Yesterday was once again a reminder that sometimes the outside world shall and must intrude on the writings of this site, normally  focused on covering news and events in and around Davis and Yolo Cou ...

It is a great irony of democracy that some of the most contentious issues will be decided in part by electoral races that few were following closely.  Yet that is precisely what may happen with the cl ...

As I approach 40 in the next few years, I am reminded of something I learned during my teen and early twenty years, how out of touch older adults are to popular culture.  In another lifetime, I used t ...

Yesterday marked the ninth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11.  Like most people in this country, I have very vivid memories of 9/11.  I rushed off to the old 24 Hour Fitness over on Second Street to ...

The State Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have the right not to seek appeal of a federal judge's ruling that struck down the voter ...

On Thursday a state appellate court refused to order the state of California, represented by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown, to appeal a federal judge's ruling that ov ...

The long and arduous debate over strict-constructionism and original intent has always seemed to me to be displaced.  The idea that we can somehow infer the intent of the drafters of the constitution ...

I have defended Jerry Brown's decision not to defend Proposition 8 despite his role as Attorney General.  Basically, the Attorney General has the duty to defend California's laws from legal challenge ...

The roller coaster ride for same-sex couples and their advocates continued Monday, as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed Judge Vaughn Walker's decision while the case is on appeal.  Lawyers ...

However the Ruling Allows Defendants to File For A Stay with a Higher Court - Initially, proponents of same-sex marriage rejoiced on Thursday as Judge Vaughn Walker announced that he would lift his st ...

Last week Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker invalidated Proposition 8, the measure that banned gays from marrying.  Today at noon he will determine whether or not to impose on a stay on his deci ...

In the past weeks there were two major court decisions, not handed down by the US Supreme Court, both of which struck down laws, one law enacted by the Arizona State Legislature and one by the Califor ...

U.S. Federal Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker, in a 136-page ruling, said "Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California ...

We have not discussed Arizona's SB 1070 much on these pages. However, as the law appears to be bleeding into local issues, it is worth noting that it seems likely that US District Judge Susan Bolton's ...

On December 9, Rich Rifkin wrote an op-ed in the Davis Enterprise that generated a good deal of controversy.  While the subject matter is not necessarily the purview of Davis it does overlap with issu ...

The Sacramento Bee reports on a ruling out of San Diego County where the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a comprehensive ruling that limits the use of Tasers by police against low-level off ...

The Vanguard has been following the federal class action lawsuit in Antioch that was filed over alleged discriminatory practices involving the treatment of African American Section 8 housing recipient ...

In a scene somewhat familiar to residents of Yolo County and West Sacramento, there is a legal challenge now being mounted in Fairfield in Solano County Superior Court urging the court to limit the ov ...

On Friday, the Vanguard interviewed Lt. Dan Choi and Anthony Woods about the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy."  Lt. Choi informed us at the time that he would have a hearing on Tuesday. "It's ...

Lt. Dan Choi on Tuesday faces a hearing to determine whether he will be kicked out of the military due to his violation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy."  This despite the fact that he has willin ...