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Multiple Medical Help Requests for COVID-19 Symptoms Ignored at Fresno County Jail

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: April 12, 2021
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Multiple Medical Help Requests for COVID-19 Symptoms Ignored at Fresno County Jail

By Jannat Alam Vanguard reporter Jannat Alam spoke with an individual incarcerated in the Fresno County ...

By Jannat Alam Vanguard reporter Jannat Alam spoke with an individual incarcerated in the Fresno County Jail -- the hardest hit correctional facility in the United States with 3,985 total confirmed p ...

April 12, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) have been steadily rising over the past two weeks. Currently, there a ...

April 06, 2021
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Senate Introduced Bill Seeking to Repeal Biden’s War Powers in Wake of Syria Airstrikes

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: March 09, 2021
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Senate Introduced Bill Seeking to Repeal Biden’s War Powers in Wake of Syria Airstrikes

By Gabriella Garcia and Josue Monroy On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden ordered a strike on a non-state mil ...

By Gabriella Garcia and Josue Monroy On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden ordered a strike on a non-state militia site in eastern Syria without congressional authorization. The airstrike---which was the f ...

March 09, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Increasing Attacks on Asian Americans Throughout the Country Spark Concern

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: February 27, 2021
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Increasing Attacks on Asian Americans Throughout the Country Spark Concern

By Gabriella Garcia Hate crimes, including physical violence and verbal attacks, against Asian-Americans ...

By Gabriella Garcia Hate crimes, including physical violence and verbal attacks, against Asian-Americans throughout the nation have increased since the beginning of the pandemic last spring, followin ...

February 27, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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The Seven Republican Senators Who Voted to Impeach Trump Say It Was Their Constitutional Duty

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: February 22, 2021
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The Seven Republican Senators Who Voted to Impeach Trump Say It Was Their Constitutional Duty

By Gabriella Garcia On Feb. 13, 2021, seven Republican senators voted to convict former president Donald ...

By Gabriella Garcia On Feb. 13, 2021, seven Republican senators voted to convict former president Donald Trump for his involvement in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. but 17 were needed to find Tru ...

February 22, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Sunday Commentary: The Impeachment Gambit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: The Impeachment Gambit

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing conservatives and Trumpists proclaiming that Nancy Pelosi lost again. ...

By David M. Greenwald I keep seeing conservatives and Trumpists proclaiming that Nancy Pelosi lost again. And while I understand the desire to see these things in terms of wins and losses, I think it ...

February 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Biden Administration Faced with Undoing Aftermath of Trump-Era Immigration Policies

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: February 13, 2021
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Biden Administration Faced with Undoing Aftermath of Trump-Era Immigration Policies

By Josue Monroy Last week, The Guardian reported that since March 2020 at least 11 women who had recently ...

By Josue Monroy Last week, The Guardian reported that since March 2020 at least 11 women who had recently given birth in the U.S. were dropped off in Mexican border towns without their children being ...

February 13, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Path to Citizenship be Included in Relief Bill, Will Not Happen for Now

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: February 04, 2021
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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Path to Citizenship be Included in Relief Bill, Will Not Happen for Now

By Josue Monroy More than 100 Democratic lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to include a path ...

By Josue Monroy More than 100 Democratic lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to include a path to citizenship for undocumented essential workers, DACA recipients and those under temporary p ...

February 04, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Covid In-Custody Project
|Date: January 29, 2021
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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve ...

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve, has spilled over into 2021. As of Jan. 26, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reports 76 act ...

January 29, 2021
| by Covid In-Custody Project

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President Biden’s ‘Memorandum On Fair Housing’ Takes Center Stage

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 29, 2021
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President Biden’s ‘Memorandum On Fair Housing’ Takes Center Stage

By Carlin Ross WASHINGTON D.C. – President Joe Biden Wednesday signed executive actions in an attempt t ...

By Carlin Ross WASHINGTON D.C. – President Joe Biden Wednesday signed executive actions in an attempt to address racial injustices involved in housing, private prisons, and the treatment of Asian an ...

January 29, 2021
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Private Detention Facilities Barred in President’s Executive Order

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 29, 2021
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Private Detention Facilities Barred in President’s Executive Order

WASHINGTON D.C. – In an attempt to address the systemic issues embedded in our criminal justice system, P ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – In an attempt to address the systemic issues embedded in our criminal justice system, President Joe Biden issued a new Executive Order Tuesday for “Reforming Our Incarceration System ...

