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SF Supervisor Dean Preston Calls for Hearing on ‘Copaganda’

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|Date: March 23, 2022
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SF Supervisor Dean Preston Calls for Hearing on ‘Copaganda’

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA — SF Supervisor Dean Preston on Tuesday called for a hearing on the u ...

By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA — SF Supervisor Dean Preston on Tuesday called for a hearing on the use of taxpayer funds for propaganda designed to perpetuate a growing policing budget or undermi ...

March 23, 2022
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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: March 23, 2022
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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylu ...

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylum-seeking families won their class action lawsuit, Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, with the D.C. Cir ...

March 23, 2022
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Officers Too Quick to Use Lethal Force, San Diego-Tribune Editorial Board Opines

Posted by Ashleen Herrarte
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Officers Too Quick to Use Lethal Force, San Diego-Tribune Editorial Board Opines

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert SAN DIEGO, CA – Over the past 15 years, law enforcement has been t ...

By Ashleen Herrarte and Mathew Seibert SAN DIEGO, CA – Over the past 15 years, law enforcement has been too quick to use lethal force, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board opinion ...

March 23, 2022
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Courts Getting Back to Normal, Reducing Backlog after Rescission of COVID Rules

Posted by Catherine Potente
|Date: March 23, 2022
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Courts Getting Back to Normal, Reducing Backlog after Rescission of COVID Rules

By Catherine Potente PHILADELPHIA, PA – An increase in jury trial capacity in Philadelphia’s court system ...

By Catherine Potente PHILADELPHIA, PA – An increase in jury trial capacity in Philadelphia’s court system recently garnered praise here from the district attorney and others, following a slowdown afte ...

March 23, 2022
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Pro and No Sides Clash in Recall Debate Held in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Pro and No Sides Clash in Recall Debate Held in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sam Francisco, CA – There was no Chesa Boudin, who was holding a T ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sam Francisco, CA – There was no Chesa Boudin, who was holding a Townhall at Manny’s at the same time, but there was an engaged discussion over the recall of Che ...

March 22, 2022
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District Attorney Recall Campaign Poster Stirs Controversy with Alleged Offensive Undertone

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: March 22, 2022
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District Attorney Recall Campaign Poster Stirs Controversy with Alleged Offensive Undertone

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The campaign supporting the recall of San Francisco District Attorney ...

By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The campaign supporting the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has stirred controversy for circulating a poster that critics considered racist an ...

March 22, 2022
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Kentucky Measure Would Finally Compensate People Wrongly Convicted and Incarcerated

Posted by Luke Kyaw
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Kentucky Measure Would Finally Compensate People Wrongly Convicted and Incarcerated

By Luke Kyaw FRANKFORT, KY - Late last month, Kentucky Representative Jason Nemes introduced House Bill 6 ...

By Luke Kyaw FRANKFORT, KY - Late last month, Kentucky Representative Jason Nemes introduced House Bill 691, which would create a compensation fund for those that suffered from wrongful convictions an ...

March 22, 2022
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Baltimore Mayor Lauds Maryland Police Accountability Act as ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Meaningful’ Police Reform

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Baltimore Mayor Lauds Maryland Police Accountability Act as ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Meaningful’ Police Reform

By Neha Malhi and Mathew Seibert BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has lauded the Maryland ...

By Neha Malhi and Mathew Seibert BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has lauded the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 (House Bill 670), calling it a “once-in-a-generation opportu ...

March 22, 2022
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A Community Activist Ran an IE against Reisig in 2018, He Tried to Charge Her Criminally for Doing So

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 21, 2022
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A Community Activist Ran an IE against Reisig in 2018, He Tried to Charge Her Criminally for Doing So

By Robert J. Hansen Community activist and organizer Maria Grijalva helped organize a protest in April 20 ...

By Robert J. Hansen Community activist and organizer Maria Grijalva helped organize a protest in April 2016 in response to the Yolo County District Attorney’s use of gang injunctions. “The reason we h ...

March 21, 2022
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Demonstration in Solidarity with Merced Inmates to Be Held by Activists and Family Members

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 21, 2022
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Demonstration in Solidarity with Merced Inmates to Be Held by Activists and Family Members

By Robert J. Hansen Merced Inmate Rights Association (MIRA) and Merced Under Construction (MUC) are holdi ...

By Robert J. Hansen Merced Inmate Rights Association (MIRA) and Merced Under Construction (MUC) are holding an action in solidarity with the men currently on hunger strike in the Merced County Jail to ...

