Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 187: Frank Baumgartner on Police Stops and Racial Profiling
In their book, Suspect Citizens, Frank Baumgartner and his colleagues looked at a massive amount of police…
Commentary: A North Korean Refugee’s Kentucky Jail Stay
By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. When Lyong left North Korea for the freedoms of America, he never…
ACLU Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Notes Biden ‘Can Do So Much More’
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – American Civil Liberties Union National Political Director Deirdre Schifeling responded to…
Mother of Police Shooting Victim Feels Ignored by SF District Attorney, Doesn’t Know If Police Officer Will Be Prosecuted
By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The mother of a victim of a police shooting is…
Quadruple Murder Penalty Phase: Police Testimony Suggests 3 Officers Struck Larin-Garcia
By Kaylee Pearlman RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury trial—penalty phase—for convicted quadruple murderer Jose Vladimir Larin-Garcia proceeded…
Witnesses Claim Former Police Officer’s Decision to Fire at Victim Partially Influenced by Fear
By Jariah Moore MODESTO, CA – At a preliminary hearing here last week in Stanislaus County Superior…
Sunday Commentary: Culture Wars Are Coming to Our Schools – We’d Better Wake Up
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For a number of months I have been watching on the…
Looking Back: NY Must Pass Legislation to Protects Youths from Invasive Police Interrogations
By Jeffrey Deskovic This article was originally published this past week by the Queens Daily Eagle Coerced,…
Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment
By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is…
Alameda County District Attorney Office Announces Creation of Mental Health Commission
By Julie McCaffrey ALAMEDA, CA – A District Attorney Mental Health Commission, a countywide group of citizens…
Judge Finally Agrees to Release First Woman Exonerated by Philly Conviction Integrity Unit
By Elina Sadeghian PHILADELPHIA, PA – India Spellman—after 12 years in prison but now found not guilty—last…
Man Claims Addicted in Hospital to Opioids, Judge Sentences Him to 36 Months for Weapons and Drug Possession
By Kimberly Torres VENTURA, CA – A Ventura County man who claims he became addicted to drugs…
Man in Quandary as Lack of Transportation from Another County Stymies In-Person Return to Court
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA – A man appearing by Zoom and facing allegations last week here…
Oil and Gas Profits Amid Senate Bill 1137
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA – The oil and gas industry has spent more than 34.2 million…
Building Standards in Turkiye: A Gap Between Principles and Practice?
By Esma Mesihovic Over 28,000 people have been killed in the recent earthquake which struck Turkiye (previously…
Student Opinion: Will AMC Theatres’ New Initiative Produce the Results They Expect?
By Rodrigo Villegas AMC Theatre—America’s largest movie chain—announced its new Sightline initiative on Monday. The initiative reworks…
Davis City Report: Bicycling, Transportation and Street Safety Commission
By Nicole Calbreath DAVIS, CA – As a regular winner of the most “bicycle friendly” town in the…
Tainted Trials, Part Two: 49er Gold-Digging Attorneys and Cops
As she sat on the curb watching the police search her former San Jose home, her five-month…
Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael…
Bill Would Speed Statewide Housing Development
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In the midst of the housing crisis, another effort is…
