big…