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Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man

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|Date: December 15, 2021
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Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public D ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office showing police “brutalized” David Cordero nearly three years before “fabricati ...

December 15, 2021
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San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office Charges Criminal Case Backlog Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: December 12, 2021
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San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office Charges Criminal Case Backlog Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In a hearing last Thursday, the recent backlog of criminal cases ...

By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In a hearing last Thursday, the recent backlog of criminal cases in San Francisco Superior Court was discussed between city supervisors and the San Francisco Pu ...

December 12, 2021
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SF Jury Acquits Longtime Mission Resident Wrongly Accused of Hit-and-Run

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|Date: November 24, 2021
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SF Jury Acquits Longtime Mission Resident Wrongly Accused of Hit-and-Run

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A 76-year-old man was acquitted this past week by a San Francis ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A 76-year-old man was acquitted this past week by a San Francisco jury of what appears to be a phantom hit-and-run, according to a statement released by the S ...

November 24, 2021
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Jury Deliberates Just 5 Hours to Reach Not Guilty Finding for Man Waiting 17 Months for Trial – Public Defender Blames Superior Court for Delay

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|Date: October 29, 2021
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Jury Deliberates Just 5 Hours to Reach Not Guilty Finding for Man Waiting 17 Months for Trial – Public Defender Blames Superior Court for Delay

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It only took a San Francisco County Superior Court jury five ho ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It only took a San Francisco County Superior Court jury five hours to determine a man – awaiting a trial nearly a year and a half – was not guilty of all char ...

October 29, 2021
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Last ICE Detainee in Yuba County Jail Released – Congress Asks DHS to Shutter All ICE Detention Centers in CA

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|Date: October 28, 2021
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Last ICE Detainee in Yuba County Jail Released – Congress Asks DHS to Shutter All ICE Detention Centers in CA

By The Vanguard Staff MARYSVILLE, CA – The last person detained by ICE at the Yuba County Jail was releas ...

By The Vanguard Staff MARYSVILLE, CA – The last person detained by ICE at the Yuba County Jail was released Wednesday – along with news that members of Congress are asking all ICE detention centers in ...

October 28, 2021
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Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2021
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Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pilot bill that impacts just San Francisco, but ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pilot bill that impacts just San Francisco, but could have future implications statewide, passed the legislature this week and will head to th ...

September 03, 2021
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One of Last Remaining ICE Detainees at Yuba County Jail Should be Released Now as New COVID Outbreak Hits Facility, Urge SF Public Defenders

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|Date: August 27, 2021
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One of Last Remaining ICE Detainees at Yuba County Jail Should be Released Now as New COVID Outbreak Hits Facility, Urge SF Public Defenders

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) should immediate ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) should immediately release health-challenged Ricardo Vasquez Cruz – one of three remaining civil immigration de ...

August 27, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California Penal Code (PC) section 1170(d) and creating for the first time a prosecutor-initiated resente ...

August 04, 2021
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Vanguard Webinar: A Human Rights Disaster at San Quentin (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2021
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Vanguard Webinar: A Human Rights Disaster at San Quentin (Video)

Proceedings have just concluded in Marin County Superior Court against San Quentin State Prison and the C ...

Proceedings have just concluded in Marin County Superior Court against San Quentin State Prison and the California Department of Corrections (CDCR) for what one judge has called “the worst epidemiolog ...

June 05, 2021
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Adachi Project Releases ‘From Inside’ – 3rd in a Series Dedicated to Psychological Impact of Being Caught in the County Jail System during COVID

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 02, 2021
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Adachi Project Releases ‘From Inside’ – 3rd in a Series Dedicated to Psychological Impact of Being Caught in the County Jail System during COVID

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The COVID-19 pandemic has especially impacted those who are incarcera ...

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The COVID-19 pandemic has especially impacted those who are incarcerated locally, creating an isolating experience mixed with fear and anxiety about the next steps ...

June 02, 2021
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SF Public Defender Urges More Trials Despite Pandemic, Cites Client Deemed Not Guilty on 10-2 Hung Jury Decision

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 27, 2021
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SF Public Defender Urges More Trials Despite Pandemic, Cites Client Deemed Not Guilty on 10-2 Hung Jury Decision

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office this week publicly stated that there’s a h ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office this week publicly stated that there’s a heavy backlog of trials because of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggested more defendants should ge ...