January 29, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Hank Aaron and Placer County Resident’s Deaths not Linked to Vaccine, Experts Say

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 28, 2021
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Hank Aaron and Placer County Resident’s Deaths not Linked to Vaccine, Experts Say

By Gabriella Garcia Though the official number is still disputed, there have been reports of vaccine rec ...

By Gabriella Garcia Though the official number is still disputed, there have been reports of vaccine recipients dying following their vaccination this past month. Nevertheless, authorities such as th ...

January 28, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Biden Administration Prioritizes Environmental Policy in New Executive Orders

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 27, 2021
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Biden Administration Prioritizes Environmental Policy in New Executive Orders

By Samantha Swank This past week, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders relating to environ ...

By Samantha Swank This past week, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders relating to environmental policy, including one that reinstated the United States into the Paris Climate Agreement ...

January 27, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Guest Commentary: Not an Easy Way Out – Democrats Share the Blame

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 26, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Not an Easy Way Out – Democrats Share the Blame

By Mark Dempsey Blaming current conditions on traditions Ronald Reagan began, or the racist Republicans, ...

By Mark Dempsey Blaming current conditions on traditions Ronald Reagan began, or the racist Republicans, as Jeffrey Sachs does (here) simplifies the story far too much. The first candidate since FDR t ...

January 26, 2021
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In Aftermath of Capitol Riots, Infighting and Criminal Charges Mire the Alt-Right

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 23, 2021
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In Aftermath of Capitol Riots, Infighting and Criminal Charges Mire the Alt-Right

By Josue Monroy In the wake of the assault on the Capitol almost two weeks ago, Alex Jones, one of the in ...

By Josue Monroy In the wake of the assault on the Capitol almost two weeks ago, Alex Jones, one of the internet’s preeminent alt-right conspiracy theorists, broke ranks with the loose alliance of extr ...

January 23, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Biden Administration to Enact Various Immigration Policy Reforms, Undoing Trump’s Work Overturning Past Policies

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 21, 2021
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Biden Administration to Enact Various Immigration Policy Reforms, Undoing Trump’s Work Overturning Past Policies

By Gabriella Garcia In what is being referred to as Joe Biden’s “10-Day Blitz,” the president seeks to be ...

By Gabriella Garcia In what is being referred to as Joe Biden’s “10-Day Blitz,” the president seeks to begin his term with a series of executive orders that would overturn many of former president Tru ...

January 21, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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McConnell Declines Immediate Senate Trial, Will Start During Normal Session

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 20, 2021
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McConnell Declines Immediate Senate Trial, Will Start During Normal Session

By Samantha Swank Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell released a statement last Wednesday explaining ...

By Samantha Swank Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell released a statement last Wednesday explaining why he declined to call an emergency session for the impending impeachment trial. He stated, “ ...

January 20, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Dem Sen. Joe Manchin Pressured By Newly-Formed PAC To Support $2000 Stimulus

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 16, 2021
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Dem Sen. Joe Manchin Pressured By Newly-Formed PAC To Support $2000 Stimulus

By Josue Monroy Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is getting pressure from a new Political Ac ...

By Josue Monroy Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is getting pressure from a new Political Action Committee (PAC) aiming to encourage his constituents to hold Manchin to task over his oppo ...

January 16, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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House Votes to Impeach Trump A Second Time — What’s Next?

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: January 14, 2021
| (44) Comments

House Votes to Impeach Trump A Second Time — What’s Next?

By Gabriella Garcia Now a week since the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the House of Representati ...

By Gabriella Garcia Now a week since the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the House of Representatives has voted 232 to 197 to impeach Donald Trump. He is the first U.S. president to be impeache ...

January 14, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Commentary: Trump Impeached Again, Now It Gets Interesting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2021
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Commentary: Trump Impeached Again, Now It Gets Interesting

By David M. Greenwald Ten Republicans crossed party lines on Wednesday to vote for a second Trump impeach ...

By David M. Greenwald Ten Republicans crossed party lines on Wednesday to vote for a second Trump impeachment. Not only is he the first President to be impeached twice now, but, while it doesn’t soun ...

January 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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