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Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes

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|Date: June 07, 2023
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Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes

Special to the Vanguard Santa Clara County, CA - Individuals who received Pre-Arraignment Representation ...

Special to the Vanguard Santa Clara County, CA - Individuals who received Pre-Arraignment Representation and Review (PARR) program services on average were detained fewer days and had a lower convicti ...

June 07, 2023
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DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2022
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DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to do ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to double down on a war on drugs pose as her office announced on Thursday that it will seek pre-tria ...

September 30, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins att ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins attempted to seize a mantle of reform when she issued her position on cash bail. But the policy w ...

August 28, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 145: UC Davis Law Professor Irene Joe

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|Date: July 18, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 145: UC Davis Law Professor Irene Joe

UC Davis Law Professor Irene Joe has had an interesting experience - born in Nigeria, grew up in Texas, a ...

UC Davis Law Professor Irene Joe has had an interesting experience - born in Nigeria, grew up in Texas, and came to California for law school. After law school she worked doing death penalty work wit ...

July 18, 2022
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District Attorney Gascón Announces Promising Human Trafficking Diversion Program

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|Date: April 08, 2022
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District Attorney Gascón Announces Promising Human Trafficking Diversion Program

By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón last week unveiled a ...

By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón last week unveiled a diversion program for human trafficking victims that aims to improve and restore their lives t ...

April 08, 2022
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Public Defender Unions Endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: March 26, 2022
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Public Defender Unions Endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney

By Ozzy Hernandez SANTA CLARA - The race for Santa Clara District Attorney continues to heat up, with thr ...

By Ozzy Hernandez SANTA CLARA - The race for Santa Clara District Attorney continues to heat up, with three candidates vying for the position, and the June 7 election inching closer. Current Santa Cla ...

March 26, 2022
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Former Asian Law Caucus Director and Immigrant Advocate Angela Chan Tabbed by SF Public Defender for PD Leadership Spot

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|Date: February 23, 2022
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Former Asian Law Caucus Director and Immigrant Advocate Angela Chan Tabbed by SF Public Defender for PD Leadership Spot

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former policy director and a senior staff attorney for the Crim ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former policy director and a senior staff attorney for the Criminal Justice Reform Program at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus Angela Chan has joined the ...

February 23, 2022
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Activists for Women, School Board Members Join Growing Endorsers for Public Defender Sajid Khan in Run for Santa Clara District Attorney

Posted by Katherine Coviello
|Date: February 22, 2022
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Activists for Women, School Board Members Join Growing Endorsers for Public Defender Sajid Khan in Run for Santa Clara District Attorney

By Katherine Coviello and Tommy Nguyen SAN JOSE, CA- Sajid Khan, a Bay Area Public Defender who is runnin ...

By Katherine Coviello and Tommy Nguyen SAN JOSE, CA- Sajid Khan, a Bay Area Public Defender who is running for the Office of District Attorney in Santa Clara this year, has received a bevy of new endo ...

February 22, 2022
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Public Defender Applauds Jury for Acquitting Community Activist of DUI

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|Date: February 16, 2022
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Public Defender Applauds Jury for Acquitting Community Activist of DUI

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender announced Tuesday that a jury ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender announced Tuesday that a jury didn’t even take an hour to acquit a man of misdemeanor driving under the influence charges l ...

February 16, 2022
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Prosecutors Dismiss Charges against Man Beaten by Cops – Public Defender Claims Police Victim Didn’t Commit Any Crime

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|Date: January 13, 2022
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Prosecutors Dismiss Charges against Man Beaten by Cops – Public Defender Claims Police Victim Didn’t Commit Any Crime

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who had his face fractured by a San Francisco Police Dept. of ...

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who had his face fractured by a San Francisco Police Dept. officer had all charges against him dismissed Tuesday after the SF Public Defender’s Office insis ...

