Detained Individuals, Immigrant Advocates Condemn ICE Ending Free Legal Phone Calls
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its decision to end detainee’s free…
Alabama Man Executed Following Denial of Appeals for Stay of Execution or Preliminary Injunction
By Maeve Haggerty ATMORE, AL – Jamie Mills, a prisoner at the Alabama Correctional Facility, was executed…
Federal Lawsuit Targets Antioch Police Officers Named in Racist Text Scandal, Alleges Officers Conspired to Injure, Oppress Residents
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A federal civil rights lawsuit filed here this week alleges…
COURT WATCH: Federal Appeals Count Rejects Arguments of Sacramento Homeless Union to ‘Ease Suffering’ of Unhoused
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Just a few days after hearing the…
Philly DA Office Secures Exoneration of Former Death Row Prisoner Daniel Gwynn
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office has recently dropped all charges against former…
Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Files Lawsuit after New Method of Execution Used on Kenneth Eugene Smith
By Rena Abdusalam ATMORE, AL – David Wilson, an Alabama death-row prisoner, has recently filed a lawsuit…
ACLU Supports Appeals Court Temporarily Blocking Florida Law Restricting Homeownership for Chinese Immigrants
By Jenna Tooley TALLAHASSEE, FL— In a significant development, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued…
Alameda Approves $11 Million Settlement in ‘Restraint-Asphyxia’ Death of Man by 3 Police Officers
By The Vanguard Staff ALAMEDA, CA – The Alameda City Council this past week approved a $11…
COURT WATCH: Judge Rules Deputy Wrongly Detained Black Man During Traffic Stop
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A man was detained by a deputy for 15 minutes during…
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…
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…
ACLU-North Carolina Claims North Carolina Park Ban in Violation of Constitutional Rights
By Kaylee Pearlman ASHEVILLE, NC- The ACLU of North Carolina has written a letter claiming an Asheville…
U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death
By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials
The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last…
SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes
By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO– San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials
The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last…
Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here Monday ruled two Sacramento…
Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit
By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the…
