Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Council Considers Second Reading of Homeless Regulations For Encampments – Research Says It’s Not the Way to Solve This Problem
Davis, CA – It was a rare 3-2 two weeks ago. Normally a second reading of an…
ACLU on Trump’s Plan to Use Military to Mass Deport Immigrants
Washington, DC – President-elect Donald J. Trump confirmed today that he intends to declare a national emergency…
Letter: Groups Oppose HR 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
We write to express our deep concerns with H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on…
Guest Commentary: Crisis of In-Custody Deaths at Sacramento County Jail
Inadequate Observation and Monitoring Are Killing Our Community Members By Malik and Gale Washington This is a…
Letter: Press Rights Coalition Calls on California Officials to Respect First Amendment Rights and Ensure Transparency at Homeless Encampment Sweeps
The First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles Press Club, and National Press Photographers Association, joined by a coalition…
In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Denies Biden Administration Request on Title IX and Transgender Rights
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court of the United…
Black Lives Matter UK Charges Recent Attacks on People of Color Heightened by Far-Right Figures
UNITED KINGDOM – A statement by Black Lives Matter UK (#BlackLivesMatterUK on X) on Twitter/X this week…
Guest Commentary: Remembering the U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Sacramento Peace Groups Call for an End to the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza By Sacramento Peace Action…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Testimony to Labor in the CA Carceral System
By CJ Black (C. Gozstyla) If we want to improve our society, then we need to take…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Charter City Is Probably Not a Mechanism to Avoid State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Can Cities Avoid Housing Laws By Going Charter? Article Suggests Don’t…
ACLU Releases Roadmap for Defending LGBTQ Freedom Under a Possible Second Trump Term
Special to the Vanguard Last week, he American Civil Liberties Union launched a roadmap for defending LGBTQ…
Guest Commentary: Will the Supreme Court Criminalize Homelessness?
The Supreme Court could decide this month if local governments can criminalize sleeping in public spaces By…
ACLU Warns: Executive Order to Shut Down the Border Would Put Thousands of Lives at Risk
Special to the Vanguard Washington – The White House released on Tuesday a fact sheet announcing details…
Faculty Unions Across the Country Push Back against Congressional Hearing on Campus Protests As Attacks on Campus Free Speech
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Rutgers, NJ – Leaders of unions representing tens of thousands of…
Guest Commentary: States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask By…
Guest Commentary: Police Violence on College Campuses Is Unacceptable
Police aggression in disbanding protestors and encampment takedowns only fuels the fire instead of putting it out….
Commentary: There Are Restrictions to Free Speech, but They Should Be Used as a Last Resort
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Like many in the past week, I revisited in my reading…
Guest Commentary: Statement from UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment
“We call on the student body and the public to monitor and oppose the increasingly repressive fascist…
Guest Commentary: UCLA Chapter of UC-AFT Local 1474 Condemns Arrests of Contingent Faculty and Librarians for Protecting Students
In the early morning hours of May 2, when law enforcement stormed our UCLA campus, they arrested…
Guest Commentary: Statement of Twenty-Nine Members of the USC Gould School of Law Faculty on Free Speech
Twenty-nine USC Gould School of Law faculty signed onto an open letter to President Carol Folt and…
