Backlash Against Trump Administration Cuts Department of Education
MONTGOMERY, AL – Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and CEO Margaret Huang released a statement this…
‘People Not Crimes’ Insists Civil Rights Attorney at Future of Law and Politics Confab
SAN JOSE, CA – Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson spoke in San Jose this past week to…
COURT WATCH: Sacramento Racial Justice Protestors Set March Trial against Sacramento Police
SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal Judge John A. Mendez presided over a pre-trial conference Friday morning at the…
Advocates Sue for Transparency to Uncover Truth about Violent Raid at ICE’s Golden State Annex Detention Center
San Francisco, CA – On Monday, The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay…
DOJ Finds Civil Rights Violations by Memphis Police
MEMPHIS, TN- The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the results of a nearly two-year civil rights…
Louisiana Law Mirrors Florida Measure, Prevents Anyone from Getting Closer than 25 Feet from Police Officer, ‘Violating’ 1st Amendment, Charge Civil Libertarians
By The Vanguard Staff BATON ROUGE, LA – Anyone, even the news media and cop watchers, can…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 236: $7.5 Million Settlement in Antioch Positional Asphyxiation Death
Civil Rights Attorney John Burris announced a $7.5 million settlement against the Antioch, CA, Police in the…
Statement from the Mayor Regarding Antisemitism in Davis
by Josh Chapman Our community has recently experienced a rise in antisemitic activities. The City of Davis…
NYCLU Urges Columbia University to Rectify Unlawful Student Group Suspension or Face Lawsuit
By Xinhui Lin NEW YORK, NY – In an official statement, the New York Civil Liberties Union…
Supreme Court Allows West Point Academy to Continue to Consider Race in Application Process
WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Supreme Court declined the emergency request by conservative group Students for Fair…
Commentary: John Brown Hero or Terrorist?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was recently reading Charles Poland’s 2020 book on John Brown…
Sunday Commentary: Moms for Liberty Have Already Lost the War – At Least in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The big news this week was the announcement…
Biden’s Safeguards against Artificial Intelligence
UNITED STATES — Joe Biden, this Monday October 30, has signed an executive order to restrict the…
UN Human Rights Body Holds US Accountable For Violations of Civil and Political Rights Treaty
Special to the Vanguard Geneva – For the first time in nine years, the United Nations Human…
5 Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Charges in Death of Tyre Nichols
By The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis Police detectives were indicted Tuesday by a…
California Attorney Comments Again on State School Districts’ ‘Forced Outing’ Policies, Denounces Anderson Union School Board
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta late last week commented on the…
Trump Indicted Tuesday for 3rd Time – Charges for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election Results
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – More than two and a half years after a pro-Donald Trump…
New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed
By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ – The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State…
State Finalizes Reparation Task Force Report
by Robert J. Hansen The California Reparations Task Force, the first initiative of its kind by a…
Guest Commentary: How We’re Winning the Fight to Defend Trans Rights
In states across the country, judges are blocking bans on gender-affirming care and drag performances. By Gillian…
