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…
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…
Woodland Police Denied Qualified Immunity in Michael Barrera Wrongful Death Lawsuit
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that…
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…
Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Suit against LAPD Officer Who Ran Over Protestor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A federal judge declined to grant summary…
Abortion Protesters Allege That SF Police Forcibly Injected Them with a Sedative
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Attorney John Burris held a press conference…
Family Files Lawsuit As Shocking Video of Modesto Police Killing Latino Father Released
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Modesto, CA – Legendary Civil Rights Attorney John Burris and his…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 131: Shayne Sutherland Killed by Police – ‘I Can’t Breathe’
On October 8, 2020, Shayne Sutherland, 29, died in a manner similar to George Floyd, with a…
Attorney Grateful for Some Justice in Police Shooting; Contra Costa County Settles for Nearly $5 Million
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on the…
Family Files Suit against Stockton Police for In-Custody Death
David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Stockton, CA – Nearly one year to the day from the time…
Teen Beaten By Stockton Police Looks To File Suit
By David M. Greenwald Attorneys for a 17 year old High School Senior in Stockton says on…
Unarmed Man is Shot 18 times, His Unborn Child Also Died, Family is Suing
Oakland – Veteran Civil Rights Attorney John Burris, who has represented such high profile police incidents as…
ACLU Files Lawsuits on Behalf of Terminal Island and Lompoc Prisoners
As COVID-19 Ravaged the Prisons, Officials Failed to Take Sanctioned Actions The ACLU of Southern California among…
Stockton Jury Rejects Officer Testimony, Awards $710,000 to Black Teen Beat by Police
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – “Not all superheroes wear capes,” said Joseph Green…
Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Civil rights attorney John Burris didn’t bother to mince…
Police Use of Force Experts in Federal Civil Rights Trial Disagree on Stockton Officers’ Decision to Kill Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – A day after one police procedures expert emphatically maintained…
DAY 3: Police Procedures Expert Testifies in Shooting that Killed Stockton Teen Was ‘Tactical Error’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Day Three in a U.S. District Court civil trial…
Federal Trial: Mother of Slain Teen Shares Witness Stand with Cops Who Killed Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The mother of a 16-year-old special needs son shared…
Witness Describes Shock on 1st Day of Federal Lawsuit against Stockton City Cops
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The testimony Monday on the first day of what…
Federal Lawsuit Charges Sacramento City School District Practicing ‘Modern-Day Segregation’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Unified School District is perpetuating…