February 27, 2021
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Book Release: Jeff Adachi’s The Case of San Francisco Public Defender Frank Egan, Murder and Scandal in the 1930s (Video Added)

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 24, 2021
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Book Release: Jeff Adachi’s The Case of San Francisco Public Defender Frank Egan, Murder and Scandal in the 1930s (Video Added)

By Lovepreet Dhinsa & Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office was f ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa & Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office was founded in 1921 with one attorney—former police Officer Frank Egan, but his popular reputation a ...

February 24, 2021
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9th Circuit Appeal of Convicted Man Facing Removal from U.S. Claims Immigration Court Failed to Consider Evidence, Uphold Correct Legal Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2021
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9th Circuit Appeal of Convicted Man Facing Removal from U.S. Claims Immigration Court Failed to Consider Evidence, Uphold Correct Legal Standards

By Any Buitrago Zarabanda SAN FRANCISCO - Deputy Public Defender Hayley Upshaw appealed here this week fo ...

By Any Buitrago Zarabanda SAN FRANCISCO - Deputy Public Defender Hayley Upshaw appealed here this week for a review of her client’s case after the immigration court – Upshaw charges – failed to proper ...

February 11, 2021
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Federal Judge Grants Writ of Habeas Corpus, Ordering Hearing for Immigrant Detainee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2021
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Federal Judge Grants Writ of Habeas Corpus, Ordering Hearing for Immigrant Detainee

By David M. Greenwald A federal judge this week granted a writ of habeas corpus that will allow a man det ...

By David M. Greenwald A federal judge this week granted a writ of habeas corpus that will allow a man detained at the Mersa Verde Detention Facility to have a custody hearing within four weeks or be r ...

January 29, 2021
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Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2021
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Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies

Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling ...

Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling on the Biden Administration and the new Democratic majority in Congress to take immediate and b ...

January 13, 2021
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Amid Explosion of COVID Cases, Judge Grants Emergency Order for ICE Detainees at Yuba County Jail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2020
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Amid Explosion of COVID Cases, Judge Grants Emergency Order for ICE Detainees at Yuba County Jail

by David M. Greenwald A federal Judge on Wednesday partially granted a temporary restraining order filed ...

by David M. Greenwald A federal Judge on Wednesday partially granted a temporary restraining order filed by a host of attorneys including the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office and the ACLU of Nor ...

December 26, 2020
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U.S. District Court Shocker: ICE Had No Plan to Deal with COVID-19 Outbreak at Mesa Verde Detention Center

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 19, 2020
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U.S. District Court Shocker: ICE Had No Plan to Deal with COVID-19 Outbreak at Mesa Verde Detention Center

By Kianna Anvari SAN FRANCISCO – The Mesa Verde ICE detention center—where more than half of detainees an ...

By Kianna Anvari SAN FRANCISCO – The Mesa Verde ICE detention center—where more than half of detainees and at least one-quarter of staff were infected with COVID-19—had no contingency plan for an outb ...

November 19, 2020
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SF Public Defender Makes Public ‘CopWatch SF’ Database of Misconduct of SF Police and Sheriff Deputies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2020
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SF Public Defender Makes Public ‘CopWatch SF’ Database of Misconduct of SF Police and Sheriff Deputies

SAN FRANCISCO – Hundreds of public records about wrongdoings by law enforcement officers are now being ma ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Hundreds of public records about wrongdoings by law enforcement officers are now being made available to everyone as of Wednesday through the San Francisco Public Defender’s “CopWatch ...

November 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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ICE Questioned in SF District Court over COVID-19 Outbreak at Mesa Verde Detention Center

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 18, 2020
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ICE Questioned in SF District Court over COVID-19 Outbreak at Mesa Verde Detention Center

By Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO – Hearings began here this week in U.S. District Court to decide if the co ...

By Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO – Hearings began here this week in U.S. District Court to decide if the court should continue to oversee the embattled Mesa Verde ICE detention facility in Bakersfield, ...

November 18, 2020
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SF Board of Supervisors Urge Governor Newsom to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Facing Deportation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2020
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SF Board of Supervisors Urge Governor Newsom to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Facing Deportation

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resoluti ...

By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution urging Governor Newsom to pardon prominent immigrant rights leader Charles Joseph, who is fa ...

September 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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