Employee Files Lawsuit Against Fairfield PD Claiming Discrimination and Retaliation
by Robert J. Hansen An employee with the Fairfield police department announced her lawsuit against the department…
League of Women Voters Files Amicus in Case Threatening to Eliminate Laws Regulating Guns in Public Places, Posing Threat to Voters at Polling Places
By Casey Rawlings WASHINGTON D.C. – Earlier this week, the League of Women Voters of the U.S….
Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters of Nakia Porter—the 33-year-old woman beaten and…
ACLU Files Suit in Pittsburg, CA, Alleging Black, English Learners and Disabled Students Denied Constitutional Right to Public Education
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco – The State of California and Pittsburg Unified School District have maintained…
Calling It An Extremist Anti-Voter Bill – Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Texas Law
By Vanguard Staff Austin-Texas – This week after lawmakers in Texas finally passed anti-voter SB 1, a…
County Prosecutor Sues Solano DA Over Age Discrimination, Retaliation
Sharon Henry, a deputy chief prosecutor, says District Attorney Krishna Abrams and others retaliated against her for…
Tens of Thousands of Bail Bond Contracts, Millions of $$ in Doubt in ‘Bad Boys’ Class Action, Supported by SF District Attorney Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and the Prosecutors…
Chesa Boudin Argues He Wants to Keep SF Safe, Files Lawsuit against Multiple Ghost Gun Makers
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – District Attorney Chesa Boudin has brought a lawsuit against multiple…
DA Boudin Launches Investigation into Fraudulent Lawsuits Targeting Chinatown Business Owners
By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – District Attorney Chesa Boudin has announced an investigation into a…
ACLU Brings Lawsuit to Maricopa County to Challenge Plea Bargain Injustice
By Ankita Joshi MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ – Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing…
Small Business Owners Challenge Tennessee Law Discriminating against Transgender and Intersex People
By Serene Chang and Anika Khubchandani NASHVILLE, TN – A federal judge in Tennessee has blocked a…
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Maricopa County Policy of Using ‘Substantially Harsher’ Threat if Defendant Doesn’t Jump at First Offer
By Aakanksha Patel and Alexander Ramirez PHOENIX, AZ – The American Civil Liberties Union national office and…
Sunday Commentary: Telling the Other Side of the Story?
By David M. Greenwald One of the complaints that a number of our readers make from time…
Vanguard Webinar: A Human Rights Disaster at San Quentin (Video)
Proceedings have just concluded in Marin County Superior Court against San Quentin State Prison and the California…
SAN QUENTIN, CDCR HEARING: Inmate Describes COVID Mistreatment, County Heath Chief Talks about Prison Failing to Act in Crisis
By Kathryn Wood and Jose Medina MARIN, CA – An inmate and Public Health Officer for the…
Hearings Begin Monday for 300-Plus Prisoner Suit against San Quentin for Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak
By Ned Meiners MARIN, CA – Proceedings began here Monday morning in Marin County Superior Court against…
70 Prosecutors Across the County File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Prosecutorial Discretion
Criminal justice leaders urge the California Supreme Court to review decision undermining DA’s directive to limit use…
Colorado Police Officers Violently Arrest, Hogtie, Injure 73-year-old Woman with Dementia and Later Laugh about Footage
By Mia Machado LOVELAND, CO — Police officers here violently arrested and allegedly dislocated the shoulder of…
ACLU Files Lawsuit against Voter Suppression Law in Georgia
By Ankita Joshi and Max Kennedy ATLANTA, GA – The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging multiple…
Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Teen Brutalized by Stockton Police – 2 Officers Already Fired
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief STOCKTON, CA – Law enforcement beatings and killings of Black…
