Family Files Suit after Santa Rita Jail Places Violent Sex Offender into a Mentally Ill Man’s Cell Leading to His Murder
Dublin, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer, of Oakland-based Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers For The People, announced last…
Judge Strips K-9 Officer of Qualified Immunity in Letting Dog Tear Off a Woman’s Scalp
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, a federal judge ruled that a Brentwood Police K-9…
Scandal Widens in Case Involving San Jose Cop Who Texted ‘I Hate Black People’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN JOSE, CA – A scandal involving a former…
COURT WATCH: Federal Court Still Hasn’t Decided if City of San Leandro Destroyed Critical Evidence in 2019 Arrest of Mentally Disabled Man
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – U.S. District Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler here, as of…
Alameda County Agrees to Pay $7 Million to Family of Man Left to Die at Santa Rita Jail
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – The children of Maurice Monk – who was left for…
Lawyers for Wounded Black Student Seek Criminal Inquiries into San Jose Police Officer’s Racist Texts
by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Attorneys for a Black college student shot by…
Civil Rights Attorney Details Racist and Threatening Texts from San Jose Police Officer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – Civil Rights Attorney Adante Pointer, representing Contra…
San Jose Police Officer Texts ‘I Hate Black People’ – Leaves Force When More Racist Texts Found
By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA – The San Jose police chief here told news media…
Lawyers Make Public Guard Videos of Man Left to Die in Santa Rita Jail – Jail Lied about Cause of Death, Exposing ‘Chilling Disregard for Human Life’
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – More than 150 guard body cam videos were made public…
California DOJ Lowers Hammer on Embattled Vallejo Police – Announced Deal ‘Step Toward Correcting Injustices’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ Policing
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief VALLEJO, CA – The California Attorney General Monday announced…
Reporter Files Federal Lawsuit Against City of Antioch; Lawyers Suggest Police Attack Example of ‘Systemic Cancer’ in Antioch Police Dept.
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau ANTIOCH, CA – A reporter with Pacifica-funded radio station KPFA…
A Family Looks for Justice After They Claim Alameda County and Oakland Law Enforcement Fail to Protect Victim
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – A family has filed a federal suit citing…
Family of Man Killed in Oakland PD ‘Ghost Pursuit’ Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a tragic accident that didn’t…
Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa…
Suit Filed in Police Dog Mauling Case in Brentwood in Which a Woman’s Scalp Was Badly Mutilated
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Brentwood, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer announced last week that his…
Deputy Convicted of Lesser Charge in Contra Costa Police Killing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – It is still hard to convict police in…
