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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Halts Execution of Ramiro Gonzales after Expert Witness Rejects Initial Testimony

Posted by Ariel Peterson
|Date: August 07, 2022
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Halts Execution of Ramiro Gonzales after Expert Witness Rejects Initial Testimony

By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX— The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this month granted a stay ...

By Ariel Peterson AUSTIN, TX— The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this month granted a stay of execution to Ramiro Gonzales after an expert witness in his case, psychiatrist Dr. Edward G ...

August 07, 2022
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Reckoning with Trayvon Martin’s death – Ten Years Later

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: April 04, 2022
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Reckoning with Trayvon Martin’s death – Ten Years Later

(The Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez NEW YORK, NY — It has been ten years since the untimely death of ...

(The Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez NEW YORK, NY — It has been ten years since the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and yet his passing still echoes a piercing sentiment about racial injustice in ...

April 04, 2022
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L.A. County Jail Systems Set for Massive Overhaul

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: March 28, 2022
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L.A. County Jail Systems Set for Massive Overhaul

(L.A. Times) By Ozzy Hernandez LOS ANGELES, CA — Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ...

(L.A. Times) By Ozzy Hernandez LOS ANGELES, CA — Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took their next step in their multi-year plan to revamp the county’s criminal justice system, a ...

March 28, 2022
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Married Couple Gets into Heated Dispute, Wife Asks for Restraining Order against Husband after He Allegedly Choked Her

Posted by Evie Sun
|Date: August 16, 2021
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Married Couple Gets into Heated Dispute, Wife Asks for Restraining Order against Husband after He Allegedly Choked Her

By Alan Vargas RIVERSIDE, CA — Judge Kristi Hester granted the alleged victim of a domestic violence case ...

By Alan Vargas RIVERSIDE, CA — Judge Kristi Hester granted the alleged victim of a domestic violence case the request for a restraining order against her husband, due to physical abuse and harassment. ...

August 16, 2021
| by Evie Sun

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Veteran Prosecutor Sharon Woo Appointed As a Chief Deputy District Attorney by District Attorney Gascón

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: July 27, 2021
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Veteran Prosecutor Sharon Woo Appointed As a Chief Deputy District Attorney by District Attorney Gascón

By Neha Malhi LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón appointed former veteran p ...

By Neha Malhi LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón appointed former veteran prosecutor Sharon Woo to serve as a Chief Deputy District Attorney on July 16. “I am very please ...

July 27, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Refuses to Enforce Mask Mandate as LA Faces Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: July 27, 2021
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Refuses to Enforce Mask Mandate as LA Faces Surge in COVID-19 Cases

By Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES – With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in Los Angeles County and the in ...

By Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES – With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in Los Angeles County and the introduction of the coronavirus Delta variant, many Angelenos have been vocal about their dissati ...

July 27, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Viral Dispute Over Unclothed Trans Woman in Spa Sparks Transgender Policy Protest, Recent Speculation That Video was Staged

Posted by Evie Sun
|Date: July 23, 2021
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Viral Dispute Over Unclothed Trans Woman in Spa Sparks Transgender Policy Protest, Recent Speculation That Video was Staged

By: Roselyn Poommai LOS ANGELES - LAPD officers in riot gear were forced to intervene on July 3, 2021, as ...

By: Roselyn Poommai LOS ANGELES - LAPD officers in riot gear were forced to intervene on July 3, 2021, as a demonstration over transgender rights violently escalated among the crowd, but sources say t ...

July 23, 2021
| by Evie Sun

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Violence Between Israel and Hamas Sparks Worldwide Protests and Rising Tensions in the US

Posted by Evie Sun
|Date: June 16, 2021
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Violence Between Israel and Hamas Sparks Worldwide Protests and Rising Tensions in the US

By Meghan Imperio Last weekend, protests began across the United States as a result of the conflict betwe ...

By Meghan Imperio Last weekend, protests began across the United States as a result of the conflict between Israel and Hamas which escalated when Israel launched an airstrike on Gaza City after milita ...

June 16, 2021
| by Evie Sun

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District Attorney George Gascón Creates Community Violence Reduction Division to Reduce Gang-Related Crimes

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: May 14, 2021
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District Attorney George Gascón Creates Community Violence Reduction Division to Reduce Gang-Related Crimes

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón unveiled a new office titled the Community ...

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón unveiled a new office titled the Community Violence Reduction Division in hopes of reducing violent crime by shifting away from punitive m ...

May 14, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Re-Imagine LA Coalition Rejects CEO’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Budget, Urges Full Funding of Measure J

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 22, 2021
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Re-Imagine LA Coalition Rejects CEO’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Budget, Urges Full Funding of Measure J

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — The Re-imagine LA Coalition denounced the LA County CEO’s plan allocating $ ...

By Ishani Desai LOS ANGELES — The Re-imagine LA Coalition denounced the LA County CEO’s plan allocating $100 million funds to Measure J for the 2021-2022 fiscal year on Monday. As LA CEO, Fesia Davenp ...

April 22, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 21, 2021
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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event o ...

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event outside of the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles yesterday morning. Protestors chanted, “W ...

April 21, 2021
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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 09, 2021
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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valen ...

