Fake Law Enforcement Agencies Have No Problem Obtaining Military Weapons
By Kanya Bennett It appears all law enforcement — even a “fictitious federal agency” — can get…
We All Need to Question Overly Simplistic Notions of Free Speech
By Connor Gorman At this point there have been numerous pieces written about “free speech,” both as…
How People Power Activists Are Driving Change
By Faiz Shakir and Ronald Newman Four months ago, activists and volunteers all over the country came…
ACLU Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law
County Secretly Made Invalid Changes, Entangling County Jail Operations with Federal Deportation Machine (From Press Release) –…
Advocates Call for Legislature to Pass the California Values Act to Promote Public Safety
With reports of domestic violence and sexual assault falling dramatically among immigrant communities, the bill will promote…
Two Key Police Reform Bills Progress at State Level
Two key pieces of legislation progressed on Monday, with a bill to create great body camera footage…
Judge’s Ruling Against Right to Record Police Overturned
By Molly Tack-Hooper If you are one of the 77 percent of Americans who own a smartphone,…
A Threat to the Constitution
By Andre Segura A year ago, as the Republican Party was preparing to head to its convention…
Government’s Muslim Ban Guidance is Arbitrary, Illogical, and Discriminatory
By Cody Wofsy Shortly after the Supreme Court decided that the government could proceed with a very…
Advocates Commend Governor for Remedy to Address California Modern Day Debtor’s Prisons
California will no longer suspend low-income motorists’ licenses because they can’t afford to pay minor traffic tickets…
Supreme Court Hands Trump a Victory on Muslim Ban 2.0 – or Do They?
By Cody Wofsy After the Supreme Court ruled today that it would hear arguments on the Muslim…
No Justice No Pride: Coming Out Against Money Bail
By Charles Fredrick So here’s the T — as a community, we queer and trans folks are…
Jeff Sessions Wants a New War on Drugs – It Won’t Work
By David Cole and Marc Mauer Attorney General Jeff Sessions is right to be concerned about recent…
Police Turn Traffic Stop into Violent Encounter
By Jana Kooren In a heartbeat, Anthony Promvongsa’s sunny summer day in Worthington, Minnesota, turned from ordinary…
Commentary: Body Cameras Don’t Work if They Aren’t Turned On
In the wake of a series of high profile police incidents, Davis, like many cities across the…
Advocates Commend California Lawmakers for Historic Deportation Defense Investment
Coalition urges Governor Brown to approve the Legislature’s investment (From Press Release)–Today, California lawmakers passed the state’s…
Domestic Violence Nightmare Leads to Reform
By Lenera Lapidus On June 22, 1999, Jessica Lenahan’s estranged husband, Simon Gonzales, kidnapped their three daughters…
Will Police Need a Warrant for Cell Phone Data?
By Nathan Freed Wessler The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a landmark case that…
Bail Reform Fails in the Assembly
Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System One of two California…
A Look at Civilian Oversight of Police
As we begin June, Davis is in the last month of the tenure of Bob Aaronson, who…