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Bonta Announces Full DOJ Investigation into Monterrosa Killing by Vallejo PD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2021
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Bonta Announces Full DOJ Investigation into Monterrosa Killing by Vallejo PD

By David M. Greenwald Vallejo, CA - Criticizing the Solano County DA for failing to act, Attorney General ...

By David M. Greenwald Vallejo, CA - Criticizing the Solano County DA for failing to act, Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced his office will conduct a full independent review of the offic ...

May 13, 2021
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New AG Launches Racial Justice Bureau as He Brings Together Elected Leaders against Hate Crimes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2021
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New AG Launches Racial Justice Bureau as He Brings Together Elected Leaders against Hate Crimes

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Taking on hate crimes is one of the top priorities of the newly-ap ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Taking on hate crimes is one of the top priorities of the newly-appointed Attorney General, especially now with increasing numbers of attacks against the AAPI co ...

May 12, 2021
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Commentary: Sac DA Decides to Run for AG; Potential Battle Between Reformer and Law and Order Could Ensue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2021
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Commentary: Sac DA Decides to Run for AG; Potential Battle Between Reformer and Law and Order Could Ensue

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – No sooner had Rob Bonta been sworn in as AG than he has been chall ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – No sooner had Rob Bonta been sworn in as AG than he has been challenged for his first election in 2022. Sacramento DA Ann Marie Schubert has served two terms an ...

April 28, 2021
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DOJ Opens Investigation of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department

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|Date: April 27, 2021
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DOJ Opens Investigation of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department

By William McCurry LOUISVILLE, KY- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday that the Departme ...

By William McCurry LOUISVILLE, KY- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday that the Department of Justice has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Louisville/Jefferson Coun ...

April 27, 2021
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Bonta Sworn In as Next California Attorney General

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2021
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Bonta Sworn In as Next California Attorney General

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom noted the big shoes that Rob Bonta will have ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom noted the big shoes that Rob Bonta will have to fill in a long line of very prominent former attorneys general—including the current Vice P ...

April 24, 2021
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Newsom Nominates Prison Reform Advocate and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for Attorney General

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 17, 2021
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Newsom Nominates Prison Reform Advocate and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for Attorney General

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO — In March 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Democratic Assemb ...

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO — In March 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta for the position of attorney general, a widely-celebrated nomination amongst pr ...

April 17, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference in San Francisco. Given the expectation that Governor Newsom was going name his AG pick on We ...

March 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2021
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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a shock to many, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as t ...

March 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in ...

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in common? They are all Democrats. Most would consider them liberal. They were all attorneys ge ...

March 21, 2021
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Families of Police Brutality Victims from California to Ohio Push for Police Accountability Laws at Capitol

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 15, 2021
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Families of Police Brutality Victims from California to Ohio Push for Police Accountability Laws at Capitol

By Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL (SACRAMENTO) – Families of police brutality victims held a unity rally at th ...

By Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL (SACRAMENTO) – Families of police brutality victims held a unity rally at the STATE CAPITOL late last week to push for more police accountability. Impacted families held a ...

February 15, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

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|Date: February 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator o ...

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator of racial injustice. By Jody David Armour As California Governor Gavin Newsom faces a recall eff ...

February 13, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom

By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin Newsom on t ...

By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin Newsom on the ballot. But, while his standing has fallen from 64 percent approval in September to 46 perc ...

February 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implem ...

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implement Biden's reforms, quick action is needed. So is more progressive leadership. ...

February 05, 2021
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Letter: Opposition to Appointment of Darrell Steinberg to Be California Attorney General

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|Date: February 05, 2021
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Letter: Opposition to Appointment of Darrell Steinberg to Be California Attorney General

The following is a letter from California Homeless Union Statewide Council and Sacramento Homeless Union ...

The following is a letter from California Homeless Union Statewide Council and Sacramento Homeless Union Letter To Governor Gavin Newsom in opposition to the appointment of Sacramento Mayor Darrell St ...

February 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 02, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG

By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan As ...

By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan As public defenders who represent people and serve families most impacted by our criminal legal sy ...

February 02, 2021
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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 02, 2021
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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Souther ...

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Southern California, has sent an open letter to California Governor Newsom in light of his recent cons ...

February 02, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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CA Dept of Justice Reveals Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Office (Video)

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|Date: January 22, 2021
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CA Dept of Justice Reveals Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Office (Video)

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed Friday the CA Dept. of Justice is conduc ...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed Friday the CA Dept. of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – the biggest ...

January 22, 2021
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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2021
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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next Cali ...

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next California Attorney General by the CA Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) – the group described her as ...

January 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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President-Elect Joe Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland As His Attorney General

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 07, 2021
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President-Elect Joe Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland As His Attorney General

By Roxanna Jarvis WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Judge Merrick Garlan ...

By Roxanna Jarvis WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Judge Merrick Garland—the federal appeals court judge whose U.S. Supreme Court nomination in 2016 was blocked by th ...

January 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Gover ...

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Governor Newsom will be—that is if he even gets the opportunity. While President-elect Joe Biden ap ...

December 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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