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…
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…
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…
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-approved district lines that…
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 asylum-seeking…
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 this…
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)…
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 NAACP,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 together to…
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…
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…
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 Social…
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…
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…