Court Upholds Idaho’s Ban on ‘Abortion Trafficking’
PASADENA, CA – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here last week upheld an Idaho abortion travel…
Missouri Judge Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — A Missouri judge ruled late last week the state’s ban on gender-affirming surgeries…
Prosecutorial Discretion at Risk after 2024 Election Results
NEW YORK, NY – The narrative that voters’ “wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform” will end reform…
DOJ Cites Atlanta Jail Horrors, Reveals Probes of Jails, Prisons Across U.S.
Vanguard News Desk Editor WASHINGTON, DC – Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail violate the 8th and…
Targeted Racist Messages Reported in U.S. Around Elections
WASHINGTON, DC – Several anonymous racist text messages were reported in multiple states, including New York, Alabama,…
Amicus Warns Tennessee Law Another Effort to Undermine Authority of Elected Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Jackson, Tennessee – “One of the bedrock principles of our democracy…
Restorative Justice Project Becomes Part of Equal Justice USA
By Rena Abdusalam BROOKLYN, NY – Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a national organization that works to improve…
California Joins Coalition Opposing Billion Dollar Deal with 3M over Water Contamination
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced his state’s…
COURT WATCH: Defense, Judge Concerned about Prosecution’s Reliance on Outdated Theory
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Fanelisa Leconte WOODLAND, CA – While discussing the prosecution and defense’s motions during…
US Senators Urge U.S. Dept. of Justice to Investigate Expulsion of Young, Black Tennessee State Legislators
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – Five U.S. senators Friday urged the Dept. of Justice to investigate…
Tennessee Legislator Suggests ‘Hanging by Tree’ As Execution Method to ‘Speed Up Process’ as Favor to Death Row Prisoners
By Sunny Zhou NASHVILLE, TN – When the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee last week discussed a…
Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery
By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon,…
How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens
by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter…
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…
