ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park
By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known…
Judge: City of Sacramento Sweeps of Homeless Camps Violate County COVID-19 Health Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It may not have been everything the Sacramento…
Firm that Offers Sex-Offender Background Checks Didn’t Do What Promised, Pays $1 Million in Civil Penalties and Restitution (Update at 11 am)
By Dominique Kato SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced here Monday that a…
ICE Confirms Medical Provider at Mesa Verde Detention Center Tests Positive for COVID-19
Earlier this month, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to lawyers challenging conditions of detention filed…
Sacramento County Taxpayers on Hook for $315,000 Thursday Alone for Sheriff Jones’ Gaffs
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It wasn’t necessarily a good day Thursday for…
VANGUARD’S Exclusive Look at Homeless Lawsuit against City/County of Sacramento, Police Chief & Sheriff to Stop ‘Sweeps’ that Violate County/CDC Guidelines
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento continue to…
Alameda Jail Inmates Ask Federal Court in SF for TRO to ‘Protect’ Them from COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The VANGUARD has learned that male inmates…
Facial Recognition Bill Opposed by ACLU of California
By Nancy Martinez On May 4, 2020, 55 civil rights organizations, public health and technology scholars condemned…
Are These Stay-at-Home Orders Constitutional? Experts Say Yes for the Most Part
There have been lawsuits filed and there have been a lot of complaints, mainly from the right,…
‘Spit Bag’ Arrest of Frail Black Youth Leads to Lawsuit against City of Sacramento, Private Companies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – On April 21, 2019 – a little more…
ACLU of Connecticut Files Lawsuit Requesting the Release of At-Risk Incarcerated People
By Shellsea Lomeli HARTFORD, CT – A federal class-action lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties…
Law Firm that Takes On Police Shooting Victims Targets Nursing Home after COVID-19 Death
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND – A law firm often known for taking on…
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Four Detained Immigrants
A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in…
Five COVID-19 Related Deaths at Oakdale Prison Results in ACLU Lawsuit against Federal Prisons
By Shellsea Lomeli In efforts to release incarcerated people with a high risk of being affected by…
City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands
The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior…
Lawsuit Demands Release of Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19
Detainees at ICE’s Adelanto Immigration Jail with Life-Threatening Conditions are Plaintiffs (From Press Release) — Today, six…
Federal Lawsuit Asks Court to Immediately Release COVID-19 Vulnerable ICE Detainees in Yuba County Jail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Yuba County Jail – the scene of hunger…
Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done
It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and…
Vanguard Exclusive: Sac Police Protest Deal Expected; Fallout from Cop Killing Continues with New Federal Lawsuit
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – City of Sacramento taxpayers here may soon be…
Detained Woman’s Final Days Alive Captured by Facility Surveillance Footage
By Maxwell C. Myrhum A Seattle woman, after being detained, spent her final days “alone in a…