Guest Commentary: States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask By…
Advocates Call for Closure of California Correctional Facilities in Response to Governor’s Budget
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Revised Budget has recently sparked criticism…
Twin Rivers in a Capital Town: Local Control and Ultimate Power
by Rebecca Wu On Tuesday May 14 the Joint Legislative Audit Committee will have a hearing at…
Migrant Advocates Charge Fate of California’s Immigrant Population Rests on Gov. Newsom’s Budget Revision
By Vy Tran SACRAMENTO, CA — Immigrant rights advocates are opposing Gov. Newsom’s newest budget revision, and,…
Alliance Launches New Coalition for Increased Public Education and Pathways to Access Psychedelics in California, Supporting Legislation
By Maeve O’Brien SACRAMENTO, CA – A new coalition, The Alliance for Safer Use of Psychedelics (ASUP),…
Former Liberal Republican, Anti-War Presidential Candidate McCloskey Passes Away
Special to the Vanguard Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, former Congressman, environmental champion, and partner in the San…
Guest Commentary: Police Violence on College Campuses Is Unacceptable
Police aggression in disbanding protestors and encampment takedowns only fuels the fire instead of putting it out….
Commentary: There Are Restrictions to Free Speech, but They Should Be Used as a Last Resort
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Like many in the past week, I revisited in my reading…
Guest Commentary: Statement from UCLA Palestine Solidarity Encampment
“We call on the student body and the public to monitor and oppose the increasingly repressive fascist…
Guest Commentary: UCLA Chapter of UC-AFT Local 1474 Condemns Arrests of Contingent Faculty and Librarians for Protecting Students
In the early morning hours of May 2, when law enforcement stormed our UCLA campus, they arrested…
Guest Commentary: Statement of Twenty-Nine Members of the USC Gould School of Law Faculty on Free Speech
Twenty-nine USC Gould School of Law faculty signed onto an open letter to President Carol Folt and…
Guest Commentary: NYCLU Condemns Violent Crackdown of Pro-Palestine Protests at Columbia and City College
By Donna Lieberman Earlier this week, City College of New York (CCNY) and Columbia University officials authorized…
Guest Commentary: Open Letter about UCLA’s Failure to Protect Student Safety and Speech
By Peter Eliasberg and Mohammed Tajsar Dear Chancellor Block: The ACLU Foundation of Southern California is extremely…
Jewish Caucus Condemns Total Failure by UCLA Leadership
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Co-Chairs of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus,…
LETTER: ACLU Urges Opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Dear Representative: The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges you to oppose H.R. 6090, the Anti- Semitism…
Rep. Sara Jacobs: ‘I’ve Experienced Antisemitism All My Life’
Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), the youngest Jewish Member of Congress, released the following statement after voting against…
‘End Slavery’ Constitutional Amendment in California Touted at Capitol
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh SACRAMENTO, CA – The annual Quest for Democracy Event here at the State Capitol…
Commentary: We Still Haven’t Learned How to Allow Protests to Go Forward
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was 2011 when UC Davis, in response to the Occupy…
ACLU of Northern California Encourages Cal Poly Humboldt to Avoid Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Gaza Protests
By: Maeve O’Brien HUMBOLDT, CA – The ACLU of Northern California is advising universities such as Cal…
Guest Commentary: The Silencing of Asna
By Malik Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group IF ASNA TABASSUM WAS A WHITE WOMAN, JEWISH, AND HAD…