Critics Charge Contra Costa County Law Change Threatens Tenants
CONCORD, CA – East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) last week held protests at Concord…
ACLU Claims Trump Ultimatum to Columbia Threatens Free Speech, Academic Freedom
NEW YORK, NY — Following the Donald Trump Administration’s cancellation of $400 million in grants to Columbia…
Trump Dismisses Calls to Pardon Derek Chauvin Amid Conservative Petition
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump stated last Friday he is not considering a pardon for Derek…
UC Davis Among 60 Universities under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment
DAVIS, CA – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has placed UC Davis…
UC Regents Approve Military Equipment for Campus Police
Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, Sept. 19, the UC Board of Regents approved requests for additional military…
Letter: Defense Team Asks DA Jenkin to Drop Case Against Golden Gate 26 Protesters
Re: People v. Von Hunnius, et al., Golden Gate Bridge 26 Dear District Attorney Jenkins: We are…
SF DA Charges 26 Golden Gate Bridge Demonstrators
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Saturday, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced…
Healthy Families Coalition – Citing Dangers to School, Community – Urges Court to Proceed in Atlas Metals Criminal Case
By Yana Singhal LOS ANGELES, CA – The Healthy Families Coalition, alongside members the Board of…
Guest Commentary: States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask By…
‘Underground Railroad’ Novelist Colson Whitehead Withdraws from UMass Commencement Speech – Calls Anti-War, Pro-Palestinian Protester Arrests ‘Shameful’
By Sarah Chayet AMHERST, MA – A report from Western Mass News has announced Colson Whitehead—author of…
Commentary: There Are Restrictions to Free Speech, but They Should Be Used as a Last Resort
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Like many in the past week, I revisited in my reading…
Guest Commentary: UCLA Chapter of UC-AFT Local 1474 Condemns Arrests of Contingent Faculty and Librarians for Protecting Students
In the early morning hours of May 2, when law enforcement stormed our UCLA campus, they arrested…
Guest Commentary: Statement of Twenty-Nine Members of the USC Gould School of Law Faculty on Free Speech
Twenty-nine USC Gould School of Law faculty signed onto an open letter to President Carol Folt and…
Guest Commentary: NYCLU Condemns Violent Crackdown of Pro-Palestine Protests at Columbia and City College
By Donna Lieberman Earlier this week, City College of New York (CCNY) and Columbia University officials authorized…
Guest Commentary: Open Letter about UCLA’s Failure to Protect Student Safety and Speech
By Peter Eliasberg and Mohammed Tajsar Dear Chancellor Block: The ACLU Foundation of Southern California is extremely…
New York City Council Member Observes ‘Peaceful’ Gaza Protests at Columbia, Despite Conflicting News Coverage
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Yousef Salaam, a New York City Council Member of the…
Guest Commentary: NYPD Protest Settlement Isn’t Enough
The agreement should reduce NYPD presence at protests, but community pressure is essential. By Molly Biklen and…
Guest Commentary: Professor McGonagall’s Lessons on the Proud Boys Attack at UC Davis
by Dillan Horton Forgive me for nerding out for a bit but I haven’t been able…
Court Rules in Favor of Protesters in 2020 BLM Case Recusing the SLO DA’s Office
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An appellate court this week ruled in favor of the respondents,…
Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation,…