Harvard Rejects Trump Administration’s Demands for Federal Funding Compliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Harvard University this week rejected demands and criticism by the Trump Administration of the…
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Order on Transgender Identification
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump’s executive order Jan. 20 mandates discrimination against transgender individuals in federal…
Native American Tribal Leaders Make Last Ditch Appeal for Peltier Clemency
WASHINGTON, DC – Scores of current and former elected tribal leaders of national tribal organizations wrote President…
Legal Efforts Underway to Stop Trump Goal to Stunt Planet Climate Progress
WASHINGTON, DC – A series of legal cases are being filed to quell plans by President-Elect Trump…
Prosecutorial Discretion at Risk after 2024 Election Results
NEW YORK, NY – The narrative that voters’ “wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform” will end reform…
Guest Commentary: How Money Works – The Overview
Since before the Renaissance, businesses have used double-entry bookkeeping to track their finances. This means financial items…
California Civil Rights Department Announces Family Threatened with Deportation/Eviction by Landlord Will Receive $30,000 from Property Owner
By Perla Chavez SACRAMENTO, CA – A fair housing settlement against a property owner accused of threatening…
Guest Commentary: Fiscal Restraint Is Dead…and I Say Thank Goodness!
By Mark Dempsey The following is an email sent to Debra J. Saunders (dsaunders@reviewjournal.com), whose editorial appears…
The Sentencing Project Releases New Fact Sheet Illustrating Negative Impact of Mandatory Minimums
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week— “How…
DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for ‘Buffalo Shooter’ – Civil Rights Group Opposes Decision
By Xinhui Lin & Sarah Chayet BUFFALO, NY – The U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) announced its…
Safety and Justice Leader: Despite ‘Vested Interest,’ Naysayers Claims False – Prop 47, Other Criminal Justice Reforms Working, Saving Tax Dollars, Lives
By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA – There’s been an “ongoing effort by those with a…
Opinion Author: If Feds Want to End ‘Deadly’ Policing, They Should Look in ‘Mirror’
By Gabriel Johnson MEMPHIS, TN – The U.S. Dept. of Justice recently announced it is investigating the…
Guest Commentary: The Social Security Scam
The Social Security Scam by Mark Dempsey Today’s Sacramento Bee (April 2, 2023) has a story with the…