The Real Lesson of Walter Scott’s Slaying
By Dennis Parker Another unarmed black man is shot by a white police officer, this time in…
The War on (Poor) Women
By Claire Goldstene The use of women’s sexuality to diminish their place in the public sphere through…
Eye on the Courts: Why So Few Police Officers Are Charged with Fatal Shooting
The Washington Post this weekend in an analysis found that, of the thousands of fatal shootings by…
My View: What the Lonesome Death of Walter Scott Tells Us
Officer Michael Slager told investigators that Walter Scott had taken his Taser in a struggle and that…
Walter Scott’s Killing Is a Direct Result of the Current State of Policing in America Today
By Ezekiel Edwards It’s déjà vu. And it’s also a nightmare. Police gunning down unarmed black men…
South Carolina Officer Charged With Murder, Massive Change in Ferguson
This time there would be no mistake, no second-guessing: a white officer is seen on video shooting…
Commentary: The Uncomfortable Truth on Same-Sex Marriage
For years I have watched the right respond to the debate over same-sex marriage by throwing out…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Issues in Davis and Beyond
It is hard to know exactly what to take from this. However, on one side of the…
Sunday Commentary II: When is Refusal to Provide Service Discrimination?
Many establishments will post a sign: “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” It is…
State Legislatures Seek To Exempt Police Body Camera Footage From Open Records Laws
by Hannah Bloch-Wehba and Adam Marshall Dozens of state legislatures across the United States are considering legislation…
The many shades of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
by Matt Williams One of yesterday’s national news headlines read “UConn president tells coach Kevin Ollie he…
Jim Crow in San Francisco
By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the…
My View II: Why the SFPD Scandal Matters
When we published a San Francisco Public Defender press release earlier this week outlining a probe into…
SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations
An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police officers regularly shared…
Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Immigration Reform
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the Attorneys General from 14 states and the District of Columbia…
Commentary: Ferguson’s City Manager Resigns, But It Really Makes You Wonder
I strangely find myself hearkening back to one of my favorite adolescent movies, Pump Up the Volume….
Commentary: Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Panel Good Start, But…
It was interesting, at least to me, that some of the more innocuous comments coming out of…
Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson
Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under…
Justice Department Will Exonerate Wilson, But Hammer Ferguson Police for Biased Policing
Though the report is not yet finalized, the New York Times is saying that the Justice Department…
Our Social Darwinists Then and Now
by Claire Goldstene Over the past few weeks, listening to Congressman Paul Ryan has had me thinking…
