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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Student Opinion: Texas Takes A Step Back

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: October 23, 2020
| (1) Comment

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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Student Opinion: Texas Governor’s Plan to Steal State Election

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: October 18, 2020
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Student Opinion: Texas Governor’s Plan to Steal State Election

By Jacob Vito Harris County, Texas is home to many things. It lays claim to the massive city of Houston, ...

By Jacob Vito Harris County, Texas is home to many things. It lays claim to the massive city of Houston, an expansive oil industry and according to census data, roughly 4.7 million residents. However, ...

October 18, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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Motion Filed to Stay Execution of Texas Convicted Murderer

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 24, 2020
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Motion Filed to Stay Execution of Texas Convicted Murderer

By Larkin White WASHINGTON D.C. – A motion to stay the execution of Texas prisoner Billy Joe Wardlow was ...

By Larkin White WASHINGTON D.C. – A motion to stay the execution of Texas prisoner Billy Joe Wardlow was submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. If the stay is not granted, Wardlow will be execute ...

June 24, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2015
| (10) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

The argument against reforming the system of mass incarceration has been that it may be expensive and at ...

The argument against reforming the system of mass incarceration has been that it may be expensive and at times imposes unfair sentences, but it has reduced crime. However, a new paper from University ...

July 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley

Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Incarcerated College Students Seek to Master Higher Education

Is the EPA Lying to East Palestine Residents?

In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

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

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

ACLU Suit Leads Texas Court to Partially Block Governor’s Anti-Trans Directive

ACLU Suit Leads Texas Court to Partially Block Governor’s Anti-Trans Directive

Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

Two Dallas Police Officers Criminally Charged after George Floyd Protest Injuries

Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas

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

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

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

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

Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Commentary: Our Recklessness Has Prolonged This Pandemic

Commentary: Our Recklessness Has Prolonged This Pandemic

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

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

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

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

Student Opinion: Texas Takes A Step Back

Student Opinion: Texas Takes A Step Back

Student Opinion: Texas Governor’s Plan to Steal State Election

Student Opinion: Texas Governor’s Plan to Steal State Election

Motion Filed to Stay Execution of Texas Convicted Murderer

Motion Filed to Stay Execution of Texas Convicted Murderer

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Mass Incarceration Causes More Crime Than It Prevents

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