CA Senate Rules Committee Appoints Candis Bowles and Luke Wood to Racial Equity Commission
By Jariah Moore SACRAMENTO, CA – The CA Senate Rules Committee has appointed Candis Bowles and Luke…
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GOP Oklahoma Lawmakers Join Call for Death Penalty Execution Pause
By Belen Avelar OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Three Oklahoma Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Kevin McDugle, have joined a…
In Newspaper Account, CA Women’s Prison Attorney Recounts Rape of Prisoners by Prison Staff, How ‘No One Seems to Care’
By The Vanguard Staff CHOWCHILLA, CA – The Central California Women’s Facility here is the scene of…
Federal Court Rules Unconstitutional Two South Carolina School Laws that Led to ‘Disproportionate’ Number of Black and Disabled Arrests
By Jonathan Lewis RICHMOND, VA – Two South Carolina school laws were ruled unconstitutional last week by…
Sacramento Homeless Encampments Reduced Significantly Since Storm
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA – Miller Regional Park, located west of Interstate 5 along the Sacramento…
SF Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing in Racial Justice Act Motion to Dismiss Special Circumstance Allegations
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In what is believed to be the…
Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men
by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it’s Tyre Nichols in Memphis)…
ACLU, Allies Charge Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act Unconstitutional, Threat to 1st and 14th Amendment Rights
By Maria Pia Matos OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A group of civil rights organizations fighting for multiracial…
Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive
By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA – The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights…
Groups Demand Changes at Dublin Federal Women’s Prison to Address Ongoing Abuse
By Michael McCutcheon DUBLIN, CA – A sweeping demand letter sent last week to the Bureau of…
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Defense 1st Amendment Claim in Immigrant Case
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked, in United States v….
Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
ACLU Strongly Criticizes Biden Administration National Asylum Ban, Calls It ‘Trump-like’
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden administration this week proposed a “Trump-like” rule, said the…
Lawsuit Claims DC Police Trampled Rights of Demonstrators in Justice Protests
By Michael Apfel WASHINGTON, DC – The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and its project, the Center…
Philly Judge Reprimands DA after Prosecutor Integrity Unit Agrees to Vacate Conviction
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Common Pleas Court Judge Scott DiClaudio last week rebuked Assistant District…
Class Action Filed Friday against ICE and GEO Group Alleging ‘Retaliation’ against Migrant Hunger Strikers
By Kimberly Torres SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A “Hunger Strike Support Coalition” Friday announced a class action…
Accused Asks for Reduced Bail to Be with Ill Daughter; Judge Refuses, Citing ‘Escalating’ Criminality
By Leslie Acevedo MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Judge Dawna Reeves this week refused to reduce…
Defense Argues Officer Did Not Have Probable Cause for Search after Window Tint Traffic Stop
By Paloma Sifuentes MODESTO, CA – A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge here late last week took…
Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
UCLA Law Prof: Qualified Immunity Allows Police Officers to Violate Rights of Citizens, Contrary to Constitution
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: Joanna Schwartz, a professor of law at University of California, Los…
