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California Passes Landmark Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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California Passes Landmark Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation

SB 1421 will restore Californians’ right to know whether and how departments investigate and hold account ...

SB 1421 will restore Californians’ right to know whether and how departments investigate and hold accountable officers who use force, plant evidence or sexually assault civilians. (From Press Release) ...

September 01, 2018
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Bill Shelved That Would Have Reduced the Number of Police Shootings in California

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|Date: August 31, 2018
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Bill Shelved That Would Have Reduced the Number of Police Shootings in California

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday night, a bill that would have changed the standard for when Californi ...

(From Press Release) – On Wednesday night, a bill that would have changed the standard for when California police can use deadly force was held in the Legislature. Assembly Bill 931, introduced by Ass ...

August 31, 2018
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Federal Data Shows Public Schools Nationwide Are a Hotbed of Racial Injustice

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|Date: August 31, 2018
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Federal Data Shows Public Schools Nationwide Are a Hotbed of Racial Injustice

By Amir Whitaker Many students heading back to school are being greeted by more police and metal detector ...

By Amir Whitaker Many students heading back to school are being greeted by more police and metal detectors, but few, if any, counselors — this is especially true for students of color. Beyond having m ...

August 31, 2018
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More Than 60 Years after His Brutal Murder, Emmett Till Deserves Justice

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|Date: August 30, 2018
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More Than 60 Years after His Brutal Murder, Emmett Till Deserves Justice

By Dennis Parker Sixty-three years ago, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley made the unbearably painful decision ...

By Dennis Parker Sixty-three years ago, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley made the unbearably painful decision to have an open coffin funeral for her 14-year-old son Emmett. On Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett was tor ...

August 30, 2018
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Casket Takes Center Stage at Capitol as Supporters of Measure to End Police Lethal Force Rally

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|Date: August 29, 2018
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Casket Takes Center Stage at Capitol as Supporters of Measure to End Police Lethal Force Rally

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Touting a police reform bill that is “centu ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Touting a police reform bill that is “centuries overdue,” proponents of a measure that would make it more difficult for California law enf ...

August 29, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to End Cash Bail, Amid Cries that It Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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|Date: August 29, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to End Cash Bail, Amid Cries that It Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law on Tuesday – meaning that next October 2019 cash bail will end ...

Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law on Tuesday – meaning that next October 2019 cash bail will end in California. The law will establish a new system for determining a defendant’s custody stat ...

August 29, 2018
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“Habeas” Lawsuits Demand Release of 10 Detained Immigrants Transferred out of State by ICE

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|Date: August 29, 2018
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“Habeas” Lawsuits Demand Release of 10 Detained Immigrants Transferred out of State by ICE

SF Public Defender, immigrant rights groups escalate legal pressure on Trump admin as anger over abrupt t ...

SF Public Defender, immigrant rights groups escalate legal pressure on Trump admin as anger over abrupt transfers mounts. (From Press Release) – Local immigration attorneys filed a flurry of “Habeas C ...

August 29, 2018
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Look, in the Court Docket…It’s Not Criminal, or Civil

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|Date: August 28, 2018
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Look, in the Court Docket…It’s Not Criminal, or Civil

It's an Election Season Filing – Sacramento Superior Court Asked Now to Intervene in ‘Constitutional Issu ...

It's an Election Season Filing – Sacramento Superior Court Asked Now to Intervene in ‘Constitutional Issue’ By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The election season is upon us ...

August 28, 2018
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ACLU Announces Radio Ads in Support of AB 931 to Update Police Use-of-Force Standard

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|Date: August 28, 2018
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ACLU Announces Radio Ads in Support of AB 931 to Update Police Use-of-Force Standard

(From Press Release)– The ACLU of California announced today simultaneous radio advertising buys in the ...

(From Press Release)– The ACLU of California announced today simultaneous radio advertising buys in the Los Angeles and Sacramento media markets urging listeners to call their state representatives i ...

August 28, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Trump Doesn’t Really Care that Flipping Corrupts Justice

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|Date: August 27, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Trump Doesn’t Really Care that Flipping Corrupts Justice

One of the biggest challenges in the criminal justice system and a leading cause of wrongful convictions ...

