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DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2022
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DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty, hosted a webinar on Tuesday featuring a discussion on the dea ...

June 15, 2022
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Civil Rights Groups Charge Texas Pot Possession Targets Minorities, Urge ‘Legalization’ and ‘Complete Decriminalization’ of Marijuana

Posted by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed
|Date: April 24, 2022
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Civil Rights Groups Charge Texas Pot Possession Targets Minorities, Urge ‘Legalization’ and ‘Complete Decriminalization’ of Marijuana

By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed NORTH TEXAS - Statistics showing overall arrests for possession are down in Texas, ...

By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed NORTH TEXAS - Statistics showing overall arrests for possession are down in Texas, but the percentage of Black and Hispanic people arrested is going up, argued a Texas advocacy ...

April 24, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tales of the Loss of Silicon Valley Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tales of the Loss of Silicon Valley Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Over the last few years, the narrative in the media has been one o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Over the last few years, the narrative in the media has been one of a mass exodus out of California—leading the way has been talk of a “mass tech exodus.” Max Ta ...

April 18, 2022
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Letter: Bipartisan Texas Legislators Sign onto Support Letter for Melissa Lucio

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|Date: April 16, 2022
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Letter: Bipartisan Texas Legislators Sign onto Support Letter for Melissa Lucio

Brownsville, TX - A bipartisan group of 20 Texas Senators and an even larger group of House members have ...

Brownsville, TX - A bipartisan group of 20 Texas Senators and an even larger group of House members have signed onto letters in support of canceling the execution of Melissa Lucio. The execution is s ...

April 16, 2022
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With Execution Set for April 27, Melissa Lucio Files Appeal – Even Jurors Who Found Lucio Guilty Have Doubts, Call for New Trial

Posted by Nora Dahl
|Date: April 15, 2022
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With Execution Set for April 27, Melissa Lucio Files Appeal – Even Jurors Who Found Lucio Guilty Have Doubts, Call for New Trial

By Daniella Espinoza and Nora Dahl BROWNSVILLE, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio—scheduled to be executed ...

By Daniella Espinoza and Nora Dahl BROWNSVILLE, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio—scheduled to be executed April 27—have filed a motion to withdraw or modify her execution date in the 138th Judicial Di ...

April 15, 2022
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Texas District Attorneys Make Statement against Criminalization of Abortion

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: April 15, 2022
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Texas District Attorneys Make Statement against Criminalization of Abortion

By Tommy Nguyen AUSTIN, TX - Texas District Attorneys released this week a joint statement addressing the ...

By Tommy Nguyen AUSTIN, TX - Texas District Attorneys released this week a joint statement addressing their take on the case of Lizelle Herrera, expressing their disagreement with the state’s efforts ...

April 15, 2022
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Texas Man on Death Row Wins U.S. Supreme Court Case to Have Pastor at Execution

Posted by Sofia Leguria
|Date: April 01, 2022
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Texas Man on Death Row Wins U.S. Supreme Court Case to Have Pastor at Execution

By Sofia Leguria and Shady Gonzales WASHINGTON, DC – A week ago, the Supreme Court of the U.S. ruled in R ...

By Sofia Leguria and Shady Gonzales WASHINGTON, DC – A week ago, the Supreme Court of the U.S. ruled in Ramirez v. Collier a man on death row can, because of religious reasons, have a priest with him ...

April 01, 2022
| by Sofia Leguria

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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2022
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New Expert Analyses Show Melissa Lucio Was Wrongly Convicted and Condemned to Die for the Accidental Death of her Daughter

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an applica ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Austin, TX - Attorneys for Melissa Lucio have submitted an application for clemency to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The evid ...

March 24, 2022
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Beto O’ Rourke Will Face Incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas Gubernatorial Election

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Beto O’ Rourke Will Face Incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas Gubernatorial Election

By Jack Galloway TEXAS – Democrats in Texas are giving Beto O’Rourke another chance. On Mar. 1, 2022, O’R ...

By Jack Galloway TEXAS – Democrats in Texas are giving Beto O’Rourke another chance. On Mar. 1, 2022, O’Rourke, known to most Americans by his first name, won the Democratic primary for the Governor o ...

March 23, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Travis County District Court Blocks Texas Directive that Causes Harm to Transgender Youth

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: March 16, 2022
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Travis County District Court Blocks Texas Directive that Causes Harm to Transgender Youth

By Veronica Miller AUSTIN, TX - The Travis County District Court blocked a directive from the state this ...

By Veronica Miller AUSTIN, TX - The Travis County District Court blocked a directive from the state this week that would have allowed the Department of Family and Protective Services to place trans yo ...

