Letter: Bar Association Opposes Efforts to Gut Police Reform in SF
To Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai and Clerk Victor Young The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)…
Guest Commentary: Taking Action to Stop Police Sexual Violence
This systemic problem can and must be rectified and repaired. Here’s how. By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta and…
Guest Commentary: Society’s Problems Call for More Than Police
By Nicholas Turner People across the United States agree that police should not be called on to…
TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7,…
At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform
By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on…
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…
Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six…
Guest Commentary: ACLU Commends President Biden for Taking Action on Police Reform
By Udi Ofer Today marks the two-year anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd. This tragedy…
Orange County District Attorney Candidate Hardin Pledges to Improve Police Accountability
By The Vanguard Staff ORANGE, CA – On what was the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder…
Long Battle for Police Traffic Stop Reform
By Ayal Aglugub SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Standard writer Michael Barba recently wrote about the…
New National Poll Suggests Majority of Voters Supports Law Enforcement Reform
By Noe Herrera and Hannah Adams PHILADELPHIA, PA – A new national poll suggests there is strong…
Law Prof Argues Cop Unions May Be Obstructionist but Still Act in Many Ways Like Other Unions
By Carson Eschen and Eric Rodriguez BOULDER, CO – Benjamin Levin, an Associate Professor of Law at…
My View: A Lot of Finger Pointing By Leaders Not Getting Police Reform Done
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – One of the big sticking points for comprehensive…
Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police reform talks…
U.S. Dept. of Justice Leapfrogs Legislation, Bans Chokeholds, Carotid Restraints and Limits Use of ‘No-Knock’ Warrants
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Dept. of Justice Monday banned the use of…
Spikes in Crime During COVID Make It More Difficult for Police Reformers Nationwide
By Luke Kyaw and Nina Hall NEW YORK – It’s no secret that in 2020 the U.S….
Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and…
Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis
by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when…
Shaun King Compares Peanut Butter to Call for Police Accountability, Chides Biden for Created Unjust Laws
By Mia Machado BROOKLYN, NY – Comparing police accountability to peanut butter, social-justice activist and author Shaun…
Philadelphia DA Throws Weight Behind Police Reform
By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA—The police reform movement, back in the spotlight after Derek Chauvin was found…