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard with Black Lives Matter posters and flags to demand justice for Rashad Singletary ...

April 09, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Los Angeles Rally Honors The Victims of Incarceration and Demands the Closure of Men’s Central Jail

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 08, 2021
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Los Angeles Rally Honors The Victims of Incarceration and Demands the Closure of Men’s Central Jail

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — On the evening of March 29, coalition leaders and community members held ...

By Anisha Girotra LOS ANGELES — On the evening of March 29, coalition leaders and community members held a press conference and rally to demand the closure of Men’s Central Jail, advocate for the full ...

April 08, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Launch Investigation after Viral Video of Deputies Forcefully Detaining Robbery Suspect

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 01, 2021
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Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station Launch Investigation after Viral Video of Deputies Forcefully Detaining Robbery Suspect

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station is conducting a “use of force i ...

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station is conducting a “use of force investigation” after a concerning video began circulating on Tuesday night of two Santa Clarita ...

April 01, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Youngest Official in LA County Elected in Santa Clarita Community College District

Posted by Julian
|Date: March 31, 2021
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Youngest Official in LA County Elected in Santa Clarita Community College District

By Ishani Desai and Arneet Gurtatta SANTA CLARITA – The youngest official on record in LA County, 20-year ...

By Ishani Desai and Arneet Gurtatta SANTA CLARITA – The youngest official on record in LA County, 20-year-old Sebastian Cazares, was elected to the College of Canyons School Board of Trustees in the S ...

March 31, 2021
| by Julian

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LAPD Unconstitutionally Detains Journalists During Echo Park Protests

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 30, 2021
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LAPD Unconstitutionally Detains Journalists During Echo Park Protests

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — There have been a number of protests in Los Angeles in the past week as a ...

By Meghan Imperio LOS ANGELES — There have been a number of protests in Los Angeles in the past week as a result of the city planning to close the Echo Park Lake and clear the homeless encampment whic ...

March 30, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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STUDENT OPINION: Riverside Town Hall Meeting’s Criticisms of The Left’s Approach To Criminal Justice Reform Fail To Address Systemic Racism

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 29, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Riverside Town Hall Meeting’s Criticisms of The Left’s Approach To Criminal Justice Reform Fail To Address Systemic Racism

By Anisha Girotra RIVERSIDE — On March 11th, Riverside Town Hall held a meeting entitled “Reclaiming the ...

By Anisha Girotra RIVERSIDE — On March 11th, Riverside Town Hall held a meeting entitled “Reclaiming the Republic” to discuss conservative concerns of the Riverside community in regards to criminal ju ...

March 29, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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Manhattan Beach Police Officer Charged with Sending Explicit Messages to Teenager

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 29, 2021
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Manhattan Beach Police Officer Charged with Sending Explicit Messages to Teenager

By Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES — John Cheatham, a Manhattan Beach police officer, was charged on February ...

By Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES — John Cheatham, a Manhattan Beach police officer, was charged on February 25 for sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. Cheatham met the victim at the police s ...

March 29, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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#EchoParkRiseUp Protestors Organize Against Shutdown of Echo Park Lake Homeless Encampments, Met with LAPD in Riot Gear

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 26, 2021
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#EchoParkRiseUp Protestors Organize Against Shutdown of Echo Park Lake Homeless Encampments, Met with LAPD in Riot Gear

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protestors gathered last night outside of the office of LA Cit ...

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protestors gathered last night outside of the office of LA City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell to speak out against the removal of homeless encampments at Echo P ...

March 26, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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STUDENT OPINION: Reflecting on Women’s History Month and How ‘Badly-Behaved’ Women Have Made History

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: March 26, 2021
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STUDENT OPINION: Reflecting on Women’s History Month and How ‘Badly-Behaved’ Women Have Made History

By Naomi Cherone There have been significant inroads made by women trailblazers in American history—from ...

By Naomi Cherone There have been significant inroads made by women trailblazers in American history—from the colonial era to modern-day Women’s Rights Activism—yet the fight toward gender equity has o ...

March 26, 2021
| by Cailin Garcia

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POLITICO Story: Whistleblower Terminated for Complaining about Environmental Impacts of Freeway Expansion Project

Commentary: College Education and Life Expectancy Linkages – Two Americas, Those Who Have and Those Who Do Not Have

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 219: Danielle Harris, Vanguard Justice Award Winner

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: What They See

Deep Dive into Louisiana’s Death Row Statistics and Examination of Five Clemency Petitions Scheduled for Review in October

COURT WATCH: Big Questions in DUI Trial – Inconsistent Tech, Faulty Tests, Another CHP Officer without Body Cam Footage Testifies in One-Eyed Man’s Case

COURT WATCH: Public Defender Files Second Racial Justice Act Motion for Black Accused – Cites Prosecution Due to ‘Racial Animus’

Subcommittee Proposes Changes to ‘Rubric’ Formula

Man Dies in Hail of Sacramento Police Bullets – NAACP Branch Demands Independent Investigation, Calls Shooting Death ‘Not an Accident’

Prominent Black, LGBTQ, and Elected Leaders on Appointment of Laphonza Butler to U.S. Senate

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