One of the biggest challenges in the criminal justice system and a leading cause of wrongful convictions is the use of informants, who have something to gain as witnesses in criminal proceedings. Las ...

August 27, 2018
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More Than 500 Children Remain Separated from Their Parents

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|Date: August 26, 2018
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More Than 500 Children Remain Separated from Their Parents

By Amrit Cheng It’s been nearly one month since the federal court's deadline for the Trump administration ...

By Amrit Cheng It’s been nearly one month since the federal court's deadline for the Trump administration to reunite separated families, but hundreds of children are still waiting. In fact, as of 12:0 ...

August 26, 2018
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My View: AB 931 Marks a Critical Step for Changing the Use of Force

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|Date: August 25, 2018
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My View: AB 931 Marks a Critical Step for Changing the Use of Force

When Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Philando Castile, was on trial for the killing, the key question b ...

When Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Philando Castile, was on trial for the killing, the key question before the jury was whether the officer had reason to fear that Mr. Castile was reaching for a g ...

August 25, 2018
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Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

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|Date: August 25, 2018
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Why Does the U.S. Prosecute and Incarcerate Children as Adults?

By Yoel Haile At the age of 15, Frankie Guzman was arrested for robbery. He had no prior criminal record. ...

By Yoel Haile At the age of 15, Frankie Guzman was arrested for robbery. He had no prior criminal record. Frankie’s friend, a young person of 16, was arrested with him and, with one prior arrest on hi ...

August 25, 2018
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Commentary: SB 10 Bail Reform Moves the Ball Forward, but Is Not Perfect

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|Date: August 24, 2018
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Commentary: SB 10 Bail Reform Moves the Ball Forward, but Is Not Perfect

Most reformers agree on the basic problem of bail – we reside in a system that is supposed to believe an ...

Most reformers agree on the basic problem of bail – we reside in a system that is supposed to believe an individual to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. However, we have to balance t ...

August 24, 2018
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Protecting Immigrant Privacy with SB 54, the California Values Act

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|Date: August 24, 2018
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Protecting Immigrant Privacy with SB 54, the California Values Act

By Vasudha Talla Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and its sister agencies, have long targeted i ...

By Vasudha Talla Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and its sister agencies, have long targeted immigrants and communities of color using data collected at the state and local level. The Calif ...

August 24, 2018
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Facial Recognition Technology in Our Schools

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|Date: August 20, 2018
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Facial Recognition Technology in Our Schools

By Toni Smith-Thompson The idea of facial recognition technology conjures up scenes from books and films ...

By Toni Smith-Thompson The idea of facial recognition technology conjures up scenes from books and films set in dystopian futures in which freedom and liberty have been forfeited in exchange for the i ...

August 20, 2018
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New Asylum and Deportation Policies Create Illegal Hurdles for Women Fleeing Persecution

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|Date: August 19, 2018
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New Asylum and Deportation Policies Create Illegal Hurdles for Women Fleeing Persecution

By Sandra Park Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sharply criticized the government for de ...

By Sandra Park Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sharply criticized the government for deporting two ACLU clients — a woman and her child who had fled rape and other brutality by her h ...

August 19, 2018
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Border Officials Are Still Defending Family Separations

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|Date: August 18, 2018
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Border Officials Are Still Defending Family Separations

By Chris Rickerd Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, recently gave The Ne ...

By Chris Rickerd Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, recently gave The New York Times an interview. For those expecting some contrition from him for the lasting trauma ...

August 18, 2018
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Do We Deserve to Kill?

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|Date: August 15, 2018
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Do We Deserve to Kill?

By Brian Stull “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit,” ...

By Brian Stull “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit,” as Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, frequently explains. “ ...

August 15, 2018
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Supporters of AB 931 Block Hallways to Counter Law Enforcement Influence

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|Date: August 14, 2018
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Supporters of AB 931 Block Hallways to Counter Law Enforcement Influence

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – While law enforcement lobbyists troll lawma ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – While law enforcement lobbyists troll lawmakers here and entice legislators with campaign contributions in an attempt to bury a measure de ...

August 14, 2018
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