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83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

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|Date: June 25, 2022
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83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions

Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected p ...

Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected prosecutors from around the nation committed to use their well-established discretion and refuse ...

June 25, 2022
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DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty

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|Date: June 15, 2022
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DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty, hosted a webinar on Tuesday featuring a discussion on the dea ...

June 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Can Progressive DAs Beat the ‘Tough on Crime’ Backlash?

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|Date: June 14, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Can Progressive DAs Beat the ‘Tough on Crime’ Backlash?

By Miriam Krinsky Those rushing to proclaim the vote to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boud ...

By Miriam Krinsky Those rushing to proclaim the vote to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last week as a stake in the heart of criminal justice reform would have you ignore the choic ...

June 14, 2022
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Chesa Boudin Recalled, Progressive Prosecutors Go Down Nearly Across the Board

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|Date: June 08, 2022
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Chesa Boudin Recalled, Progressive Prosecutors Go Down Nearly Across the Board

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly voted t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly voted to remove progressive DA Chesa Boudin from office on Tuesday. He was not alone—progressive chal ...

June 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: FJP Director Speaks Out Against Leaked SC Draft Opinion on Roe

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|Date: May 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: FJP Director Speaks Out Against Leaked SC Draft Opinion on Roe

By Miriam Krinsky Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky issued the following statem ...

By Miriam Krinsky Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky issued the following statement inresponse to the leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s H ...

May 04, 2022
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Criminal Justice Leaders File Amicus Brief to Stop Texas from Targeting Transgender Kids and Their Parents

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|Date: March 11, 2022
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Criminal Justice Leaders File Amicus Brief to Stop Texas from Targeting Transgender Kids and Their Parents

Special to the Vanguard Austin, TX - Following an announcement that the State of Texas intends to prosecu ...

Special to the Vanguard Austin, TX - Following an announcement that the State of Texas intends to prosecute parents who seek gender-affirming care for their transgender children, a bipartisan group of ...

March 11, 2022
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56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences

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|Date: February 18, 2022
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56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the District of Columbia issued a statement urging the end to the death penalty nationwide, pledgin ...

February 18, 2022
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Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform

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|Date: December 15, 2021
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Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - District Attorney George Gascón was elected to t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - District Attorney George Gascón was elected to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office in November 2020 on a promise of reforming the crimin ...

December 15, 2021
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Rachel Rollins Confirmed as Next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, First Black Woman to Fill Role

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|Date: December 13, 2021
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Rachel Rollins Confirmed as Next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, First Black Woman to Fill Role

By Katherine Coviello and Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – Rachael Rollins was confirmed by the Senate la ...

By Katherine Coviello and Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – Rachael Rollins was confirmed by the Senate last week – after Vice President Kamala Harris broke the 50-50 Senate tie – as the U.S. Attorney ...

December 13, 2021
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Commentary: Obstructing Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Us All Less Safe

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|Date: October 27, 2021
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Commentary: Obstructing Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Us All Less Safe

By Gil Garcetti, Ira Reiner and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In the 1980s and ‘90s, California embarked on a disa ...

By Gil Garcetti, Ira Reiner and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In the 1980s and ‘90s, California embarked on a disastrous social experiment. Legislators embraced reactionary law-and-order policies that ratchete ...

October 27, 2021
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Nearly 120 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Block Extreme Texas Abortion Ban

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|Date: October 21, 2021
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Nearly 120 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Block Extreme Texas Abortion Ban

DAs, law enforcement leaders and former judges and DOJ officials stress the Texas law erodes the rule of ...

DAs, law enforcement leaders and former judges and DOJ officials stress the Texas law erodes the rule of law and will undermine trust and public safety Special to the Vanguard This week, a bipartisan ...

October 21, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

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|Date: October 15, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the De ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the Deputy DA’s of Los Angeles and District Attorney George Gascón. On Thursday, the Association of ...

October 15, 2021
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Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad

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|Date: October 15, 2021
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Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad

By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a reliable indication tha ...

By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a reliable indication that the thing in question is not a very good idea. Until 2001, Hawaii set the age of consent at o ...

October 15, 2021
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Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney

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|Date: October 06, 2021
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Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney

Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support ...

Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ nomination to be the next United States At ...

October 06, 2021
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Letter: Crime Survivors’ and Advocates’ Support for the Proposed Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
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Letter: Crime Survivors’ and Advocates’ Support for the Proposed Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned, include crime survivors, victim assistance professionals, and ...

Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned, include crime survivors, victim assistance professionals, and allied providers who are committed to helping crime victims and to promoting equitable justice ...

September 29, 2021
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Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2021
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Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice along with various stakeholders created a Task Force on 21st Century Policing. But a ...

August 18, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

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|Date: July 24, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than ...

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than $1.6 billion to support COVID testing and mitigation in vulnerable communities. "As we continu ...

July 24, 2021
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70 Criminal Justice Leaders File Brief Calling for an End to the Unnecessary Use of Deadly Force by PA Police

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|Date: July 02, 2021
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70 Criminal Justice Leaders File Brief Calling for an End to the Unnecessary Use of Deadly Force by PA Police

DAs, Attorneys General and law enforcement leaders tell the PA Supreme Court that the police should not b ...

DAs, Attorneys General and law enforcement leaders tell the PA Supreme Court that the police should not be allowed to use deadly force on people fleeing arrest who are not dangerous by Vanguard Staff ...

July 02, 2021
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Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers Unite against Laws Criminalizing Transgender People

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: July 02, 2021
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Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers Unite against Laws Criminalizing Transgender People

By Priana Aquino and Alexander Jimenez NEW YORK - Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), an organization made u ...

By Priana Aquino and Alexander Jimenez NEW YORK - Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), an organization made up of newly-elected local prosecutors, recently issued a press release discussing harmful legisl ...

July 02, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest tha ...

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest that occurred throughout the world in 2020, crises between governments and their citizens were rev ...

June 30, 2021
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