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TikTok Sues Montana Over State Ban: Violation of First Amendment Rights

Posted by Naya Lee
|Date: May 31, 2023
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TikTok Sues Montana Over State Ban: Violation of First Amendment Rights

By Naya Lee MONTANA— On May 22, 2023, TikTok sued the state of Montana on the basis that First Amendment ...

By Naya Lee MONTANA— On May 22, 2023, TikTok sued the state of Montana on the basis that First Amendment rights were violated after the state’s governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill banning TikTok ...

May 31, 2023
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Student Giggling, Showing No Remorse after Killing Two People in DUI Crash

Posted by Naya Lee
|Date: May 29, 2023
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Student Giggling, Showing No Remorse after Killing Two People in DUI Crash

By Naya Lee ILLINOIS— Stephanie Melgoza recently received her sentence after killing two people in ...

By Naya Lee ILLINOIS— Stephanie Melgoza recently received her sentence after killing two people in a DUI crash last year. She received 14 years in prison which sparked much backlash from social ...

May 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Why Fair Housing Is Key to Systemic Equality

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|Date: May 09, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Why Fair Housing Is Key to Systemic Equality

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure a ...

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access. By Sandra Park Few fights are more pivotal to ending systemic ineq ...

May 09, 2023
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Stevante Clark Comes Face-to-Face at Golden 1 with Officer Who Killed His Brother

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2023
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Stevante Clark Comes Face-to-Face at Golden 1 with Officer Who Killed His Brother

By Robert J Hansen Stevante Clark went to the Golden 1 Center for game five of the Kings and Warriors pla ...

By Robert J Hansen Stevante Clark went to the Golden 1 Center for game five of the Kings and Warriors playoff series last Wednesday, and he confronted the man that killed his brother, Stephon Clark. “ ...

April 29, 2023
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Commentary: We Need to Re-Examine the Link Between Guns and Homicides

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2023
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Commentary: We Need to Re-Examine the Link Between Guns and Homicides

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We keep hearing about Woke DAs being the problem with the rise of ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We keep hearing about Woke DAs being the problem with the rise of crime. There has been a constant refrain from gun rights proponents that an armed society is a ...

April 26, 2023
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My View: Pundits Run the Risk of Over-Analyzing the First Card of the Hand

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2023
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My View: Pundits Run the Risk of Over-Analyzing the First Card of the Hand

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There is a tendency in sports for analysts and sports writers to o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There is a tendency in sports for analysts and sports writers to over analyze the opening game of a season or a series. It’s understandable in a way—we only hav ...

April 08, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor From an Historical perspective it is interesting to see how the lo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor From an Historical perspective it is interesting to see how the locus of free speech battles on campus have shifted. In the 1960s, it was the banning of student ...

March 26, 2023
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CURB Holds Statewide Rally Sharing Its Plan to Close Ten Prisons by 2025

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: January 13, 2023
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CURB Holds Statewide Rally Sharing Its Plan to Close Ten Prisons by 2025

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a statewide ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a statewide online rally calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and the state to adopt a comprehensive plan for f ...

January 13, 2023
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Biden Administration Announces New Controversial Border Enforcement Actions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2023
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Biden Administration Announces New Controversial Border Enforcement Actions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In December the Supreme Court issued an order to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In December the Supreme Court issued an order to prevent the Title 42 public health order from being lifted. In response, the Biden administrat ...

January 06, 2023
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My View: Where Does the Line between Protected Speech and Hate Speech Come into Play

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2022
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My View: Where Does the Line between Protected Speech and Hate Speech Come into Play

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A Ninth Circuit Panel rejected First Amendment claims brought by s ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A Ninth Circuit Panel rejected First Amendment claims brought by students against Albany High School and school officials after “the students were disciplined fo ...

December 31, 2022
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My View: The Rise of Anti-Semitism Is Concerning, but There Is a Silver Lining

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2022
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My View: The Rise of Anti-Semitism Is Concerning, but There Is a Silver Lining

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the lessons of the Holocaust was that Hitler quickly learne ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the lessons of the Holocaust was that Hitler quickly learned he could attack Jews, blame Jews, and turn them into second-class citizens with impunity. Wh ...

December 24, 2022
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Sheriff Jones Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement

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|Date: December 22, 2022
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Sheriff Jones Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones was accused of illegally transfer ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones was accused of illegally transferring immigrants from the county jail to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

December 22, 2022
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President Codifies the Right to Same-Sex Marriage in Federal Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2022
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President Codifies the Right to Same-Sex Marriage in Federal Legislation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GdAewOmBJg By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC - Presi ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GdAewOmBJg By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC - President Joe Biden signed a historic piece of legislation into law Tuesday afternoon, codifying mar ...

December 14, 2022
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Commentary: Is Sacramento Law Enforcement Ever Held Accountable For Fatal Traffic Collisions?

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: December 10, 2022
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Commentary: Is Sacramento Law Enforcement Ever Held Accountable For Fatal Traffic Collisions?

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Since September 2021 four Saramentans have been senselessly killed b ...

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Since September 2021 four Saramentans have been senselessly killed by homeless people, during the same period Sacramento law enforcement has killed the same number ...

December 10, 2022
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Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: December 10, 2022
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Sacramento County Approves Jail Expansion Despite Community Voicing Overwhelming Opposition

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million ...

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA -The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the $450 million proposal to essentially expand the downtown Main Jail Thursday which it views as the only viabl ...

December 10, 2022
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Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: December 08, 2022
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Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into t ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into the night, hundreds voiced their opinion on whether to expand the Main Jail. Those against expan ...

December 08, 2022
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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2022
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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math professor Robert Crawford has prompted a “full investigation” according to a statement from the C ...

December 07, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Democracy Survived One Threat, Will It Survive Another?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Democracy Survived One Threat, Will It Survive Another?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On January 6, 2021, the worst-case scenario played out—almost—as s ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On January 6, 2021, the worst-case scenario played out—almost—as supporters of Trump, angry and inspired and instigated by the losing President, went on a rampag ...

November 20, 2022
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How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

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|Date: November 10, 2022
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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 ...

by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Leola Scott recently decided to bec ...

November 10, 2022
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Commentary: Antisemitism Is Back, but Experts Warn ‘Something is Different’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2022
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Commentary: Antisemitism Is Back, but Experts Warn ‘Something is Different’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The rise of antisemitism coincides with the rise of Trumpism and i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The rise of antisemitism coincides with the rise of Trumpism and its accompanying empowerment of far right extremist groups. As I noted in an earlier column on t ...

November 03, 2022
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