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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: April 09, 2021
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Santa Clarita Activists Demand Justice for Rashad Singletary

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valen ...

By Cailin Garcia SANTA CLARITA — On Sunday, protestors gathered on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard with Black Lives Matter posters and flags to demand justice for Rashad Singletary ...

April 09, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 31, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California ...

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California. At a Tuesday press conference at the State Capitol, State Senator Scott Wiener touted Senate ...

March 31, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Vanguard Interview with Attorneys in SLO BLM Case Becomes a Centerpiece on SLO DA’s Motion to Gag

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Vanguard Interview with Attorneys in SLO BLM Case Becomes a Centerpiece on SLO DA’s Motion to Gag

By David M. Greenwald The case literally about nothing continues to escalate. I view this case as a post ...

By David M. Greenwald The case literally about nothing continues to escalate. I view this case as a poster child case for Everyday Injustice—after all, here you have a group of protesters who were pr ...

March 28, 2021
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Black Lives Matter Protest Escalates to Incident with SF Cop

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 19, 2021
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Black Lives Matter Protest Escalates to Incident with SF Cop

By Ned Meiners San Francisco, CA - He was attending a Black Lives Matter protest - protesting the one yea ...

By Ned Meiners San Francisco, CA - He was attending a Black Lives Matter protest - protesting the one year anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor when Yusuf Labib spotted a San Francisco Police Of ...

March 19, 2021
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Commentary: Criticism of Solidarity Space Illustrates Continued Need for Anti-Racism in Our Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2021
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Commentary: Criticism of Solidarity Space Illustrates Continued Need for Anti-Racism in Our Community

By David M. Greenwald When the Davis Mosque was defiled by an act of hateful vandalism, Kate Mellon-Aniba ...

By David M. Greenwald When the Davis Mosque was defiled by an act of hateful vandalism, Kate Mellon-Anibaba helped to organize a community gathering in Central Park where over 1000 people gathered in ...

March 18, 2021
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DAY 5: Two More Jurors Added Monday to Derek Chauvin Jury; Big George Floyd Protests Outside Courthouse

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 16, 2021
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DAY 5: Two More Jurors Added Monday to Derek Chauvin Jury; Big George Floyd Protests Outside Courthouse

Image of Derek Chauvin with his knee to George Floyd's neck By Kathryn Wood MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The tria ...

Image of Derek Chauvin with his knee to George Floyd's neck By Kathryn Wood MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the death of George Floy ...

March 16, 2021
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City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 15, 2021
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City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

By Stephanie Boulos and Sophia Barberini SAN JOSE, CA – During protests in May 2020, demonstrators in the ...

By Stephanie Boulos and Sophia Barberini SAN JOSE, CA – During protests in May 2020, demonstrators in the City of San Jose experienced brutal and racially aimed repression by police, with many protest ...

March 15, 2021
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Black Lives Matter Reveals Website Designed to Provide Tools for Defunding the Police

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 15, 2021
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Black Lives Matter Reveals Website Designed to Provide Tools for Defunding the Police

By Yevangelina Poghosyan and William McCurry The Black Lives Matter movement, declaring “we all want pu ...

By Yevangelina Poghosyan and William McCurry The Black Lives Matter movement, declaring “we all want public safety and to live in a world where our people are free and safe from violence, what we ha ...

March 15, 2021
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Appellate Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Recusal of SLO DA’s Office from Prosecuting BLM Protesters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2021
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Appellate Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Recusal of SLO DA’s Office from Prosecuting BLM Protesters

By David M. Greenwald On Thursday, a California Appellate Court announced that they had declined to hear ...

By David M. Greenwald On Thursday, a California Appellate Court announced that they had declined to hear the appeal of a ruling from San Luis Obispo County Judge Matthew Guerrero, who in December recu ...

March 12, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 94: Tianna Arata and Black Lives Matter Prosecution

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|Date: March 01, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 94: Tianna Arata and Black Lives Matter Prosecution

July protests in San Luis Obispo where protesters blocked a local freeway turned into an arrest of Tianna ...

July protests in San Luis Obispo where protesters blocked a local freeway turned into an arrest of Tianna Arata and several co-defendants who face criminal charges in San Luis Obispo. After a local ju ...

March 01, 2021
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USF Law Prof, Alameda County Public Defender Talk Public Defenders, Jail Reform and Black Lives Matter

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 28, 2021
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USF Law Prof, Alameda County Public Defender Talk Public Defenders, Jail Reform and Black Lives Matter

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO/ALAMEDA, CA - University of San Francisco law professor, Lara Bazelon, ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO/ALAMEDA, CA - University of San Francisco law professor, Lara Bazelon, and Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods met virtually last week to have a conversation ...

