By Fiona Deane-Grundman FRESNO – There was a certain irony in Fresno County Superior Court last week when the victim of domestic violence stepped in to defend the husband...
By Susana Jurado FRESNO, C.A. – A three-strikes felon, charged with a recent possession of a loaded gun despite his criminal history, pleaded guilty during his arraignmen...
Lucas Frerichs is attempting a fairly rare feat in Davis political history—being elected to a third consecutive term. Since the 1972 election, it has only happened a a fe...
In the wake of high profile officer-involved killings and the perceived cozy relationship between prosecutors and police unions, four of the leading reformers in Californ...
By Catherine Portman As candidates run to retain their elected positions they will tout issues they’ve supported to win citizen’s votes. There will be advertisements, slo...
By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind the twinned, racist forces of police impunity and mass incarceration: our District At...
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Although not completely pleased with the outcome, and confident they could have won at trial, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Offic...
By Linh Nguyen and Kelsea Valerio JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In a public statement Tuesday, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell expressed his outrage at an amendm...
By Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – In a sentencing hearing here in Sacramento County Superior Court, Mathew Shaffer was sentenced to six years in state prison for the d...
By Jose Medina WOODLAND – It’s a technicality, but a Yolo County Superior Court judge couldn’t renew a protective order protecting a victim late last week, even after an...
By Martimeano Villa FRESNO – A civilian witness—after watching a dangerous scene unfold on the freeway—took the keys from what appeared to be a drunk driver and waited fo...
By Cailin Garcia FRESNO – Fresno County Superior Court didn’t ask much—the equivalent of about one hour of community service a month—and Humberto Guzman would be a free m...
When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly contended election. It wound up winning relatively narrowly. The id...
While the region is focused on the June 2 killing of Sean Monterrosa by Vallejo police, Vallejo still has not resolved the 2019 shooting of Willie McCoy, where police fir...
Housing experts fear that a wave of evictions will become the next COVID-19 crisis and, while the President on August 8 issued an “Executive Order on Fighting the S...
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider MISSISSIPPI – District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the Southern District of Mississippi delivered a powerful message condemning the United...
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – In a moment not often seen in pretrial motions, Sacramento County Superior Court Department 60 Judge Scott L. Tedmon granted Assistant Public...
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – It’s safe to say these two aren’t friends anymore—a Sacramento man is accused of slashing his friend with a pocketknife outside...
By Nick Domenici WOODLAND – In a major plotline twist here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, it was the lawyer who was in hot water with a warrant for his arrest as h...
By Rafiya Naqvi CATHEDRAL CITY – This Riverside County Superior Court hearing began late last week with information provided by Police Sgt. Nathaniel Hanley that, during...