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Officer Arrested after Allegedly Assaulting 16-Year-Old during Traffic Stop

Posted by Yasmin Homan
|Date: October 21, 2021
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Officer Arrested after Allegedly Assaulting 16-Year-Old during Traffic Stop

By Yasmin Homan and Michele Chadwick LOS ANGELES, CA - George Gascón, District Attorney of Los Angeles Co ...

By Yasmin Homan and Michele Chadwick LOS ANGELES, CA - George Gascón, District Attorney of Los Angeles County, has announced a Baldwin Park police officer, Ryan Felton, has been accused of assaulting ...

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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Progressive Prosecutors Discuss Resisting Police Union Pushback

Posted by Dario McCarty
|Date: July 25, 2021
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Progressive Prosecutors Discuss Resisting Police Union Pushback

By Dario McCarty OAKLAND, CA - Los Angeles progressive District Attorney George Gascón, and Christine ...

By Dario McCarty OAKLAND, CA - Los Angeles progressive District Attorney George Gascón, and Christine Soto Deberry, the founder and Executive Director of the Prosecutor’s Alliance—an organization f ...

July 25, 2021
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L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Enlists Help of Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to Advance Progressive Agenda, Defeat Lawsuit

Posted by Karisa Cortez
|Date: July 05, 2021
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L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Enlists Help of Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to Advance Progressive Agenda, Defeat Lawsuit

By Karisa Cortez and Tatiana Gasca LOS ANGELES, CA - Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has recent ...

By Karisa Cortez and Tatiana Gasca LOS ANGELES, CA - Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has recently joined Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s to help fight a lawsuit trying to stop ...

July 05, 2021
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My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2021
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My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?

By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school board me ...

By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school board members—basically everyone but Betsy Hyder, who evidently shares their view on school re-opening. ...

March 13, 2021
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LA District Attorney George Gascón Resigns from CA District Attorneys Association – Citing Group’s Misappropriation of Funds, Failure to Fight for Justice

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 17, 2021
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LA District Attorney George Gascón Resigns from CA District Attorneys Association – Citing Group’s Misappropriation of Funds, Failure to Fight for Justice

By Samara Yarnes LOS ANGELES – County District Attorney George Gascón—feeling immense pressure to maintai ...

By Samara Yarnes LOS ANGELES – County District Attorney George Gascón—feeling immense pressure to maintain the integrity and well-being of those he represents—resigned from the California District Att ...

February 17, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Los Angeles Democratic Party Backs Plans to Limit the Use of Sentencing Enhancements

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 16, 2021
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Los Angeles Democratic Party Backs Plans to Limit the Use of Sentencing Enhancements

By Julia Asby and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has taken steps to limit the use of se ...

By Julia Asby and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has taken steps to limit the use of sentencing enhancements after finding that such enhancements have had devastating and lasting eff ...

February 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: A Recall Against Gascón Will Probably Fail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2021
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Commentary: A Recall Against Gascón Will Probably Fail

By David M. Greenwald Recall is in the air again. Some Californians will remember the successful recall ...

By David M. Greenwald Recall is in the air again. Some Californians will remember the successful recall of Governor Gray Davis in 2003. While “California has some of the more permissive recall requi ...

February 11, 2021
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The Prosecutors’ Union That’s Suing George Gascón Has A History Of Zealous Opposition To Reform

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 06, 2021
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The Prosecutors’ Union That’s Suing George Gascón Has A History Of Zealous Opposition To Reform

by Piper French - A look at the organization’s past actions suggests that this lawsuit is part of a longs ...

by Piper French - A look at the organization’s past actions suggests that this lawsuit is part of a longstanding pattern of ideologically motivated advocacy and commitment to tough-on-crime policies, ...

February 06, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Fresno DA Rips Progressive Justice Reforms Instituted by Los Angeles DA Gascón, Calling Policies ‘Twisted’ and ‘Extreme’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 26, 2021
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Fresno DA Rips Progressive Justice Reforms Instituted by Los Angeles DA Gascón, Calling Policies ‘Twisted’ and ‘Extreme’

By Kalea Heller FRESNO– Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp strongly criticized Los Angeles Co ...

By Kalea Heller FRESNO– Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp strongly criticized Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s progressive criminal justice reforms as “extreme” and “t ...

