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Innocence Project and LA DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit Worked Together to Free Torres after 21 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2022
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Innocence Project and LA DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit Worked Together to Free Torres after 21 Years of Wrongful Incarceration

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles DA’s office along ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles DA’s office along with the California Innocence Project announced the exoneration of Alexander Torres, who was wr ...

June 03, 2022
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LA DA Unveils New Public Data Portal Showing Office Charge Rates in Real-Time

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 31, 2022
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LA DA Unveils New Public Data Portal Showing Office Charge Rates in Real-Time

By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wedn ...

By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday that his office will be providing the public with access to real-time charge rates using ...

March 31, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 146: Stonewall Democrats in LA Talk Local Politics

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|Date: March 14, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 146: Stonewall Democrats in LA Talk Local Politics

Everyday Injustice this week talks with the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratcs—Alex Mohajer, the President, ...

Everyday Injustice this week talks with the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratcs—Alex Mohajer, the President, and Jasmyne Cannick, a Steering Member At-Large. The Stonewall Democrats, named after the pro ...

March 14, 2022
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Justice Reform Groups Look At Six Critical DA Races for 2022 in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2022
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Justice Reform Groups Look At Six Critical DA Races for 2022 in California

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Justice reform groups came together on Thursday in six targeted DA ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Justice reform groups came together on Thursday in six targeted DA races in three different categories—Contra Costa County where progressive DA Diana Becton is r ...

March 11, 2022
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Commentary: LAADDA Leader Gets Himself in Hot Water over Social Media Posts

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|Date: March 08, 2022
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Commentary: LAADDA Leader Gets Himself in Hot Water over Social Media Posts

By Rory Fleming Marc Debbaudt, a retired LA line prosecutor who once served as president of the Los Angel ...

By Rory Fleming Marc Debbaudt, a retired LA line prosecutor who once served as president of the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys (LAADDA), recently embarrassed himself on Facebook, ...

March 08, 2022
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Gascón Backtracks on Life Sentences and Juvenile Justice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 21, 2022
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Gascón Backtracks on Life Sentences and Juvenile Justice

Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, the LA Times reported that memos issued by Los Angeles District Attorney Geo ...

Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, the LA Times reported that memos issued by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón indicated in a major shift that “prosecutors can now seek to try juveniles as adults ...

February 21, 2022
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Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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LAPD Cop Who Criticized District Attorney and Governor Has Past Called into Question On Twitter

Posted by Julian
|Date: December 15, 2021
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LAPD Cop Who Criticized District Attorney and Governor Has Past Called into Question On Twitter

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – The People’s City Council of Los Angeles, a social justice organizatio ...

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – The People’s City Council of Los Angeles, a social justice organization, has alleged on Twitter that Detective Jamie McBride is an unreliable source of information a ...

December 15, 2021
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Los Angeles DA Gascón Questioned about First Year in Office, and If He’s Experimenting with LA

Posted by Julian
|Date: December 10, 2021
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Los Angeles DA Gascón Questioned about First Year in Office, and If He’s Experimenting with LA

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA - With potential recall efforts looming, Los Angeles District Attorney G ...

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA - With potential recall efforts looming, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón defended his administration's policies—despite some blaming him for a rise in crim ...

December 10, 2021
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Second Recall Campaign Underway in LA, Attempting to Remove DA Gascón

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2021
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Second Recall Campaign Underway in LA, Attempting to Remove DA Gascón

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – For a second time, organizers gathered on Monday ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – For a second time, organizers gathered on Monday in front of the DA’s office in Downtown Los Angeles to announce recall efforts. The group say ...

December 07, 2021
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District Attorney George Gascón Announces Long Beach School Safety Officer Charged with Murder

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 28, 2021
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District Attorney George Gascón Announces Long Beach School Safety Officer Charged with Murder

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A Long Beach Unified School safety officer was arrested and charg ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A Long Beach Unified School safety officer was arrested and charged Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed 18-year-old in Long Beach, accordi ...

October 28, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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