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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo Averts Some Everyday Injustices

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo Averts Some Everyday Injustices

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last week’s column focused on the fact that Yolo Co ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last week’s column focused on the fact that Yolo County has one of the least diverse benches in the state. Prior to the departure of two judges i ...

June 19, 2023
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Victim’s Rights Marsy’s Law Decisions in Wisconsin and Florida Supreme Courts Highlighting Judicial Conflicts

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 26, 2023
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Victim’s Rights Marsy’s Law Decisions in Wisconsin and Florida Supreme Courts Highlighting Judicial Conflicts

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - “Advocates and policymakers should be on notice that Marsy’s Law genera ...

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - “Advocates and policymakers should be on notice that Marsy’s Law generates outcomes that are hard to defend in principle,” writes Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the ...

March 26, 2023
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U.S. Central District of California Announces New Ethics and Post Convictions Review Committee Chief

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 26, 2023
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U.S. Central District of California Announces New Ethics and Post Convictions Review Committee Chief

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Attorney’s office here has announced the creation of a new e ...

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Attorney’s office here has announced the creation of a new executive position to address ethics and post-conviction issues in conjunction with a new commit ...

March 26, 2023
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Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 24, 2023
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Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiari ...

By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY - Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiarito put out a statement on behalf of the Bronx Defenders “in response to proposals by the indust ...

March 24, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?

https://youtu.be/kFT1eJzA5F4 Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so ...

https://youtu.be/kFT1eJzA5F4 Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so severely mentally ill, the crime he committed of killing his wife and mixed-race children invo ...

March 21, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 191: Death Penalty Representation in Philadelphia

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 13, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 191: Death Penalty Representation in Philadelphia

https://youtu.be/NCqWrG7yi7w In Everyday Injustice’s second installment with Marc Bookman, we discuss the ...

https://youtu.be/NCqWrG7yi7w In Everyday Injustice’s second installment with Marc Bookman, we discuss the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation—a non-profit set up in 2010 that was created due to ...

March 13, 2023
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Report Documents Devastating Findings Regarding Female Incarceration in USA and Role of COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by Gracyann Joslin
|Date: March 05, 2023
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Report Documents Devastating Findings Regarding Female Incarceration in USA and Role of COVID-19 Pandemic

By Gracy Joslin EASTHAMPTON, MA - “Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023”—a report by the Prison ...

By Gracy Joslin EASTHAMPTON, MA - “Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023”—a report by the Prison Policy Initiative, in collaboration with the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice—has revealed some ...

March 05, 2023
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CURB Holds Statewide Rally Sharing Its Plan to Close Ten Prisons by 2025

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: January 13, 2023
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CURB Holds Statewide Rally Sharing Its Plan to Close Ten Prisons by 2025

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a statewide ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a statewide online rally calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and the state to adopt a comprehensive plan for f ...

January 13, 2023
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Bronx Man Ordered Released after 22 Years in Prison – Prosecution Opposes

Posted by Jessica Weisman
|Date: December 07, 2022
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Bronx Man Ordered Released after 22 Years in Prison – Prosecution Opposes

By Jessica Weisman BRONX, NY - Andre Brown, after finally have his conviction overturned and after spendi ...

By Jessica Weisman BRONX, NY - Andre Brown, after finally have his conviction overturned and after spending 22 years in prison for alleged attempted murder back in 1999, is expected to be released Tue ...

December 07, 2022
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Nearly 200 Convictions Related to Corruption by NYPD Officers Vacated by New York District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg

Posted by Naya Wiezel
|Date: November 21, 2022
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Nearly 200 Convictions Related to Corruption by NYPD Officers Vacated by New York District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg

By Naya Wiezel NEW YORK CITY, NY - This past Thursday 188 misdemeanor convictions related to corruption b ...

By Naya Wiezel NEW YORK CITY, NY - This past Thursday 188 misdemeanor convictions related to corruption by eight now-convicted New York City Police Department officers were vacated by Manhattan Distri ...

November 21, 2022
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4 State Executions Scheduled This Week Across U.S. – Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Oklahoma

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: November 17, 2022
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4 State Executions Scheduled This Week Across U.S. – Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Oklahoma

By Leila Katibah During the week of Nov.17, four men across the U.S. are scheduled to be executed, highli ...

By Leila Katibah During the week of Nov.17, four men across the U.S. are scheduled to be executed, highlighting the current trends in state executions and the continued deployment of the death penalty ...

November 17, 2022
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Governor’s Mansion ‘Don’t Kill for Me’ Demonstration Protest Scheduled for Thursday Oklahoma Execution of Brain-Damaged Richard Fairchild

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: November 16, 2022
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Governor’s Mansion ‘Don’t Kill for Me’ Demonstration Protest Scheduled for Thursday Oklahoma Execution of Brain-Damaged Richard Fairchild

By Paloma Sifuentes and Leslie Acevedo OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Pen ...