March 16, 2022
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ACLU Suit Leads Texas Court to Partially Block Governor’s Anti-Trans Directive

Posted by Delilah Hammons
|Date: March 04, 2022
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ACLU Suit Leads Texas Court to Partially Block Governor’s Anti-Trans Directive

By Delilah Hammons and Catherine Potente AUSTIN, TX –A temporary restraining order that prevents the Texa ...

By Delilah Hammons and Catherine Potente AUSTIN, TX –A temporary restraining order that prevents the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating plaintiffs in a lawsui ...

March 04, 2022
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Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

Posted by Isabel Garbarino
|Date: February 16, 2022
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Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

By Isabel Garbarino DALLAS, TX - The George Floyd Protests that occurred in May of 2022 resulted in a vio ...

By Isabel Garbarino DALLAS, TX - The George Floyd Protests that occurred in May of 2022 resulted in a violent response by two Dallas Police Dept. officers—Senior Cpl. Ryan Mabry and Senior Cpl. Melvin ...

February 16, 2022
| by Isabel Garbarino

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Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 27, 2022
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Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

By Katherine Coviello AUSTIN, TX - Texas' death row population and use of the death penalty was at a hist ...

By Katherine Coviello AUSTIN, TX - Texas' death row population and use of the death penalty was at a historic low in 2021 for reasons unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the T ...

January 27, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Texas Bail Reform Bill Attracts Critics: Alec Karakatsanis and the Houston Chronicle

Posted by Raïssa Ngoma
|Date: July 12, 2021
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Texas Bail Reform Bill Attracts Critics: Alec Karakatsanis and the Houston Chronicle

By Raïssa Ngoma & Eric Grammatico AUSTIN, TX - Texas Senators assembled late last week in a special s ...

By Raïssa Ngoma & Eric Grammatico AUSTIN, TX - Texas Senators assembled late last week in a special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss 11 topics on his agenda—and Texas Republicans adva ...

July 12, 2021
| by Raïssa Ngoma

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Mentally Ill Man Kept in Cage for Year, Forgotten by Court and Justice System

Posted by Genesis Guzman
|Date: July 07, 2021
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Mentally Ill Man Kept in Cage for Year, Forgotten by Court and Justice System

By Genesis Guzman and Stacie Guevara HOUSTON, TX – A Texas man arrested for possession of meth was kept i ...

By Genesis Guzman and Stacie Guevara HOUSTON, TX – A Texas man arrested for possession of meth was kept in a cage without a hearing for more than a year, according to a thread on Twitter posted Monday ...

July 07, 2021
| by Genesis Guzman

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Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

By Kritika Singh TEXAS — As a violent winter storm ripped through Texas in mid-February, widespread disru ...

By Kritika Singh TEXAS — As a violent winter storm ripped through Texas in mid-February, widespread disruptions to power grids and water systems left incarcerated individuals across the state without ...

March 05, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Commentary: Our Recklessness Has Prolonged This Pandemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2021
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Commentary: Our Recklessness Has Prolonged This Pandemic

By David M. Greenwald In a week where California leaders cautiously agreed on a plan to re-open schools b ...

By David M. Greenwald In a week where California leaders cautiously agreed on a plan to re-open schools by the start of April, it is Texas that stole headlines on Tuesday—announcing the ending of a ma ...

March 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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U.S. Court Reverses Itself, 1st Hispanic Woman in Texas Sentenced to Be Executed Now Back on Death Row

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 22, 2021
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U.S. Court Reverses Itself, 1st Hispanic Woman in Texas Sentenced to Be Executed Now Back on Death Row

By Max Kennedy TEXAS - Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas, seemed to hav ...

By Max Kennedy TEXAS - Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas, seemed to have hope for a new trial in July of 2019 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ove ...

February 22, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Guest Commentary: Working with the Most Unlikely DA in America Gave Me Hope

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Working with the Most Unlikely DA in America Gave Me Hope

By Kevin Shang I first read about Mark Gonzalez in 2018 while killing time at my office job. Back then, I ...

By Kevin Shang I first read about Mark Gonzalez in 2018 while killing time at my office job. Back then, I was on a constant cycle of working during the day and studying for the Law School Admission Te ...

November 13, 2020
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Student Opinion: Texas Takes A Step Back

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: October 23, 2020
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Student Opinion: Texas Takes A Step Back

By Michelle Moreno Lira It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the right to same-sex marriage i ...

By Michelle Moreno Lira It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the right to same-sex marriage in Texas, yet today Texas took a step back from progress and is slowly going back to its conserv ...

October 23, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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