Court Allows ICE Police Impersonation Case to Proceed As Class Action
By Paloma Sifuentes and Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA – Class certification has now been granted for…
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Former LA County Deputy to Stand Trial for On-Duty Fatal Shooting
By Vaiva Utaraite LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón this week ordered…
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Gangs Still Active, According to Lawsuit Filed by Deputy
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Less than a year after a watchdog said more…
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…
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…
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…
Commentary: You Are Not Alone
by Aaron Zendejas We are told that “the biggest obstacle in life is discovering who you are”?…
State Senator Nancy Skinner Looks to Fill in Loopholes Concerning Illegal Cop Firearm Purchases
By Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) has cited California’s strict but…
Vera Institute of Justice Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Wants More Attention on Immigration Reform
By Maria Pia Matos WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Vera Institute of Justice, Nicholas Turner,…
Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: The Sentencing Project Claims Urgent Reform Needed to Protect Future Generations
By Paloma Sifuentes, Michael McCutcheon and Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC – A half century ago, in 1973,…
Guest Commentary: Simple Math
By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the…
ABA Approves Resolution Banning Confederate Memorabilia and Iconography from Courthouses
By Michael Apfel, Belen Avelar and Ruby Mota NEW ORLEANS, LA – The ABA House of Delegates…
ACLU Challenges Kansas Death Penalty in Kyle Young Case
By Kevin Barragan WICHITA, KS – The Kansas death penalty statutes are being challenged this week by…
Former New Jersey Attorney General Opinion Writes Ignore New York; New Jersey Bail Reform Works
By Leslie Acevedo and Jariah Moore TRENTON, NJ – Former New Jersey Attorney General Chris Porrino issued…
