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Justice Department Awards $58.8 Million in Grants for Legal Services to Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors

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|Date: September 15, 2023
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Justice Department Awards $58.8 Million in Grants for Legal Services to Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors

By Kapish Kalita WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department announced this week $58,860,034 OVW (Office on ...

By Kapish Kalita WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department announced this week $58,860,034 OVW (Office on Violence Against Women) grants would be provided to help provide legal services to victims of s ...

September 15, 2023
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State Lawmakers Consider Bill Banning Controversial Reunification Therapy and Camps

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|Date: April 07, 2023
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State Lawmakers Consider Bill Banning Controversial Reunification Therapy and Camps

By Robert J. Hansen A bill known as Piqui’s Law would prohibit court-ordered family reunification therapy ...

By Robert J. Hansen A bill known as Piqui’s Law would prohibit court-ordered family reunification therapy or “camps” as part of a child custody or visitation rights proceeding, that is predicated on c ...

April 07, 2023
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Commentary: Benoit Case Illustrates Fundamental Problems in the Family Court System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2016
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Commentary: Benoit Case Illustrates Fundamental Problems in the Family Court System

For years I had heard the complaints about the family court system – judges ignoring evidence of abuse, ...

For years I had heard the complaints about the family court system – judges ignoring evidence of abuse, putting children into the custody of their abusers, lack of legal representation for some parti ...

August 04, 2016
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Judge Suddenly Shuts Down Public Hearing in Benoit Matter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2016
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Judge Suddenly Shuts Down Public Hearing in Benoit Matter

In a series of moves that are of questionable legality, visiting Judge Arvid Johnson shut down what had t ...

In a series of moves that are of questionable legality, visiting Judge Arvid Johnson shut down what had to this point been public proceedings in the case of Gilson v. Benoit. In this case, legal quest ...

August 03, 2016
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Before Jo Case Can Become Family Court Matter, It’s an Immigration Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2015
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Before Jo Case Can Become Family Court Matter, It’s an Immigration Issue

When Judge David Rosenberg summarily denied the defense's motion for a new trial, he clearly felt he was ...

When Judge David Rosenberg summarily denied the defense's motion for a new trial, he clearly felt he was properly “splitting the baby” (which might not be the best analogy here) – he angered defense b ...

May 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Supporters of Nan-Hui Jo Speak Out on Sentencing, Discuss Next Steps

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|Date: April 29, 2015
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Supporters of Nan-Hui Jo Speak Out on Sentencing, Discuss Next Steps

by Lauren King Nan-Hui Jo’s sentencing hearing took place on the afternoon of April 28, 2015, at the Yolo ...

by Lauren King Nan-Hui Jo’s sentencing hearing took place on the afternoon of April 28, 2015, at the Yolo County Superior Courthouse, to much public fanfare. Supporters of Ms. Jo, as well as members ...

April 29, 2015
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Judge Rosenberg Denies Motion For New Trial; Reduces to Misdemeanor and Time Served

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2015
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Judge Rosenberg Denies Motion For New Trial; Reduces to Misdemeanor and Time Served

In March, a Yolo County jury convicted Nan-Hui Jo of a single count of parental abduction. Following a c ...

In March, a Yolo County jury convicted Nan-Hui Jo of a single count of parental abduction. Following a change of counsel and a delay, Defense Attorney Dennis Riordan filed a motion for a new trial as ...

April 28, 2015
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National Domestic Violence Organizations Stand With Nan-Hui

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|Date: April 28, 2015
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National Domestic Violence Organizations Stand With Nan-Hui

Editor’s Note: Today at 1:30 pm, a Yolo County judge will hear a motion for a new trial, as well as condu ...

Editor’s Note: Today at 1:30 pm, a Yolo County judge will hear a motion for a new trial, as well as conduct a sentencing hearing. On Monday, “national domestic violence organizations have released a s ...

April 28, 2015
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Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2015
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Yolo Prosecutor Had Similar Case to Jo Overturned by California Supreme Court

When Attorney Dennis Riordan filed his motion for a new trial that will be heard by Judge David Rosenberg ...

When Attorney Dennis Riordan filed his motion for a new trial that will be heard by Judge David Rosenberg on Tuesday, his argument is that “the controlling legal framework for virtually every aspect o ...

April 27, 2015
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Juror From Jo Trial Will Speak At Vanguard Family Court Event

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2015
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Juror From Jo Trial Will Speak At Vanguard Family Court Event

Denise Hoffner, who was Juror No.5 in the Jo trial and was dismissed by Judge Rosenberg, will speak at th ...

Denise Hoffner, who was Juror No.5 in the Jo trial and was dismissed by Judge Rosenberg, will speak at the Vanguard May 9 event on the Family Court Crisis. Judge Rosenberg dismissed Juror #5, Denise H ...

