How Our Local Legislators Fared on Police and Criminal Justice Reform Issues
It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The…
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Police Reform Legislation
California will soon make police misconduct records available to the public and ensure police departments release of…
Greyhound’s Role in Border Patrol Abuse
By Chris Rickerd In January 2018, Border Patrol agents boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
A School-to-Deportation Pipeline?
By Lance Tran Schools should be safe learning environments, not arenas for immigration crackdowns. Yet many of…
Colleges and Universities Have a Racial Profiling Problem
By Carl Takei We have seen it again and again: A Black or brown person is sitting…
A Tale of Two When It Comes to Policing
By Johanna Miller & Simon McCormack New Yorkers know that the New York Police Department will treat…
Closing the Double Jeopardy Loophole
By David Cole and Somil Trivedi The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that no…
Eating Lunch while Black
By Oumou Kanoute Enrolling in Smith College a year ago was a dream come true. But rarely…
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,…
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…
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 League….
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…
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…
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…
California Legislature Approves Historic Bill to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
(From Press Release) – On Friday, the California Assembly approved legislation that will help prevent wrongful convictions….
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 Edward…
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…
California Passes Landmark Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation
SB 1421 will restore Californians’ right to know whether and how departments investigate and hold accountable officers…
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…
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 to have an…