Student Opinion: For Now, the Cost of Brittney Griner’s Release Is Too High
By Emmett Chan MOSCOW — WNBA Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was recently caught in the middle…
Sunday Commentary: January 6 Hearings Prove Trump Really Was Trying to Overturn an Election
By David M. Greenwald Washington, DC – We now pretty much know what we thought we knew…
ICE Scales Back Detention Centers; Notes Abuse, Other Conditions – ACLU Applauds News
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week announced plans to…
Commentary: Republicans Attack Innocence Project Attorney, Calling Her Soft on Crime
By Rory Fleming On paper, Nina Morrison is eminently qualified to be a new judge for the…
Guest Commentary: The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Why does the Biden administration’s Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in…
Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
Biden Administration Pre-Christmas Surprise: Overturns Trump-Era Prison Home Confinement Memo, Draws Big Praise from Once Critical ACLU
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC – ACLU released a statement late last week praising the Biden administration’s…
ACLU Sues Biden Administration over Failure to Provide Sufficient Records of Plans for Incarcerated Still on COVID Crisis Home Confinement
By Sonam Hundal WASHINGTON, DC – Under the CARES Act, thousands of incarcerated people were placed on…
ACLU Helps Chinese American Scientist File New Complaint against Alleged Racially-Biased Investigation
By Angelina Sang NEW YORK CITY, NY – A Chinese American scientist who said she was unlawfully…
Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney
Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support…
Democratic and GOP Political Leaders Urge President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
By Clarissa Rios and Sophia Barberini WASHINGTON DC – Former Democratic U.S. Senator of Wisconsin Russ Feingold…
House Overwhelming Passes the ‘EQUAL’ Act Which Would End Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a week where bipartisanship in Washington appeared…
National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DEL RIO, TX – Immigrant rights and hundreds of other…
Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police reform talks…
New Biden Appointees Set to Diversify US Attorney Leadership Positions Across U.S.
By Paulina Buelna and Marcia Barajas WASHINGTON D.C. – The Biden administration is taking action to…
Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing
By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney…
Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations
By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than…
Guest Commentary: UN’s George Floyd Resolution Is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability
It’s now up to the Biden administration to take bold action on international human rights and racial…
Left and Right Wing Coalition Urges President Biden to Grant Clemency to 4,000 on COVID Home Confinement
By John Arceno and Stacie Guevara (Editor’s note: The Biden administration has decided to send thousands back…
Sunday Commentary: It’s Happening, It’s Bad – Is There Anything We Can Do at This Point?
By David M. Greenwald Does anyone seriously question whether climate change is happening at this point? Maybe…
