President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA – President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th anniversary of…
Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive
By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA – The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights…
CA AG Reveals Civil Rights Investigation into Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for ‘Unconstitutional Policing’ Allegation
By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week the opening…
DOJ Charges California Man with Federal Hate Crimes for Allegedly Shooting Two Jewish Men
By Sunny Zhou LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. Department of Justice this week charged Jaime Tran,…
Low Marks from ACLU for GOP in Last Legislative Session
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU California Action Monday released it legislative scorecard, naming…
Progressive Alameda County DA Pamela Price Celebrates MLK Jr. Day by Remembering Her ‘Drum Major Instinct’ to ‘Lead the Parade’
By Brinda Kalita, Daphne Ho and Destiny Gurrola ALAMEDA, CA- In a YouTube video message, new Alameda…
Alameda DA Pamela Price Sworn In, Makes History As First Black DA in County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn…
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…
Appeals Court Decides Arkansas Cannot Prohibit Treatment for Transgender Children
By Kiyana Patel LITTLE ROCK, AR.— A federal appeals court ruled that Arkansas’ restriction on transition-related medical…
Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and…
House of Representatives Votes to Pass Respect for Marriage Act
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this month passed H.R. 8404, the Respect…
Homeless Advocates Petition Court to Toss ‘Deceptive’ Ballot Measure Off Sacramento City November Ballot
By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Key homeless community support groups revealed…
Los Angeles Supes Approve Ballot Measure That Would Allow Supervisors to Remove Controversial LA Sheriff
By Leila Katibah LOS ANGELES, CA – Following decades of organizing by civil rights groups and families…
ICE Prevented from Using Outside Contractors to Make Immigration Arrest after ACLU/Asian Law Caucus Lawsuit
By the Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) will now be prevented…
Newly Released ’37 Words’ Sheds Light on Federal Civil Rights Act, and Alameda District Attorney Candidate Pamela Price
By Paulina Buelna OAKLAND, CA – The book, 37 Words, chronicles the 1972 federal civil rights law…
ACLU, Others File Voting Rights Suit in Mississippi for Diluting Black Votes
By Ashleen Herrarte GREENVILLE, MISS – Mississippi civil rights groups have challenged Supreme Court-approved district lines that…
DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants
By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylum-seeking…
Following Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, NFL Urged by Civil Rights Leaders to Change Now
Photo: John McCall/Sun Sentinel/TNS By Paulina Buelna NEW YORK, NY – Civil rights leaders joined together this…
Civil Rights Organizations Voice Objections to Pending Settlement in Alameda County Jail Lawsuit
By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — The National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLG-SFBA)…
Civil Rights Scorecard Created to Grade U.S. Senators on Their Records to Protect Civil Rights
By Amy Berberyan and Neha Malhi WASHINGTON D.C. – Several civil rights organizations, spearheaded by the NAACP,…
