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5 Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Charges in Death of Tyre Nichols

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|Date: September 13, 2023
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5 Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Charges in Death of Tyre Nichols

By The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis Police detectives were indicted Tuesday by a fede ...

By The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis Police detectives were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses in the death of Tyre Nicho ...

September 13, 2023
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California Attorney Comments Again on State School Districts’ ‘Forced Outing’ Policies, Denounces Anderson Union School Board

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|Date: August 28, 2023
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California Attorney Comments Again on State School Districts’ ‘Forced Outing’ Policies, Denounces Anderson Union School Board

By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta late last week commented on the actio ...

By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta late last week commented on the actions—the fourth time this month—of a state school district’s policy involving LGBTQ+ student righ ...

August 28, 2023
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Trump Indicted Tuesday for 3rd Time – Charges for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election Results

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|Date: August 02, 2023
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Trump Indicted Tuesday for 3rd Time – Charges for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election Results

By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC - More than two and a half years after a pro-Donald Trump mob stormed the ...

By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC - More than two and a half years after a pro-Donald Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, in what is known to be the worst attack on Congress since the War of 1 ...

August 02, 2023
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New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed

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|Date: July 09, 2023
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New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed

By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ - The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State v. Come ...

By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ - The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State v. Comer to “ensure that no child is forced to spend their entire life in prison” which led to nearly ...

July 09, 2023
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State Finalizes Reparation Task Force Report

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|Date: July 02, 2023
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State Finalizes Reparation Task Force Report

by Robert J. Hansen The California Reparations Task Force, the first initiative of its kind by a state go ...

by Robert J. Hansen The California Reparations Task Force, the first initiative of its kind by a state government, released its final report and recommendations Thursday. The Task Force’s final report ...

July 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How We’re Winning the Fight to Defend Trans Rights

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|Date: July 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How We’re Winning the Fight to Defend Trans Rights

In states across the country, judges are blocking bans on gender-affirming care and drag performances. By ...

In states across the country, judges are blocking bans on gender-affirming care and drag performances. By Gillian Branstetter “My mom and I wanted to fight this law not just to protect my health care, ...

July 01, 2023
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

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|Date: May 29, 2023
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the Di ...

By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the Division of Rehabilitative Programs, appeared on the CDCR Unlocked Podcast and publicly affirmed ...

May 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Why Fair Housing Is Key to Systemic Equality

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|Date: May 09, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Why Fair Housing Is Key to Systemic Equality

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure a ...

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to housing today, and why we're fighting to ensure all people have equal access. By Sandra Park Few fights are more pivotal to ending systemic ineq ...

May 09, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Access to Housing Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time (Again)

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|Date: April 22, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Access to Housing Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time (Again)

The housing crisis is both the cause and effect of systemic civil rights deprivations. By Taylor Pendergr ...

The housing crisis is both the cause and effect of systemic civil rights deprivations. By Taylor Pendergrass In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King left their single-family home ...

April 22, 2023
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

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|Date: March 09, 2023
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Closing of Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail After Another Person Dies In Custody

By Paloma Sifuentes OAKLAND, CA - The civil rights groups are protesting misconduct within Santa Rita jai ...

By Paloma Sifuentes OAKLAND, CA - The civil rights groups are protesting misconduct within Santa Rita jail after an inmate was killed, and said they want to close the jail. Alameda County civil rights ...

March 09, 2023
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President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

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|Date: March 08, 2023
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President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA - President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th ann ...

By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA - President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 when hundreds of unarmed civilians in a civil righ ...

March 08, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

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|Date: February 28, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil ...

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights of those who live in our most vulnerable are not mutually exclusive,” according to Kami ...

February 28, 2023
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CA AG Reveals Civil Rights Investigation into Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for ‘Unconstitutional Policing’ Allegation

Posted by Caleigh Carlisle
|Date: February 25, 2023
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CA AG Reveals Civil Rights Investigation into Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for ‘Unconstitutional Policing’ Allegation

By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week the openi ...

By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week the opening an investigation into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to determine if the office parti ...

February 25, 2023
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DOJ Charges California Man with Federal Hate Crimes for Allegedly Shooting Two Jewish Men

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|Date: February 22, 2023
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DOJ Charges California Man with Federal Hate Crimes for Allegedly Shooting Two Jewish Men

By Sunny Zhou LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Department of Justice this week charged Jaime Tran, 28, with two ...

By Sunny Zhou LOS ANGELES, CA - The U.S. Department of Justice this week charged Jaime Tran, 28, with two federal counts of hate crimes for allegedly shooting two Jewish men as they left religious ser ...

February 22, 2023
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Low Marks from ACLU for GOP in Last Legislative Session

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|Date: February 07, 2023
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Low Marks from ACLU for GOP in Last Legislative Session

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU California Action Monday released it legislative scorecar ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU California Action Monday released it legislative scorecard, naming the winners and losers, according to how they voted here at the State Capitol for “vi ...

February 07, 2023
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Progressive Alameda County DA Pamela Price Celebrates MLK Jr. Day by Remembering Her ‘Drum Major Instinct’ to ‘Lead the Parade’

Posted by Brinda Kalita
|Date: January 18, 2023
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Progressive Alameda County DA Pamela Price Celebrates MLK Jr. Day by Remembering Her ‘Drum Major Instinct’ to ‘Lead the Parade’

By Brinda Kalita, Daphne Ho and Destiny Gurrola ALAMEDA, CA- In a YouTube video message, new Alameda Coun ...

By Brinda Kalita, Daphne Ho and Destiny Gurrola ALAMEDA, CA- In a YouTube video message, new Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price this week - in light of Martin Luther King Jr. Day - talks ab ...

January 18, 2023
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Alameda DA Pamela Price Sworn In, Makes History As First Black DA in County

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|Date: January 03, 2023
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Alameda DA Pamela Price Sworn In, Makes History As First Black DA in County

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA - Pamela Price made history on Monday, being sworn in by Oakland Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao, who herself made history as the first Hmong to be elected ma ...

January 03, 2023
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Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2022
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Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin got national attention when he announced that the San Francisco Police had used rape ki ...

September 13, 2022
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Appeals Court Decides Arkansas Cannot Prohibit Treatment for Transgender Children

Posted by Kiyana Patel
|Date: September 02, 2022
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Appeals Court Decides Arkansas Cannot Prohibit Treatment for Transgender Children

By Kiyana Patel LITTLE ROCK, AR.— A federal appeals court ruled that Arkansas' restriction on transition- ...

By Kiyana Patel LITTLE ROCK, AR.— A federal appeals court ruled that Arkansas' restriction on transition-related medical procedures such as hormones or surgery for transgender youth under the age of 1 ...

September 02, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Huma ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Vision for Justice 2020 focused on core principles of decarceration, police refo ...

August 22, 2022
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