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…
Low Marks from ACLU for GOP in Last Legislative Session
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU California Action Monday released it legislative scorecard, naming…
ACLU SoCal Calls for Major Police Reform, Removing Police Authority in Community
By Daphne Ho LOS ANGELES, CA – The ACLU SoCal posted a thread on Twitter this past…
Guest Commentary: The Death Penalty Doesn’t Reflect Our National Values. Why Is the Biden Administration Still Pursuing It?
The trial of Sayfullo Saipov provides a test case for whether Biden will keep his promise to…
ACLU California Affiliates Endorse Reparation Task Force’s Interim Report
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SACRAMENTO, CA – Addressing the chair of the Task Force to Study and Develop…
ACLU Decries Police Killing of Tyre Nichols, ‘Trauma’ that ‘Falls Disproportionately and Repeatedly on Communities of Color’
By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second degree…
Guest Commentary: Arizona Violated the Rights of Incarcerated People for More Than a Decade – That Will Finally End.
A judge is holding Arizona accountable after hearing from our incarcerated clients about the abuse they endured…
ACLU National Prison Project Urges U.S. Treasury to Investigate Misuse of American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Build and Expand Prisons
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – A letter authored by ACLU’s National Prison Project advised Richard K….
Guest Commentary: To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in…
HUD’s Critical Fair Housing Rule Seen As Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – HUD announced on Thursday it will publish a Notice of…
CURB Holds Statewide Rally Sharing Its Plan to Close Ten Prisons by 2025
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a statewide…
Federal Judge Rules Arizona State Prison System Must Undergo Major Reform to Protect Incarcerated Health
By Daphne Ho and Ramneet Singh PHOENIX, AZ – The Arizona state prison system must undergo major…
Huge Coalition in San Francisco Calls for the End of Racially-Biased Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A press conference held early Wednesday inside…
South Carolina Federal Judge Lifts Ban on Automated Data Collection of Online Records, Benefiting Tenants, Claims NAACP, ACLU
By Jariah Moore, Kimberly Torres and Brinda Kalita COLUMBIA, SC – A federal judge Tuesday here ruled…
ACLU Files Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit that would Prevent Transgender Student’s Right to Use Gender Identifying Restroom
By Rena Abdusalam COLUMBUS, OH – In support of a transgender student, a motion to intervene in…
Biden Administration Announces New Controversial Border Enforcement Actions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In December the Supreme Court issued an order…
Human Rights Groups Dealt Another Blow By Supreme Court on Title 42
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a blow to human rights groups who…
Sheriff Jones Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones was accused of illegally transferring immigrants…
Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate
By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA – In November, San Francisco police proposed a…
Attorney General Proposes to End Sentencing Disparities on Crack and Powder Cocaine
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – One of the biggest legacies of the so-called…
