Attacks on Press Pose Danger to Journalists, Democracy
By June Speakman On Aug. 5, Brian Stelter, anchor of CNN’s Reliable Sources, shared with viewers an…
The Supreme Court Applies the First Amendment to Some, but Not to Others
By Amanda Shanor The Constitution protects the fundamental freedoms of speech and association. It protects all speakers equally. Until…
ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions
First Amendment Guarantees Right to View Entire Procedure (From Press Release) – The American Civil Liberties Union…
Can Schools Discipline Students for Protesting?
By Vera Eidelman Students around the country are turning last week’s heartbreaking school shooting in Parkland, Florida,…
Equality, Justice and the First Amendment
By Anthony Romero For all people of good will — regardless of party affiliation, race, creed or…
Judge’s Ruling Against Right to Record Police Overturned
By Molly Tack-Hooper If you are one of the 77 percent of Americans who own a smartphone,…
Commentary: A Scary Mindset Developing Toward Protesters
Back in February, I covered the protest of the death of Michael Barrera in Woodland. The protest…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Free Speech Dilemma
For some time I have been troubled by the push to shut down speech that people have…
Local Group Expresses Condemnation, Concern Over Hateful Rhetoric by Milo
Letter from Davis Phoenix Coalition Being committed to building inclusive communities to prevent hate motivated violence is…
Flag Burning is Free Speech
By Lee Rowland President-elect Donald J. Trump tweeted that anyone who burns a flag should be jailed…
Commentary: Free Speech Lost Out on Sunday
When the Vanguard spoke with Amar Shergill, one of the organizers of the protest of the Gandhi…
Sunday Commentary: Freedom of Speech, Just Watch What You Say
A few weeks ago I published an open letter from the Sacramento Regional Coalition for Palestinian Rights…
The Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man in Ferguson Has Wide-Ranging Implications
The official investigation will have to sort out the facts in the case in Missouri of shooting…
A Controversial Hobby
by Tia Will I believe in the value of the Constitution of the United States of America….