By Paloma Sifuentes and Leslie Acevedo OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty asked the public to join them in a demonstration in protest of the scheduled execution of ...

November 16, 2022
| by Leslie Acevedo

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Former Stockton Cop Held on $4 Million Bail after Allegedly Committing Sexual Acts on Duty

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 15, 2022
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Former Stockton Cop Held on $4 Million Bail after Allegedly Committing Sexual Acts on Duty

By The Vanguard Staff STOCKTON, CA – Former Stockton Police Dept. Officer Nicholas Bloed was formerly arr ...

By The Vanguard Staff STOCKTON, CA – Former Stockton Police Dept. Officer Nicholas Bloed was formerly arraigned on 15 counts of sexual assault and other crimes here in San Joaquin County Superior Cour ...

November 15, 2022
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Academy of Sciences Panel Discusses Crime Rate Changes during Pandemic

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: November 15, 2022
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Academy of Sciences Panel Discusses Crime Rate Changes during Pandemic

By Taylor Smith and Citlalli Florez WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Academy of Sciences held a panel work ...

By Taylor Smith and Citlalli Florez WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Academy of Sciences held a panel workshop this past week to explore and measure crime rates during the COVID pandemic—key panelists ...

November 15, 2022
| by Taylor Smith

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Faith Groups Call for Biden Administration to Overturn Actions of Trump in Deportation Regulations Harming 300,000 People

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: November 12, 2022
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Faith Groups Call for Biden Administration to Overturn Actions of Trump in Deportation Regulations Harming 300,000 People

By Daniella Espinoza and Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC - After about 16 months of ongoing negotiations, n ...

By Daniella Espinoza and Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC - After about 16 months of ongoing negotiations, nearly 300,000 people who hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the U.S. remain vulnerable to ...

November 12, 2022
| by Daniella Espinoza

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Ohio State Rep. David Leland Introduces Bill to Address Wrongful Convictions

Posted by Naya Wiezel
|Date: November 02, 2022
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Ohio State Rep. David Leland Introduces Bill to Address Wrongful Convictions

By Naya Wiezel and Paloma Sifuentes COLUMBUS, OH - A bill was introduced this past month by Ohio State Re ...

By Naya Wiezel and Paloma Sifuentes COLUMBUS, OH - A bill was introduced this past month by Ohio State Representative David Leland, a Democrat representing Columbus, designed to improve the process of ...

November 02, 2022
| by Naya Wiezel

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SCOTUS Halloween Hearing: Anti-Affirmative Action Cases Heard before the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted by Naya Wiezel
|Date: October 30, 2022
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SCOTUS Halloween Hearing: Anti-Affirmative Action Cases Heard before the U.S. Supreme Court

By Naya Wiezel WASHINGTON - Two cases challenging race-conscious admissions policies, or “affirmative act ...

By Naya Wiezel WASHINGTON - Two cases challenging race-conscious admissions policies, or “affirmative action,” will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Halloween, Oct. 31. The two cases, Students fo ...

October 30, 2022
| by Naya Wiezel

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Under Pressure as Hundreds of Religious Leaders and Organizations Assail Asylum Restrictions Instituted at COVID Start

Posted by Alexis Rios-Jimenez
|Date: October 29, 2022
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Under Pressure as Hundreds of Religious Leaders and Organizations Assail Asylum Restrictions Instituted at COVID Start

By Paloma Sifuentes and Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC - The Interfaith Immigration Coalition this we ...

By Paloma Sifuentes and Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC - The Interfaith Immigration Coalition this week sought to help those seeking asylum in the U.S. by releasing a statement signed by more than ...

October 29, 2022
| by Alexis Rios-Jimenez

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Study Analyzes Effects of Misdemeanor Bail Reform

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: September 06, 2022
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Study Analyzes Effects of Misdemeanor Bail Reform

By Tommy Nguyen PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has conduc ...

By Tommy Nguyen PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has conducted an ongoing research study designed to inform the current public debate over the necessity a ...

September 06, 2022
| by Minh Nguyen

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Vanguard Interns Recount Their Greatest Injustice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 03, 2022
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Vanguard Interns Recount Their Greatest Injustice

(Editor’s note: We asked our interns a few months ago to talk about the greatest injustice they saw in th ...

(Editor’s note: We asked our interns a few months ago to talk about the greatest injustice they saw in the courthouse. Here are a few that we pulled together) LUKE KYAW The greatest injustice I ever ...

September 03, 2022
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