January 26, 2021
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Los Angeles County DA Gascón – Despite Critics – Determined to End Cash Bail System

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 09, 2021
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Los Angeles County DA Gascón – Despite Critics – Determined to End Cash Bail System

By Tanya Decendario LOS ANGELES - District Attorney George Gascón is determined to end the unjust money b ...

By Tanya Decendario LOS ANGELES - District Attorney George Gascón is determined to end the unjust money bail system in Los Angeles County – critics argue the money bail system allows wealthy individua ...

January 09, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Deputy DA Association Sues Los Angeles DA over Criminal Justice Reforms, Sentencing Enhancement Directives

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 05, 2021
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Deputy DA Association Sues Los Angeles DA over Criminal Justice Reforms, Sentencing Enhancement Directives

By Roxanna Jarvis and Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – After facing backlash following his announcement to end all ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Evie Sun LOS ANGELES – After facing backlash following his announcement to end all sentencing enhancements, Los Angeles County’s District Attorney George Gascón—despite backtrack ...

January 05, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Los Angeles DA-Elect Gascón Transition Team Readies on Promise of Prosecutorial Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2020
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Los Angeles DA-Elect Gascón Transition Team Readies on Promise of Prosecutorial Reform

By Layla Mustafa LOS ANGELES - George Gascón – set to be sworn in Dec. 7 as the 43rd Los Angeles District ...

By Layla Mustafa LOS ANGELES - George Gascón – set to be sworn in Dec. 7 as the 43rd Los Angeles District Attorney – publicly has released his new transition team, and those announced appear to be con ...

December 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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LA District Attorney Accountability Coalition Congratulates George Gascón and Presents Priorities for Reform

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 10, 2020
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LA District Attorney Accountability Coalition Congratulates George Gascón and Presents Priorities for Reform

By Ruby Chavez and Madison Forwood LOS ANGELES - After congratulating George Gascón on his victory as LA ...

By Ruby Chavez and Madison Forwood LOS ANGELES - After congratulating George Gascón on his victory as LA County District Attorney over incumbent Jackie Lacey last week, the Los Angeles DA Accountabili ...

November 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Incumbent Lacey Concedes to Reformer Gascón, Ending Los Angeles D.A. Race

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 07, 2020
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Incumbent Lacey Concedes to Reformer Gascón, Ending Los Angeles D.A. Race

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Even with nearly one million ballots to count, the highl ...

By Cailin Garcia and Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Even with nearly one million ballots to count, the highly contested race for Los Angeles District Attorney ended here Friday morning when incumbent Jac ...

November 07, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 27, 2020
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Endorses George Gascón for L.A. DA

By Hannah Skepner LOS ANGELES - The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, Tuesday endorsed longtime frien ...

By Hannah Skepner LOS ANGELES - The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, Tuesday endorsed longtime friend George Gascón to be the next District Attorney of Los Angeles. In his statement, Newsom noted ...

August 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 09, 2020
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Soccer Champ Megan Rapinoe Endorses Police Reformer George Gascón for LA District Attorney

By Abigail Swallow LOS ANGELES – World Champion soccer player and political activist, Megan Rapinoe of th ...

By Abigail Swallow LOS ANGELES – World Champion soccer player and political activist, Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. Women’s National Team, announced today that she endorses George Gascón’s campaign for Lo ...

July 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 15, 2020
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LA DA Candidate Gascón Releases Cop Reform Docs, Hits at Current DA’s Recalcitrance

By Henry Stiepleman LOS ANGELES – George Gascón, a current candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney (D ...

By Henry Stiepleman LOS ANGELES – George Gascón, a current candidate for Los Angeles District Attorney (DA), released two documents related to criminal justice reform this past Friday, targeting his o ...

June 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Discussion Looks at COVID Response by LA DA Ahead of November Election

With challenger George Gascón headed to a runoff against incumbent Jackie Lacey in November in LA’s Distr ...

With challenger George Gascón headed to a runoff against incumbent Jackie Lacey in November in LA’s District Attorney race, the discussion is ramping up on what the DA’s office needs to do to save liv ...

May 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2020
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Gascón Declares ‘Victory’ as He and Incumbent Head for November Runoff

Incumbent LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has been the subject of much criticism from the reform m ...

Incumbent LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who has been the subject of much criticism from the reform movement, is indeed headed to a November runoff against former SF DA George Gascón. Her percent ...

March 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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