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Discussion After Landmark Case: People v. Strong, Helps Those Accused of Felony Murder

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 24, 2022
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Discussion After Landmark Case: People v. Strong, Helps Those Accused of Felony Murder

By Daniella Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The California Supreme Court in August ruled that “some special ...

By Daniella Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The California Supreme Court in August ruled that “some special circumstance findings do not automatically preclude accused from SB 1437 relief,” approving an ...

September 24, 2022
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SF District Attorney Announces New Pre-Trial Release, Bail Policies; Promises to Keep Bail ‘Limited’

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|Date: August 25, 2022
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SF District Attorney Announces New Pre-Trial Release, Bail Policies; Promises to Keep Bail ‘Limited’

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANICISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced a new ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANICISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced a new “pre-trial release and detention” policy Wednesday, including a promise to require cash bail o ...

August 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: California’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law Still Carries a Devastating Human and Financial Cost – End It Now

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|Date: August 16, 2022
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Guest Commentary: California’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law Still Carries a Devastating Human and Financial Cost – End It Now

By Erwin Chemerinsky, Gil Garcetti and Miriam Aroni Krinsky The stories of those who have served three-st ...

By Erwin Chemerinsky, Gil Garcetti and Miriam Aroni Krinsky The stories of those who have served three-strikes sentences in California are heartbreaking and should trouble us all. Leandro Andrade was ...

August 16, 2022
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California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 01, 2022
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California’s Chief Justice Blames State Legislature for Stalling Legislation That Would Expand Access to Justice

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of the California Supreme Co ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, said that the state legislature is responsible for stalling efforts to bring about regulat ...

August 01, 2022
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LA District Attorney Gascón Announces Challenge to Court Ruling Mandating 3 Strikes Charges

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|Date: July 15, 2022
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LA District Attorney Gascón Announces Challenge to Court Ruling Mandating 3 Strikes Charges

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, in a public statemen ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, in a public statement Thursday, said he would be appealing what his office called a “dangerous precedent” by the CA ...

July 15, 2022
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California Supreme Court Denies Trackside Review, Paving Way for Project to Proceed (Updated at 4 am)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2022
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California Supreme Court Denies Trackside Review, Paving Way for Project to Proceed (Updated at 4 am)

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was always a long shot that the California Supreme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - It was always a long shot that the California Supreme Court would review the Trackside ruling that overturned the Superior Court reversal of the coun ...

April 28, 2022
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Commentary: Davis Will Lose by Winning in Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Commentary: Davis Will Lose by Winning in Court

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is a lot I agree with in Rich Rifkin’s column th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There is a lot I agree with in Rich Rifkin’s column this week on Trackside. Most notably, he writes, “If you think it’s arduous to build anything in ...

March 22, 2022
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Old East Davis Requests Review of the Trackside Project Appellate Decision

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|Date: March 15, 2022
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Old East Davis Requests Review of the Trackside Project Appellate Decision

by the OEDNA Board The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) is requesting review by the Califo ...

by the OEDNA Board The Old East Davis Neighborhood Association (OEDNA) is requesting review by the California Supreme Court of the recent appellate court decision on the Trackside development project, ...

March 15, 2022
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Governor Backs UC Berkeley in Amicus Brief, Arguing for College Access and Affordability

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|Date: February 19, 2022
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Governor Backs UC Berkeley in Amicus Brief, Arguing for College Access and Affordability

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – An appellate court decision to restrict enrollment at UC Berkeley has ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – An appellate court decision to restrict enrollment at UC Berkeley has triggered a huge and growing backlash. The latest shoe to fall was Governor Newsom filing an a ...

February 19, 2022
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CA Supreme Court Reverses Edward Wycoff’s Double Murder Conviction

Posted by Angie Madrid
|Date: August 27, 2021
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CA Supreme Court Reverses Edward Wycoff’s Double Murder Conviction

By Angie Madrid SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Supreme Court reversed defendant Edward Wycoff’s conv ...

By Angie Madrid SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Supreme Court reversed defendant Edward Wycoff’s conviction of double murders this week after the district court failed to commence the competency p ...

