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Commentary: Advocates Push Back against Trying 14- and 15-Year-Olds As Adults

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|Date: September 20, 2018
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Commentary: Advocates Push Back against Trying 14- and 15-Year-Olds As Adults

There has been a lot of pushback against SB 1391. They will point to a handful of possibly dangerous kil ...

There has been a lot of pushback against SB 1391. They will point to a handful of possibly dangerous killers, who could potentially be released at the age of 25, as a reason to oppose the legislation ...

September 20, 2018
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All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2018
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All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald

In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago street by fo ...

In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago street by former Officer Jason Van Dyke. Immediately the police department claimed that Mr. McDonald had b ...

September 19, 2018
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Closing the Double Jeopardy Loophole

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|Date: September 17, 2018
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Closing the Double Jeopardy Loophole

By David Cole and Somil Trivedi The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that no one can ...

By David Cole and Somil Trivedi The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that no one can be tried more than once for the same crime. The clause is designed to protect people from the d ...

September 17, 2018
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Eating Lunch while Black

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|Date: September 16, 2018
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Eating Lunch while Black

By Oumou Kanoute Enrolling in Smith College a year ago was a dream come true. But rarely has a dream so s ...

By Oumou Kanoute Enrolling in Smith College a year ago was a dream come true. But rarely has a dream so swiftly turned into a nightmare. As I begin my sophomore year, I’m returning to a new slate of c ...

September 16, 2018
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Off-Duty Cop Tases an 11-Year-Old

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|Date: September 15, 2018
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Off-Duty Cop Tases an 11-Year-Old

By J. Bennett Guess How young is too young for a person to be tased? In Cincinnati, the answer disturbing ...

By J. Bennett Guess How young is too young for a person to be tased? In Cincinnati, the answer disturbingly seems to be 7 years old. This is as shocking as it is unacceptable. The city is purportedly ...

September 15, 2018
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A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment

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|Date: September 13, 2018
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A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment

By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin Kaeperni ...

By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin Kaepernick much. He also doesn’t seem too happy that the sports merchandise juggernaut Nike made Kaeper ...

September 13, 2018
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California Innocence Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2018
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California Innocence Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

The Innocence Project this week pointed out that “far too may innocent people have been wrongly convicted ...

The Innocence Project this week pointed out that “far too may innocent people have been wrongly convicted as a result of prosecutorial misconduct.” They cite data from a survey that looked at five di ...

September 11, 2018
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Commentary: Illegal Immigration Does Not Lead to More Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2018
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Commentary: Illegal Immigration Does Not Lead to More Crime

Good piece in the Des Moines Register last week, once again making the case that illegal immigration does ...

Good piece in the Des Moines Register last week, once again making the case that illegal immigration does not lead to more crime. This is not a new debate, but it is interesting to see it carried out ...

September 11, 2018
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An Account of the NFL Players’ Take-a-Knee Movement

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|Date: September 10, 2018
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An Account of the NFL Players’ Take-a-Knee Movement

By Ana Blinder I started my professional career in the communications department of the National Football ...

By Ana Blinder I started my professional career in the communications department of the National Football League. It was a dream job right out of college. I grew up a passionate New York Giants fan, b ...

September 10, 2018
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Repealing the Death Penalty One State at a Time

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|Date: September 09, 2018
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Repealing the Death Penalty One State at a Time

By Jeanne Hruska New Hampshire is the only state in New England that still puts people to death. The Nort ...

By Jeanne Hruska New Hampshire is the only state in New England that still puts people to death. The Northeast region, and much of the nation, has recognized capital punishment for what it is: a pract ...

September 09, 2018
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I Fought for Our Country. Now NFL Players Are Kneeling for Me.

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|Date: September 08, 2018
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I Fought for Our Country. Now NFL Players Are Kneeling for Me.

By Samuel Innocent I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. So it may come as a surprise that the day I read about ...

By Samuel Innocent I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. So it may come as a surprise that the day I read about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, I could not have been prouder. I was proud be ...

September 08, 2018
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Vanguard Adds Speaker for October 27 Event – Chuck Pacheco to Address ICE Arrest in Sac Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2018
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Vanguard Adds Speaker for October 27 Event – Chuck Pacheco to Address ICE Arrest in Sac Court

Last week the Vanguard broke the news that a man had been arrested by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforc ...

Last week the Vanguard broke the news that a man had been arrested by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in the Sacramento Courthouse. His defense attorney, Chuck Pacheco, has agreed to speak a ...

September 07, 2018
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Police Racially Harass and Retaliate against One of Their Own

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|Date: September 07, 2018
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Police Racially Harass and Retaliate against One of Their Own

By Mark Fancher To America’s shame, there is nothing novel about police harassment and abuse of young Bla ...

By Mark Fancher To America’s shame, there is nothing novel about police harassment and abuse of young Black men. Consequently, few should be surprised that during an early January morning in 2017, Joh ...

September 07, 2018
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New Study Finds Police Militarization Fails to Enhance Safety or Reduce Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2018
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New Study Finds Police Militarization Fails to Enhance Safety or Reduce Crime

When thousands of people marched in Ferguson as part of a protest of the shooting of Michael Brown by a F ...

When thousands of people marched in Ferguson as part of a protest of the shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer in 2014, “many Americans were surprised and alarmed by the character of ...

September 05, 2018
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NLG Sacramento Joins Opposition to Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS

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|Date: September 05, 2018
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NLG Sacramento Joins Opposition to Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS

(From Press Release) - The resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy in June 2018 has left an opening for th ...

(From Press Release) - The resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy in June 2018 has left an opening for the far right to achieve a clear majority on the Supreme Court. Trump has nominated Brett Kavanau ...

September 05, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tibbetts Family Wants No Part of This Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tibbetts Family Wants No Part of This Debate

The tragic death of Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa has become another story that has been a lightening rod for t ...

The tragic death of Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa has become another story that has been a lightening rod for the immigration debate. But from the start, the family has made it clear that they want no part ...

September 03, 2018
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California Legislature Approves Historic Bill to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: September 02, 2018
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California Legislature Approves Historic Bill to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

(From Press Release) - On Friday, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wro ...

(From Press Release) - On Friday, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wrongful convictions. Senate Bill 923, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), will ...

September 02, 2018
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In Defense of Affirmative Action in Higher Education

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|Date: September 02, 2018
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In Defense of Affirmative Action in Higher Education

By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman In November 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, an organization founded and led ...

By Jennesa Calvo-Friedman In November 2014, Students for Fair Admissions, an organization founded and led by Edward Blum as part of his ongoing opposition to civil rights and racial equality, sued Har ...

September 02, 2018
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Late Night Craziness in Legislature – Legislature Passes Several Police Reform Measures at 11th Hour

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Late Night Craziness in Legislature – Legislature Passes Several Police Reform Measures at 11th Hour

Bills to Open Up Police Officer Records, and Require Release of Body-Cam Footage Pass, Signaling New Era ...

Bills to Open Up Police Officer Records, and Require Release of Body-Cam Footage Pass, Signaling New Era of Transparency and Accountability By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO ...

September 01, 2018
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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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