February 28, 2021
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Discussing Grassroots, Activism, and Politics with Co-creator of BLM Hashtag, Alicia Garza

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 24, 2021
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Discussing Grassroots, Activism, and Politics with Co-creator of BLM Hashtag, Alicia Garza

By Natasha Feuerstein SAN DIEGO, CA - Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) held a webinar last we ...

By Natasha Feuerstein SAN DIEGO, CA - Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) held a webinar last week in which Black Student Union panelists discussed civil engagement, the Black Lives Matter mo ...

February 24, 2021
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Commentary: Why Does the AG Continue to Defend Bad Conduct by Prosecutors?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2021
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Commentary: Why Does the AG Continue to Defend Bad Conduct by Prosecutors?

By David M. Greenwald Last week when I interviewed Contra Costa DA Diana Becton, one of the people that h ...

By David M. Greenwald Last week when I interviewed Contra Costa DA Diana Becton, one of the people that has put their hat in the race for an appointment to the Attorney General post in California, I a ...

February 23, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 93: Mike Schmidt Talks Portland Protests

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 22, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 93: Mike Schmidt Talks Portland Protests

Mike Schmidt won the Willamot District Attorney position last summer, preparing to take over in January, ...

Mike Schmidt won the Willamot District Attorney position last summer, preparing to take over in January, when the outgoing incumbent resigned and he was appointed to start immediately. Right after his ...

February 22, 2021
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Los Angeles Democratic Party Backs Plans to Limit the Use of Sentencing Enhancements

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 16, 2021
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Los Angeles Democratic Party Backs Plans to Limit the Use of Sentencing Enhancements

By Julia Asby and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has taken steps to limit the use of se ...

By Julia Asby and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has taken steps to limit the use of sentencing enhancements after finding that such enhancements have had devastating and lasting eff ...

February 16, 2021
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State Capitol Remains Calm – Police Stalk Peaceful Marchers, Ignore Trump Fan Climbing Barricade

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 21, 2021
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State Capitol Remains Calm – Police Stalk Peaceful Marchers, Ignore Trump Fan Climbing Barricade

By Catherine Pentoney Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Despite FBI warnings that now-President Joe ...

By Catherine Pentoney Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Despite FBI warnings that now-President Joe Biden’s inauguration could result in armed uprisings at all 50 state capitols Wednesday, the C ...

January 21, 2021
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Black Lives Matter LA Releases Statement Supporting LA County District Attorney’s Justice Reform as Cop Unions Fight Back

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 03, 2021
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Black Lives Matter LA Releases Statement Supporting LA County District Attorney’s Justice Reform as Cop Unions Fight Back

By Sally Kim and Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES - Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and its ally organizations r ...

By Sally Kim and Linhchi Nguyen LOS ANGELES - Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and its ally organizations released a statement late this past week supporting LA District Attorney George Gascón in respon ...

January 03, 2021
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Judge Disqualifies Conservative San Luis Obispo County DA from Prosecuting BLM Activist

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2020
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Judge Disqualifies Conservative San Luis Obispo County DA from Prosecuting BLM Activist

By Josh Friedman It had been a contentious case that pitted a conservative prosecutor against a prominent ...

By Josh Friedman It had been a contentious case that pitted a conservative prosecutor against a prominent Black Lives Matter activist in a California county with a near-even left-right divide. But a s ...

December 18, 2020
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‘Re-Imagine LA County’ – Measure J – Approved, Called Major Step in Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 14, 2020
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‘Re-Imagine LA County’ – Measure J – Approved, Called Major Step in Criminal Justice Reform

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – County voters here—despite major opposition from law enforcement—have passe ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – County voters here—despite major opposition from law enforcement—have passed Measure J, or “Reimagine LA County,” a major step forward in criminal justice reform, claim s ...

November 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: No, Defund the Police and Medicare for All Didn’t Lead to Democratic Losses in the House

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: No, Defund the Police and Medicare for All Didn’t Lead to Democratic Losses in the House

Party leaders have blamed progressive left policies for disappointing electoral results. A close examinat ...

Party leaders have blamed progressive left policies for disappointing electoral results. A close examination of winners and losers suggests otherwise. By Aidan Smith Reading postmortems on the disappo ...

November 10, 2020
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