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Civil Rights Scorecard Created to Grade U.S. Senators on Their Records to Protect Civil Rights

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: November 16, 2021
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Civil Rights Scorecard Created to Grade U.S. Senators on Their Records to Protect Civil Rights

By Amy Berberyan and Neha Malhi WASHINGTON D.C. – Several civil rights organizations, spearheaded by the ...

By Amy Berberyan and Neha Malhi WASHINGTON D.C. – Several civil rights organizations, spearheaded by the NAACP, have announced the creation of a Senate scorecard to grade the performance of U.S. senat ...

November 16, 2021
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DOJ Announces Pattern and Practice Investigation into Police Brutality and Shootings in Phoenix

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2021
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DOJ Announces Pattern and Practice Investigation into Police Brutality and Shootings in Phoenix

By David M. Greenwald Phoenix, Arizona – The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was opening ...

By David M. Greenwald Phoenix, Arizona – The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was opening a pattern and practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Departmen ...

August 06, 2021
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Attorney General Bonta Releases Broad Guidelines, Reports in the Face of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

Posted by alexanderramirez
|Date: July 04, 2021
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Attorney General Bonta Releases Broad Guidelines, Reports in the Face of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

By Alexander Ramirez and Allison Hodge OAKLAND, CA - In response to the recent increase of hate crimes in ...

By Alexander Ramirez and Allison Hodge OAKLAND, CA - In response to the recent increase of hate crimes in California, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta released a set of reports and new guidelines to help ...

July 04, 2021
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NY Court Ruling Allows Defendants to Appeal ‘Unjust and Unnecessary’ Protective Orders

Posted by Michael Wheeler
|Date: June 30, 2021
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NY Court Ruling Allows Defendants to Appeal ‘Unjust and Unnecessary’ Protective Orders

By Michael Wheeler and Alex Jimenez NEW YORK, NY – Based on a protective order case that left Shamika Cra ...

By Michael Wheeler and Alex Jimenez NEW YORK, NY – Based on a protective order case that left Shamika Crawford homeless and separated from her family, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that courts a ...

June 30, 2021
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Commentary: ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long but It Bends Toward Justice’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2021
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Commentary: ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long but It Bends Toward Justice’

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Fifteen years ago next month was one of the lower points of my life. I ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Fifteen years ago next month was one of the lower points of my life. I stood in the parking lot of City Hall, it was three in the morning, and the council had just v ...

May 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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New AG Launches Racial Justice Bureau as He Brings Together Elected Leaders against Hate Crimes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2021
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New AG Launches Racial Justice Bureau as He Brings Together Elected Leaders against Hate Crimes

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Taking on hate crimes is one of the top priorities of the newly-ap ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Taking on hate crimes is one of the top priorities of the newly-appointed Attorney General, especially now with increasing numbers of attacks against the AAPI co ...

May 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Nine Recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2020
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Council to Consider Nine Recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety

By David M. Greenwald With the call to defund the police, the Davis City Council last June appointed a ...

By David M. Greenwald With the call to defund the police, the Davis City Council last June appointed a subcommittee “to develop a proposed outreach plan/work plan related to identifying and funding ...

December 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Philly Leaders Denounce Injustice, Promote Safety Among At-Risk LGBTQ Communities

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 11, 2020
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Philly Leaders Denounce Injustice, Promote Safety Among At-Risk LGBTQ Communities

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – Several city leaders and activists here in Philadelphia have come togethe ...

By Susana Jurado PHILADELPHIA – Several city leaders and activists here in Philadelphia have come together to highlight the importance of safety and justice for all people, especially among communitie ...

October 11, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. T ...

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. The most growth and change for children often happens over summer. This year we have the call to ...

September 27, 2020
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My View: The Death of an Icon and the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2020
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My View: The Death of an Icon and the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by David M. Greenwald I was debating last night—do I write on Ginsburg? And if so what do I say? Given ...

by David M. Greenwald I was debating last night—do I write on Ginsburg? And if so what do I say? Given that the political fight of all fights is developing before her body was even cold, there will ...

September 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2020
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Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing

On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the ...

On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the Social Services Commission. This evening (Thursday) there will be a similar presentation to th ...

July 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Legislative Black Caucus on the Passing of Representative John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2020
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Legislative Black Caucus on the Passing of Representative John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian

The following is a statement by the California Legislative Black Caucus on the passing of John Lewis and ...

The following is a statement by the California Legislative Black Caucus on the passing of John Lewis and CT Vivian Sacramento – Our nation was dealt a crushing blow with the passing of Civil Rights ic ...

July 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2020
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Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week

It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding of ...

It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding of the Davis Vanguard. The impetus for that foundation was the June 2006 shutdown of the Davis Hu ...

July 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Muslim Group Files Lawsuit against Jail for Denial of Kosher Food to Jewish Man

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 07, 2020
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Muslim Group Files Lawsuit against Jail for Denial of Kosher Food to Jewish Man

By Ayanna Gandhi MACOMB COUNTY, MI – The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR- ...

By Ayanna Gandhi MACOMB COUNTY, MI – The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) announced a lawsuit Monday against Macomb County Jail in Michigan, in support of a Jewish p ...

July 07, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Private Law Enforcement Facebook Group Plot to Kill BLM Activist Shaun King

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 26, 2020
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Private Law Enforcement Facebook Group Plot to Kill BLM Activist Shaun King

By Julietta Bisharyan LONG BEACH - Members of a private Facebook group for California Law Enforcement Off ...

By Julietta Bisharyan LONG BEACH - Members of a private Facebook group for California Law Enforcement Officers is openly plotting to assassinate civil rights activist and writer Shaun King. King share ...

June 26, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Sikh Community and Others Push for the City to Remove Gandhi Statue from Central Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2020
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Sikh Community and Others Push for the City to Remove Gandhi Statue from Central Park

Across the country, we are seeing protesters and jurisdictions taking down statues of figures that are ra ...

Across the country, we are seeing protesters and jurisdictions taking down statues of figures that are racist symbols, everything from confederate generals to Columbus. But the protesters on Saturday ...

June 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2020
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Board of Education and Superintendent Statement on Racial Injustice

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire commu ...

The following message was posted earlier this week... This spring has been difficult for our entire community, as our daily life has changed so dramatically from what we could have imagined just a few ...

June 05, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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33 Candidates Vow to Cut the NYPD Budget by $1 Billion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 02, 2020
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33 Candidates Vow to Cut the NYPD Budget by $1 Billion

On Monday, Janos Marton, a civil rights attorney and candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, released ...

On Monday, Janos Marton, a civil rights attorney and candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, released a letter urging candidates running for office in 2021 to promise not to take campaign funds fro ...

June 02, 2020
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When John Lewis Spoke at UC Davis Law Commencement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2019
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When John Lewis Spoke at UC Davis Law Commencement

This week it was announced sadly that John Lewis has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. While many are putting on ...

This week it was announced sadly that John Lewis has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. While many are putting on a brave face, the prognosis here is as bad as can be imagined. The median survival is about tw ...

December 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the iss ...

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the issue of the homeless respite center and more. But this week was a reminder that, at the core, the ...

November 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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