January 13, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Joy of Public Defense

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|Date: December 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The Joy of Public Defense

By Stephen Cooper Editor’s Note: This week Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber criticized public defend ...

By Stephen Cooper Editor’s Note: This week Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber criticized public defenders who filed an amicus in a guns case. Cooper tweeted: “A law professor @mldauber said on Twi ...

December 11, 2021
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Court Can Be Confusing – Multiple Co-defendant Cases that Are ‘Attached’ Dominate Hearing

Posted by Eric Rodriguez
|Date: November 20, 2021
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Court Can Be Confusing – Multiple Co-defendant Cases that Are ‘Attached’ Dominate Hearing

By Eric Rodriguez MODESTO, CA - Daniel Cantu Grajeda stood in court this week with his defense attorney, ...

By Eric Rodriguez MODESTO, CA - Daniel Cantu Grajeda stood in court this week with his defense attorney, Alfaro Garcia, in Stanislaus County Superior Court, to settle on giving three other related cas ...

November 20, 2021
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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: October 11, 2021
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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing ...

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing conference in Yolo County Superior Court offered to pay the bail reassumption fee for his clie ...

October 11, 2021
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Jury Trial Begins for Man Accused of Beating Wife at Motel 6

Posted by Marilin Ayon
|Date: August 11, 2021
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Jury Trial Begins for Man Accused of Beating Wife at Motel 6

By Marilin Ayon and Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – A Sheriff’s Deputy was questioned three times here in Ri ...

By Marilin Ayon and Angela Patel RIVERSIDE, CA – A Sheriff’s Deputy was questioned three times here in Riverside County Superior Court Tuesday by a deputy district attorney, and twice by a public defe ...

August 11, 2021
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SF Public Defender Announces Jury Acquitted Graffiti Artist of Assault Charges After ‘Vigilante’ Jumped Him

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|Date: August 11, 2021
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SF Public Defender Announces Jury Acquitted Graffiti Artist of Assault Charges After ‘Vigilante’ Jumped Him

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s been a long four years for Anthony Portillo – a self-described ...

By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s been a long four years for Anthony Portillo – a self-described graffiti artist – but he was found not guilty of multiple felony counts, the San Francisco Pub ...

August 11, 2021
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Clerk’s Office Faces Massive Backlog as Pandemic Continues to Interfere with Courts

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: July 31, 2021
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Clerk’s Office Faces Massive Backlog as Pandemic Continues to Interfere with Courts

By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA - The Alameda County Superior Court Clerk’s Office met with Judge Karin Schwa ...

By Ankita Joshi ALAMEDA, CA - The Alameda County Superior Court Clerk’s Office met with Judge Karin Schwartz this week to raise its concerns about an overload of the number of cases here. The key issu ...

July 31, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

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|Date: July 19, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His annou ...

Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His announcement follows events of a year ago last summer when, in response a pointed column by Khan, Sa ...

July 19, 2021
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Three Sacramento Police Officers Testify after Questionable Stop, Search of Defendant

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: June 21, 2021
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Three Sacramento Police Officers Testify after Questionable Stop, Search of Defendant

By Eric Grammatico, Sydney Kaplan and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA - Assistant Public Defender Steven Hi ...

By Eric Grammatico, Sydney Kaplan and Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO, CA - Assistant Public Defender Steven Hirsch late last Thursday here in Sacramento County Superior Court cross-examined three Sacrament ...

June 21, 2021
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Judge Gives Tongue-Lashing to Tardy Lawyers as Same Case Recalled Repeatedly

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: June 20, 2021
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Judge Gives Tongue-Lashing to Tardy Lawyers as Same Case Recalled Repeatedly

By Anna Zheng, Lois Yoo and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geo ...

By Anna Zheng, Lois Yoo and Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Goodman was more than a little upset here last week when many attorneys failed to show up ...

June 20, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black C ...

Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief Public Defender in the state of California. He discusses mass incarceration, criminal just ...

September 10, 2020
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