August 27, 2021
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California’s ‘Incompetent to Stand Trial’ Masses Must be Given Due Process, Treatment After CA Supreme Court Action

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|Date: August 26, 2021
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California’s ‘Incompetent to Stand Trial’ Masses Must be Given Due Process, Treatment After CA Supreme Court Action

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Thousands of people jammed into California’s county jails every ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Thousands of people jammed into California’s county jails every year because courts have declared them “incompetent” to stand trial—but yet are not provided h ...

August 26, 2021
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CA Supreme Court Rules Proposition 64 Does Not Make Possessing Pot in Prison Legal

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: August 17, 2021
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CA Supreme Court Rules Proposition 64 Does Not Make Possessing Pot in Prison Legal

By Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The article “Weed Still Illegal in Prison” by Nick Woodall discusses a ...

By Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The article “Weed Still Illegal in Prison” by Nick Woodall discusses a decision by the California Supreme Court last week that declared possessing weed in prison is ...

August 17, 2021
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Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling on Post-Conviction Relief Under SB 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2021
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Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling on Post-Conviction Relief Under SB 1437

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - In most states, people who did not actu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - In most states, people who did not actually take part in a killing of an individual and may have very little to do with the actual cri ...

July 27, 2021
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Substandard Police Protocol and Training Leads to Abnormally High Detention Rates of Teenagers

Posted by Angela Patel
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Substandard Police Protocol and Training Leads to Abnormally High Detention Rates of Teenagers

By Angela Patel and Alexander Pleitez TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN – Researchers claim the training police under ...

By Angela Patel and Alexander Pleitez TIPPECANOE COUNTY, IN – Researchers claim the training police undergo to understand the mind and actions of teenagers is subpar, exemplified by the considerable n ...

July 22, 2021
| by Angela Patel

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CA Supreme Court: Furnishing Drug Use Not Necessarily ‘Personally Inflicting’ Overdose; Changes Enhancement Penalties

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 27, 2021
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CA Supreme Court: Furnishing Drug Use Not Necessarily ‘Personally Inflicting’ Overdose; Changes Enhancement Penalties

By Koda Slingluff LOS ANGELES, CA – Treyvon Love Ollo’s girlfriend Reina was 16 when he texted her that h ...

By Koda Slingluff LOS ANGELES, CA – Treyvon Love Ollo’s girlfriend Reina was 16 when he texted her that he had cocaine. She came over, snorted the powder, and fell asleep by his side. But the next mor ...

June 27, 2021
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CA Supreme Court Begins Hearing Oral Arguments on Death Penalty Case That Could Reverse Hundreds of Death Sentences

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 05, 2021
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CA Supreme Court Begins Hearing Oral Arguments on Death Penalty Case That Could Reverse Hundreds of Death Sentences

By Esha Kher SAN QUENTIN, CA – The California Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments this past Wednes ...

By Esha Kher SAN QUENTIN, CA – The California Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments this past Wednesday for the death penalty appeal of Donte McDaniel, a case which could lead to reverse of hundr ...

June 05, 2021
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Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 25, 2021
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Study Looks at How Cal Supreme Humphrey Bail Decision Has Been Implemented

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – When the California Supreme Court ruled in March in the Humphrey de ...

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – When the California Supreme Court ruled in March in the Humphrey decision, that the judges are required to consider a person’s ability to pay when setting their b ...

May 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 06, 2021
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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the ...

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the years-long fight to end cash bail, unanimously ruling that judges may no longer hold an arreste ...

April 06, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court ...

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court while stopping short of declaring cash bail unconstitutional, rule in a unanimous opinion writ ...

March 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court Rules SB 1391 Constitutional, Prohibiting Transfer of Young Teens to Adult Criminal Court

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 26, 2021
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California Supreme Court Rules SB 1391 Constitutional, Prohibiting Transfer of Young Teens to Adult Criminal Court

By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court released its decision Thursday regarding t ...

By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court released its decision Thursday regarding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1391, which amends Proposition 57 to eliminate the transfer ...

February 26, 2021
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