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House of Representatives Votes to Pass Respect for Marriage Act

Posted by Ariel Peterson
|Date: August 20, 2022
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House of Representatives Votes to Pass Respect for Marriage Act

By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this month passed H.R. 8404 ...

By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this month passed H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires the federal government to recognize same-sex and ...

August 20, 2022
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Homeless Advocates Petition Court to Toss ‘Deceptive’ Ballot Measure Off Sacramento City November Ballot

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 18, 2022
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Homeless Advocates Petition Court to Toss ‘Deceptive’ Ballot Measure Off Sacramento City November Ballot

By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Key homeless community support gro ...

By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Key homeless community support groups revealed this week they are asking a judge to require the Sacramento County Registrar of Vo ...

August 18, 2022
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Los Angeles Supes Approve Ballot Measure That Would Allow Supervisors to Remove Controversial LA Sheriff

Posted by Leila Chiddick
|Date: August 08, 2022
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Los Angeles Supes Approve Ballot Measure That Would Allow Supervisors to Remove Controversial LA Sheriff

By Leila Katibah LOS ANGELES, CA - Following decades of organizing by civil rights groups and families of ...

By Leila Katibah LOS ANGELES, CA - Following decades of organizing by civil rights groups and families of victims of sheriffs’ deputy violence, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last week vo ...

August 08, 2022
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ICE Prevented from Using Outside Contractors to Make Immigration Arrest after ACLU/Asian Law Caucus Lawsuit

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|Date: July 08, 2022
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ICE Prevented from Using Outside Contractors to Make Immigration Arrest after ACLU/Asian Law Caucus Lawsuit

By the Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) will now be prevented f ...

By the Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) will now be prevented from using G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., a contractor, to “arrest people at jail and prisons to fu ...

July 08, 2022
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Newly Released ’37 Words’ Sheds Light on Federal Civil Rights Act, and Alameda District Attorney Candidate Pamela Price

Posted by Paulina Buelna
|Date: April 29, 2022
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Newly Released ’37 Words’ Sheds Light on Federal Civil Rights Act, and Alameda District Attorney Candidate Pamela Price

By Paulina Buelna OAKLAND, CA – The book, 37 Words, chronicles the 1972 federal civil rights law Title IX ...

By Paulina Buelna OAKLAND, CA – The book, 37 Words, chronicles the 1972 federal civil rights law Title IX to end discrimination against gender in the workplace. Pamela Price, candidate for Alameda Cou ...

April 29, 2022
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ACLU, Others File Voting Rights Suit in Mississippi for Diluting Black Votes

Posted by Ashleen Herrarte
|Date: April 26, 2022
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ACLU, Others File Voting Rights Suit in Mississippi for Diluting Black Votes

By Ashleen Herrarte GREENVILLE, MISS – Mississippi civil rights groups have challenged Supreme Court-appr ...

By Ashleen Herrarte GREENVILLE, MISS – Mississippi civil rights groups have challenged Supreme Court-approved district lines that have been unchanged for over 35 years, after those lines decreased the ...

April 26, 2022
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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: March 23, 2022
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DC Circuit Court Prohibits ‘Title 42’ Expulsions Used by Trump to Expel Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylu ...

By Ankita Joshi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, groups challenging expulsions of asylum-seeking families won their class action lawsuit, Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, with the D.C. Cir ...

March 23, 2022
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Following Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, NFL Urged by Civil Rights Leaders to Change Now

Posted by Paulina Buelna
|Date: February 12, 2022
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Following Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, NFL Urged by Civil Rights Leaders to Change Now

Photo: John McCall/Sun Sentinel/TNS By Paulina Buelna NEW YORK, NY – Civil rights leaders joined together ...

Photo: John McCall/Sun Sentinel/TNS By Paulina Buelna NEW YORK, NY – Civil rights leaders joined together this week to discuss the future hiring procedures of candidates of color in the National Footb ...

February 12, 2022
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Civil Rights Organizations Voice Objections to Pending Settlement in Alameda County Jail Lawsuit

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: January 20, 2022
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Civil Rights Organizations Voice Objections to Pending Settlement in Alameda County Jail Lawsuit

By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — The National Lawyers Guild - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLG-SFBA) hosted ...

By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — The National Lawyers Guild - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLG-SFBA) hosted an online press conference Wednesday morning where civil rights organizations objected to a pr ...

January 20, 2022
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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
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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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