Guest Commentary: SCOTUS Trans Rights Case Is about Human Right to Autonomy
Navin Kariyawasam, a trans physician, and explains why trans adolescents must have the autonomy and power to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Criminalized Homelessness Last Week – It’s a Sad Commentary
In fairness to the City Council, I’m sure they felt they had to do something about the…
Fears of Republican Judiciary with Trump Win and GOP Senate Wins
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Law360 projected the Republican Party will regain control in the Senate, White…
Transgender Attorney for ACLU to Become First to Argue before the Supreme Court – in Upcoming Landmark Transgender Rights Case
Washington, DC – The Supreme Court has granted a request for split argument time between the United…
President Biden Announces Plan to Reform U.S. Supreme Court and Ensure ‘Presidential Accountability Under the Law’
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
Letter: Proposition 34 Is a Threat to Our Health and Democracy
Proposition 34, currently scheduled to appear on the November 2024 ballot, violates the California and United States…
Protest Leaders’ First Amendment Rights Preserved, Federal Court Rules
By Nevya Patel WASHINGTON, DC — The ACLU reports the decision that if there was no intent,…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Loaded Weapon to Break the Law
By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the…
YIMBY Condemns Supreme Court for Further Criminalizing Homelessness in Grants Pass Decision
“We need our elected officials and government agencies to take urgent action to help people with immediate…
Guest Commentary: The Supreme Court’s Gun Decision Is Not a Victory for Women
Domestic violence survivors deserve better than what the carceral system has to offer them. By Ria Tabacco…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Solve America’s Housing Crisis
By Julie Akins In a matter of days the United States Supreme Court will decide Johnson v….
Cal Supreme Court Allows People’s Park Project to Move Forward in Berkeley
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued a…
VANGUARD WEBINAR: Civil Rights and Legal Organizations Challenge California’s Death Penalty Statute in Writ Petition
By Kali Chittapuram and Sofia Hosseinzadeh DAVIS, CA- In California, civil rights and legal organizations filed an…
Supreme Court Allows South Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
Special to the Vanguard Washington – In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision…
Prosecutor Group Demands California Supreme Court Review State’s Death Penalty System, Charging It ‘Exhibits Troubling Signs of Racial Discrimination’
By Maeve Haggerty, Bryan Miller and Leela Bronner SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC)…
We Have Known for Years California’s Death Penalty Is Discriminatory; Will A Court Finally Invalidate It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses In Vitro Fertilization Following Alabama Supreme Court Ruling
BIRMINGHAM, AL.— The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments following the Alabama…
Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions…
Commentary: Tenant Protection Survives for Now – But for How Long?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York’s…
