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DOJ Argues Bail Schedules Unconstitutional, as Studies Reveal How...
The US Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in a Georgia case last week, challenging the use of financial bail. The DOJ back in February of 2015 argued “that bail practices that incarcerate...
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Federal Lawsuit to End Money Bail Presses Forward
(From Press Release) — A class action lawsuit seeking to end the practice of money bail in San Francisco will move forward against the city’s sheriff, a federal judge has ruled. United States District...
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Progressives: It’s Go Time
Jeff Adachi speaking at Hastings in September By Jeff Adachi It’s been less than a week since our nation’s massive political earthquake, and we’re now suffering the aftershocks: emboldened white...
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My View: Event Day is Finally Here
This has definitely been an odd year from start to finish. The Vanguard, as a non-profit, has experienced a lot of good growth this year in terms of reach, readership, and budget. However, along...
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Keynote Speaker Jeff Adachi Discusses Bail Reform
Jeff Adachi (right) poses next to Phil Telfeyan (left) and Vanguard Director David Greenwald (center) Saturday night marked a successful Vanguard Court Watch event with San Francisco Public Defender...
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Why We Should Provide Lawyers to Immigrants Facing Deportation
Jeff Adachi speaking at Hastings in September By Jeff Adachi, Niloufar Khonsari, Ana Herrera and Laura Sanchez President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants is an attack on...
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SF Public Defender Leading Fight for Representation for Immigrants Facing...
Jeff Adachi speaking at Hastings in September In what may be a prelude to the statewide battle on representation for immigrants facing deportation, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Thursday...
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Man Acquitted of Battery on Police Officer
(From Press Release) – A young man shown on video in a physical confrontation with BART police has been acquitted of four counts of battery on a police officer, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff...
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Justice Watch: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in California
In marked contrast to the rest of the nation, the year in California has seen some great advances, especially on the social justice front. As we watch, transfixed, the scandal growing out of Orange...
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Lawyers for Immigrants: Why California Must Lead the Way
By Jeff Adachi and Natasha Minsker Today, it is widely accepted that a person charged with a crime has the right to an attorney at public expense. But this basic right did not come easily. It may be...
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Report Finds Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Study of Criminal Case Outcomes
Civil rights advocates have long accused the criminal justice system of having bias against people of color, and in particular African Americans, but until recently there was little systematic data to...
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Black Robes and Blackface
by Jeff Adachi As public defenders, we witness the racism embedded in the criminal justice system. But seeing it explicitly celebrated at an office party sponsored by judges was a new one on us....
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Yolo DA Working to Undermine Intent of Prop 57
Last fall the voters of California passed Proposition 57 by 64.5 percent of the votes cast. In Yolo County that number was even higher, with more than 68 percent of the voters voting to support the...
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Cheerleader Thrown through Third Story Window Acquitted of Felonies
(From Press Release) – A former San Francisco State University cheerleader thrown through the glass window of a high rise dorm was acquitted of a slew of felony charges after a jury determined he...
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SF Man’s Case Challenges Money Bail
(From Press Release) – A San Francisco senior citizen is poised to strike a blow against the money bail system, with the state appeals court ordering the California Attorney General to explain why the...
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SF Public Defenders Stand Up to Money Bail
(From Press Release)—In response to a pair of major statewide developments in the fight to abolish money bail, San Francisco public defenders will file challenges in every criminal case in which bail...
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Commentary: Jury Gets It Right in Acquitting Immigrant in the Killing of Steinle
My View: Prosecution Overreached Trying to Get Murder Charge in Politically Charged Case It was a politically charged case from the start, that pitted the politics of Trump and anti-immigration...
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Court’s Game-Changing Decision on Bail Based on SF Man’s Case
(From Press Release) – A case involving a San Francisco retiree jailed for allegedly stealing cologne has sparked a legal decision that promises to transform California’s approach to bail, San...
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He Stole $5 and Cologne. Bail was Set at $350,000
By Jeff Adachi and Chesa Boudin The case of a San Francisco senior citizen accused of stealing $5 and a bottle of cologne from his neighbor reveals the obvious injustice of California’s bail system,...
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Money Bail Survives in California because of the Myths Perpetuated by the...
By the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Myth # 1: Most people who are in jail are there because they have been convicted of a crime. In California, 66 percent of people in county jails have not...
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