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House Overwhelming Passes the ‘EQUAL’ Act Which Would End Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
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House Overwhelming Passes the ‘EQUAL’ Act Which Would End Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a week where bipartisanship in Washington appe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a week where bipartisanship in Washington appeared dead, the parties did come together in the House to pass the EQUAL Act by a final vote of ...

September 29, 2021
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National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 23, 2021
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National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DEL RIO, TX – Immigrant rights and hundreds of other soci ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DEL RIO, TX – Immigrant rights and hundreds of other social justice groups Wednesday issued a series of statements condemning the “horrifying treatment” ...

September 23, 2021
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Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2021
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Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police refo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – Politico is reporting that bipartisan police reform talks have collapsed, even as Senators Tim Scott and Cory Booker along with California Repre ...

September 23, 2021
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New Biden Appointees Set to Diversify US Attorney Leadership Positions Across U.S.

Posted by Paulina Buelna
|Date: July 28, 2021
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New Biden Appointees Set to Diversify US Attorney Leadership Positions Across U.S.

By Paulina Buelna and Marcia Barajas WASHINGTON D.C. - The Biden administration is taking action ...

By Paulina Buelna and Marcia Barajas WASHINGTON D.C. - The Biden administration is taking action to add eight new leaders to U.S. attorney positions that oversee hundreds of cases - six of the ...

July 28, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing

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|Date: July 27, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Massachusetts a Mixed Blessing

By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) Distri ...

By Rory Fleming President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney Rachael Rollins as the next US attorney of Massachusetts. If confirmed by the Senat ...

July 27, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than ...

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than $1.6 billion to support COVID testing and mitigation in vulnerable communities. "As we continu ...

July 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: UN’s George Floyd Resolution Is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability

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|Date: July 22, 2021
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Guest Commentary: UN’s George Floyd Resolution Is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability

It’s now up to the Biden administration to take bold action on international human rights and racial just ...

It’s now up to the Biden administration to take bold action on international human rights and racial justice. By Christine Eldabh and Jamil Dakwar More than one year after the brutal murder of George ...

July 22, 2021
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Left and Right Wing Coalition Urges President Biden to Grant Clemency to 4,000 on COVID Home Confinement

Posted by John
|Date: July 20, 2021
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Left and Right Wing Coalition Urges President Biden to Grant Clemency to 4,000 on COVID Home Confinement

By John Arceno and Stacie Guevara (Editor's note: The Biden administration has decided to send thousands ...

By John Arceno and Stacie Guevara (Editor's note: The Biden administration has decided to send thousands back to prison unless Congress acts or Biden issues Mass Commutations). WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ...

July 20, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: It’s Happening, It’s Bad – Is There Anything We Can Do at This Point?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: It’s Happening, It’s Bad – Is There Anything We Can Do at This Point?

By David M. Greenwald Does anyone seriously question whether climate change is happening at this point? ...

By David M. Greenwald Does anyone seriously question whether climate change is happening at this point? Maybe I will rephrase that slightly, does anyone, who is serious, question whether climate chan ...

July 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Supporters at News Conference Slam Biden’s ICE for Trying to Deport Iraq Refugee after Trump’s Jailing – Immigration Hearing Thursday

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 12, 2021
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Supporters at News Conference Slam Biden’s ICE for Trying to Deport Iraq Refugee after Trump’s Jailing – Immigration Hearing Thursday

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Omar Ameen finally gets his day i ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Omar Ameen finally gets his day in court this Thursday in his fight to avoid being deported to Iraq, where he’ll face, according ...

May 12, 2021
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ACLU Appealed to Biden Admin to Close ICE Detention Facilities – Six in California

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 29, 2021
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ACLU Appealed to Biden Admin to Close ICE Detention Facilities – Six in California

By Esha Kher SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The American Civil Liberties Union appealed to the Department of Homelan ...

By Esha Kher SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The American Civil Liberties Union appealed to the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday to close 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities ...

April 29, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Critics Call Out Biden Administration Extension of Trump-Era Fentanyl-Related Substances Order, Targeting People of Color

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 24, 2021
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Critics Call Out Biden Administration Extension of Trump-Era Fentanyl-Related Substances Order, Targeting People of Color

By Lizet Gonzalez WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House of Representatives this week passed a five-month extension ...

By Lizet Gonzalez WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The House of Representatives this week passed a five-month extension of the temporary—it was initiated by the Trump Administration—class-wide emergency scheduling ...

April 24, 2021
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Commentary: A Growing Disconnect Again on COVID As Regulations Lift Perhaps Too Fast

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2021
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Commentary: A Growing Disconnect Again on COVID As Regulations Lift Perhaps Too Fast

By David M. Greenwald It was interesting juxtaposing the language that emerged Sunday night at the school ...

By David M. Greenwald It was interesting juxtaposing the language that emerged Sunday night at the school board meeting. Local officials were talking about how they were hopeful that we would locally ...

March 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Members of Congress Push Biden to End Programs that Encourage Local Police to Work with ICE

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 20, 2021
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Members of Congress Push Biden to End Programs that Encourage Local Police to Work with ICE

By William McCurry WASHINGTON D.C. – More than 60 members of Congress have sent a letter to new Homeland ...

By William McCurry WASHINGTON D.C. – More than 60 members of Congress have sent a letter to new Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Biden Administration urging the agency to end Imm ...

February 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Biden Administration Green Lights End to LGBTQ Housing Discrimination

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 13, 2021
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Biden Administration Green Lights End to LGBTQ Housing Discrimination

By Jose Medina WASHINGTON D.C. – Despite the progress made from the Fair Housing Act of 1968, housing has ...

By Jose Medina WASHINGTON D.C. – Despite the progress made from the Fair Housing Act of 1968, housing has yet to be treated as a human right – and U.S. discriminatory practices in housing continue to ...

February 13, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implem ...

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implement Biden's reforms, quick action is needed. So is more progressive leadership. ...

February 05, 2021
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My View: The COVID Reality Will Sink In – We Didn’t Take This Seriously Enough

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2021
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My View: The COVID Reality Will Sink In – We Didn’t Take This Seriously Enough

By David M. Greenwald It has been a year since the first COVID cases were reported in the US, we still ha ...

By David M. Greenwald It has been a year since the first COVID cases were reported in the US, we still have nearly two months before we mark the year anniversary of shutdowns, we are watching as the e ...

January 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation

By Lee Gelernt - The Biden administration is inheriting tremendous challenges. But addressing family sepa ...

By Lee Gelernt - The Biden administration is inheriting tremendous challenges. But addressing family separation should be a no-brainer. ...

January 20, 2021
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Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2021
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Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies

Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling ...

Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling on the Biden Administration and the new Democratic majority in Congress to take immediate and b ...

January 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Biden Must Restore and Rebuild Asylum

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Biden Must Restore and Rebuild Asylum

Katrina Eiland - A reversal of Trump's asylum system is simply not enough — we must build our asylum syst ...

Katrina Eiland - A reversal of Trump's asylum system is simply not enough — we must build our asylum system back better. ...

January 13, 2021
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