April 24, 2015
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Commentary: Trial Judge in Jo Case Made Serious Error on Definition of Malice, Tainting the Jury Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2015
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Commentary: Trial Judge in Jo Case Made Serious Error on Definition of Malice, Tainting the Jury Trial

A motion for a new trial is generally a pro-forma exercise, in part because you invariably end up with th ...

A motion for a new trial is generally a pro-forma exercise, in part because you invariably end up with the same defense attorney making an argument to the trial judge, that the trial judge and jury go ...

April 23, 2015
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High Powered Attorney Brought in to Represent Nan-Hui Jo, Cites Critical Errors in Jury Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2015
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High Powered Attorney Brought in to Represent Nan-Hui Jo, Cites Critical Errors in Jury Trial

In early March, a Yolo County jury convicted Nan-Hui Jo of a single count of child abduction, following a ...

In early March, a Yolo County jury convicted Nan-Hui Jo of a single count of child abduction, following a December hung jury and the recusal of a juror in the most recent trial. At a hearing earlier t ...

April 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Was Justice Served in the Jo Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2015
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Commentary: Was Justice Served in the Jo Case?

Commentaries in court cases often boil down to whether one agrees or disagrees with the jury. The jury sy ...

Commentaries in court cases often boil down to whether one agrees or disagrees with the jury. The jury system, which we appropriated from the British system, is an artifact of our foundation. The idea ...

March 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Juror #5 in Jo Trial Removes Self Due to Unjust Law Paving Way For Guilty Verdict

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2015
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Juror #5 in Jo Trial Removes Self Due to Unjust Law Paving Way For Guilty Verdict

After Dismissal, Jury Quickly Finds Jo Guilty By Jackie Snyder On the afternoon of March 3, 2015, the ver ...

After Dismissal, Jury Quickly Finds Jo Guilty By Jackie Snyder On the afternoon of March 3, 2015, the verdict for the Nan-Hui Jo trial was returned. Guilty of parental abduction. The jury deliberated ...

March 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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UPDATE: Jury Finds Jo Guilty of Kidnapping

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 03, 2015
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UPDATE: Jury Finds Jo Guilty of Kidnapping

UPDATE: A Yolo County jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Nan-Hui Jo on Tuesday morning, fol ...

UPDATE: A Yolo County jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Nan-Hui Jo on Tuesday morning, following just over a day of deliberation. She faced a single charge of kidnapping the baby she h ...

March 03, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Defendant Takes Stand in Kidnapping Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2015
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Defendant Takes Stand in Kidnapping Trial

By Jackie Snyder and Lauren King On February 26, 2015, Deputy Public Defender Dean Johansson called his ...

By Jackie Snyder and Lauren King On February 26, 2015, Deputy Public Defender Dean Johansson called his first witness of the day, Jae-Hyun Jo, a women the defendant, Nan-Hui Jo, met through a Korean ...

February 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Child Abduction Case Resumes

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 26, 2015
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Child Abduction Case Resumes

by Makisha Singh The Nan Jo child abduction case resumed on February 25 with both attorneys exploring ra ...

by Makisha Singh The Nan Jo child abduction case resumed on February 25 with both attorneys exploring rather technical information from various witnesses. On this day, all of the audience members in ...

February 26, 2015
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Prosecutor Attempts to Show Mother Was Served Notice of Family Court Trial

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|Date: February 25, 2015
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Prosecutor Attempts to Show Mother Was Served Notice of Family Court Trial

by Jackie Snyder, Lauren King, and Mahanaz Ebadi February 24, 2015, marked the third day of the Nan-Hui J ...

by Jackie Snyder, Lauren King, and Mahanaz Ebadi February 24, 2015, marked the third day of the Nan-Hui Jo trial. The courtroom was once again filled with many of Nan Jo's supporters, all of whom had ...

February 25, 2015
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Father Testifies in Kidnapping Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 24, 2015
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Father Testifies in Kidnapping Trial

By Jackie Snyder and Makisha Singh The trial of Nan-Hui Jo resumed at 9 a.m. on February 23, 2015. The co ...

By Jackie Snyder and Makisha Singh The trial of Nan-Hui Jo resumed at 9 a.m. on February 23, 2015. The courtroom was packed with people who came to show their support for Ms. Jo. Jesse Charlton, the f ...

February 24, 2015
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Testimony Began Friday in Korean Mother Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 23, 2015
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Testimony Began Friday in Korean Mother Trial

By Makisha Singh and Lauren King After the opening statements in which the attorneys told of the short, r ...

By Makisha Singh and Lauren King After the opening statements in which the attorneys told of the short, rocky, and passionate love affair between Nan-Hui Jo, a South Korean woman who came to the Unite ...

February 23, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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