March 21, 2022
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Georgia House Republicans OK Bill Allowing State Police to Investigate Election Crimes – Voting Rights Advocates Oppose Measure

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: March 21, 2022
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Georgia House Republicans OK Bill Allowing State Police to Investigate Election Crimes – Voting Rights Advocates Oppose Measure

By Michele Chadwick and Sahaily Zazueta ATLANTA, GA - Georgia House Republicans advanced a bill that woul ...

By Michele Chadwick and Sahaily Zazueta ATLANTA, GA - Georgia House Republicans advanced a bill that would grant the state's bureau of investigations jurisdiction over election crimes and voter fraud— ...

March 21, 2022
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Critics Argue against ‘Chesa Boudin Derangement Syndrome’

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: March 21, 2022
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Critics Argue against ‘Chesa Boudin Derangement Syndrome’

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - With Chesa Boudin’s recall election coming up in April, many local Sa ...

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - With Chesa Boudin’s recall election coming up in April, many local San Francisco residents have been overcome with what has been dubbed as the “Chesa Boudin Derange ...

March 21, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Notes U.S. Failed Response to Crimes by Kids

Posted by Keana Sauray
|Date: March 21, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Notes U.S. Failed Response to Crimes by Kids

By Keana Sauray WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. response to crimes committed by kids fails to fully understand ...

By Keana Sauray WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. response to crimes committed by kids fails to fully understand the scope of youth incarceration, which is critical to protecting youth and ensuring equal just ...

March 21, 2022
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Commentary: El Dorado County Judge’s Mistaken Claim that New Felony Murder Law Unconstitutional Has Led to Wrongful Convictions

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 20, 2022
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Commentary: El Dorado County Judge’s Mistaken Claim that New Felony Murder Law Unconstitutional Has Led to Wrongful Convictions

By Robert J. Hansen In May 2019, Judge Mullen declared California Senate Bill 1437 unconstitutional when ...

By Robert J. Hansen In May 2019, Judge Mullen declared California Senate Bill 1437 unconstitutional when the Tahoe 5 requested that the murder charges against them be dropped, according to Paula Peter ...

March 20, 2022
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

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|Date: March 20, 2022
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Looking Back: Prison Privatization – A Bad Idea

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 20, 2022
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San Francisco Contractor Ordered to Pay $332,777.26 in Restitution after Scamming Now-Deceased Elderly Homeowner for Years

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: March 20, 2022
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San Francisco Contractor Ordered to Pay $332,777.26 in Restitution after Scamming Now-Deceased Elderly Homeowner for Years

By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last week announced the ...

By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin last week announced the recovery of more than $300,000 in restitution to an elderly woman's estate after years of fraud ...

March 20, 2022
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Philadelphia PD Officer Charged with Perjury for Unlawful Vehicle Search and Gun Possession Arrest

Posted by Minh Nguyen
|Date: March 20, 2022
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Philadelphia PD Officer Charged with Perjury for Unlawful Vehicle Search and Gun Possession Arrest

By Tommy Nguyen PHILADELPHIA, PA - Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Levitt was arrested and arraigned t ...

By Tommy Nguyen PHILADELPHIA, PA - Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Levitt was arrested and arraigned this week for an illegal car search and unlawful possession of firearms. Following an Internal A ...

March 20, 2022
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My View: Reisig Rips Off the Gloves and Any Pretense of Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2022
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My View: Reisig Rips Off the Gloves and Any Pretense of Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday Jeff Reisig’s campaign took off the glove ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday Jeff Reisig’s campaign took off the gloves and went with a surprisingly vicious attack against his challenger, Cynthia Rodriguez. With a ...

March 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Reisig Still Lists His 2018 Endorsements on His Website

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|Date: March 19, 2022
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Reisig Still Lists His 2018 Endorsements on His Website

By Robert J. Hansen Four-term incumbent, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, has officially begun ...

By Robert J. Hansen Four-term incumbent, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, has officially begun his campaign for a fifth term as of yesterday according to his Facebook page. “It’s official,” ...

March 19, 2022
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Commentary: Contrary to What Some Think, It’s Red Areas Driving the Spike in Murder Rates

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|Date: March 19, 2022
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Commentary: Contrary to What Some Think, It’s Red Areas Driving the Spike in Murder Rates

By Rory Fleming The way crime has been portrayed in mainstream and right-wing media isn’t about an increa ...

By Rory Fleming The way crime has been portrayed in mainstream and right-wing media isn’t about an increase in murder, it’s about vibes. A new report from Third Way, a think tank that has been describ ...

March 19, 2022
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