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New Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento for Withholding Records on Police Conduct during Black Lives Matter Protests

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2021
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New Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento for Withholding Records on Police Conduct during Black Lives Matter Protests

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Just what took place in Sacramento between the po ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Just what took place in Sacramento between the police and protesters following George Floyd’s murder in May 2020? Civil rights groups are tryin ...

December 09, 2021
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Ventura Sheriff Sued after Repeated Refusals to Release Records of Office Misconduct and Force as Required by Law

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 01, 2021
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Ventura Sheriff Sued after Repeated Refusals to Release Records of Office Misconduct and Force as Required by Law

By Hongyi Wen VENTURA, CA – The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) sued the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office ...

By Hongyi Wen VENTURA, CA – The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) sued the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office this week for withholding public records relating to cases of police officer misconduct and ser ...

April 01, 2021
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Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

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|Date: August 17, 2020
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Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California’s county jails and Dep ...

August 17, 2020
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National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 05, 2020
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National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already bogged down with the cost of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic – are now urging the go ...

April 05, 2020
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New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 30, 2020
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New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The VANGUARD has learned that the city of S ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The VANGUARD has learned that the city of Sacramento is the target of yet another legal action stemming from the wrongful arrest of about ...

January 30, 2020
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First Amendment and Media Coalition Opposes Effort to Gut Police Transparency Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2018
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First Amendment and Media Coalition Opposes Effort to Gut Police Transparency Law

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the Califo ...

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the California Supreme Court to oppose a police union’s effort to undermine the effectiveness of a new, l ...

December 29, 2018
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Lawsuit Could Have Impact on Potential Local Policies on Body-Worn Cameras

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2015
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Lawsuit Could Have Impact on Potential Local Policies on Body-Worn Cameras

This summer, when Assistant Chief Darren Pytel presented the Davis Police potential body-worn camera poli ...

This summer, when Assistant Chief Darren Pytel presented the Davis Police potential body-worn camera policy, he had to address the issue of the release of the video to the public. Assistant Chief Pyte ...

September 17, 2015
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New Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento for Withholding Records on Police Conduct during Black Lives Matter Protests

New Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento for Withholding Records on Police Conduct during Black Lives Matter Protests

Ventura Sheriff Sued after Repeated Refusals to Release Records of Office Misconduct and Force as Required by Law

Ventura Sheriff Sued after Repeated Refusals to Release Records of Office Misconduct and Force as Required by Law

Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

Sacramento Jails Cover-up COVID-19 Data And Violate Public Information Doctrine

National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19

New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

First Amendment and Media Coalition Opposes Effort to Gut Police Transparency Law

First Amendment and Media Coalition Opposes Effort to Gut Police Transparency Law

Lawsuit Could Have Impact on Potential Local Policies on Body-Worn Cameras

Lawsuit Could Have Impact on Potential Local Policies on Body-Worn Cameras

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