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California Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of San Joaquin County Man, Rules Police Didn’t Have Right to Search Vehicle Trunk

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|Date: July 28, 2023
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California Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of San Joaquin County Man, Rules Police Didn’t Have Right to Search Vehicle Trunk

By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The California 3rd District Court of Appeal has on July 25 reversed the ...

By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The California 3rd District Court of Appeal has on July 25 reversed the San Joaquin County Superior Court conviction of a man, finding the lower court should have gran ...

July 28, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance

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|Date: May 25, 2023
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court this week declined to hear Moore v. United ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court this week declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring que ...

May 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Warrantless Pole-Camera Surveillance by Police Is Dangerous

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|Date: November 29, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Warrantless Pole-Camera Surveillance by Police Is Dangerous

We’re calling on the court to clarify that long-term police use of a surveillance camera targeted at a pe ...

We’re calling on the court to clarify that long-term police use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home is a Fourth Amendment violation. By Nathan Freed Wessler Every fan of old crime nov ...

November 29, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Trump Better Make a Move and Plead the Fifth Because He Can’t Plead the Fourth

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Trump Better Make a Move and Plead the Fifth Because He Can’t Plead the Fourth

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sometimes you just have to laugh in politics, and the idea that fo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sometimes you just have to laugh in politics, and the idea that former President Trump is somehow going to make a “major motion” involving the Fourth Amendment o ...

August 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Egbert Ruling Is a Blow to Federal Police Accountability

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|Date: June 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Egbert Ruling Is a Blow to Federal Police Accountability

By Shaw Drake and Katie Hoeppner The Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to federal police accountability ...

By Shaw Drake and Katie Hoeppner The Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to federal police accountability in Egbert v. Boule. The case, in which the ACLU filed an amicus brief, centers on Robert Boule ...

June 30, 2022
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Commentary: Driving Is a Right, Not a Privilege

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|Date: April 02, 2022
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Commentary: Driving Is a Right, Not a Privilege

By Robert J. Hansen Nothing symbolizes and embodies American freedom like the automobile and although dri ...

By Robert J. Hansen Nothing symbolizes and embodies American freedom like the automobile and although driving is not a Constitutionally protected right, unimpeded mobility is. While there is a respons ...

April 02, 2022
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California Attorney General Bonta Shows Support for U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Protecting Unlawful Search and Seizure.

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|Date: June 27, 2021
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California Attorney General Bonta Shows Support for U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Protecting Unlawful Search and Seizure.

By Karisa Cortez OAKLAND, CA- California Attorney General Robert Bonta released a statement this week sup ...

By Karisa Cortez OAKLAND, CA- California Attorney General Robert Bonta released a statement this week supporting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lange v. California, which protected the constitut ...

June 27, 2021
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Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here Monday ruled two Sacram ...

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here Monday ruled two Sacramento Police Dept. patrol officers violated a defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights to privacy aft ...

March 25, 2021
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Court Bars Police from Using Chokehold on Someone Not Resisting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2019
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Court Bars Police from Using Chokehold on Someone Not Resisting

The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that police cannot use a chokehold on someone who is n ...

The 9th District Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that police cannot use a chokehold on someone who is not resisting. They ruled that there a “robust consensus” among appellate courts nationwide that ...

December 27, 2019
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Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

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|Date: July 25, 2019
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Judge Issues Ruling on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

by Lauren Bradley San Francisco - In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave his ruling afte ...

by Lauren Bradley San Francisco - In Department 26 of the Hall of Justice, Judge Lam gave his ruling after more than two hours of further oral argument in a hearing on motions to suppress evidence and ...

July 25, 2019
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Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2019
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Judge Orders Further Briefing After Oral Arguments on DNA Issue in “Rideshare Rapist” Case

by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in a high-profi ...

by SF Court Watch Staff The defense has challenged the collection of DNA from a defendant in a high-profile serial rape case and Judge Lam will now take the matter under advisement as he asked for add ...

July 22, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presu ...

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presumption of innocence until proven guilty – at least in theory. And if we end up tossing the cha ...

July 21, 2019
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My View: Complying With Officers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2016
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My View: Complying With Officers

The case of Michael Pedersen, which the Vanguard Court Watch covered this week, illustrates at the local ...

The case of Michael Pedersen, which the Vanguard Court Watch covered this week, illustrates at the local level basic problems with the approach to policing. According to our coverage, the defense mai ...

July 23, 2016
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Justice Sotomayor Challenges Police Power in Suspicionless Stops

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2016
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Justice Sotomayor Challenges Police Power in Suspicionless Stops

The talk of the legal world this week has been the scathing dissent offered by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in ...

The talk of the legal world this week has been the scathing dissent offered by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Utah v. Strieff, where the court majority ruled 5-3 that it was legal for police to search som ...

June 26, 2016
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Commentary: Discussion Must Move Beyond Race to Police Training and Tactics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2015
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Commentary: Discussion Must Move Beyond Race to Police Training and Tactics

A couple of comments yesterday caught my attention – they argued that some of the recent cases “have noth ...

A couple of comments yesterday caught my attention – they argued that some of the recent cases “have nothing to do with race.” I disagree with this contention because I believe that race and unconscio ...

July 31, 2015
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Did Police Botch the Search Warrant in Royal Oak Raid?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
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Did Police Botch the Search Warrant in Royal Oak Raid?

Back in September, the Vanguard reported on a multi-jurisdictional force which served high-risk warrants ...

Back in September, the Vanguard reported on a multi-jurisdictional force which served high-risk warrants on five residences in the Royal Oak Manufactured Home Community. The search warrants and subseq ...

January 30, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Why Government Surveillance is a Threat to All

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Why Government Surveillance is a Threat to All

One of my biggest disappointments with the current administration has been their lack of resolve in curbi ...

One of my biggest disappointments with the current administration has been their lack of resolve in curbing the intrusion of the federal government into the private lives of citizens. In fact, not onl ...

January 04, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: When Should You Talk to the Police?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2014
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Eye on the Courts: When Should You Talk to the Police?

I have often advised people to simply not talk to the police without an attorney present. I have seen eno ...

I have often advised people to simply not talk to the police without an attorney present. I have seen enough cases where people have been tricked into giving inconsistent statements and inadvertently ...

July 14, 2014
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