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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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ACLU-North Carolina Claims North Carolina Park Ban in Violation of Constitutional Rights

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|Date: January 24, 2023
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ACLU-North Carolina Claims North Carolina Park Ban in Violation of Constitutional Rights

By Kaylee Pearlman ASHEVILLE, NC- The ACLU of North Carolina has written a letter claiming an Asheville p ...

By Kaylee Pearlman ASHEVILLE, NC- The ACLU of North Carolina has written a letter claiming an Asheville park ban on 14 individuals was in violation of their constitutional rights. The 14 held a demons ...

January 24, 2023
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

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|Date: August 08, 2022
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have been ch ...

By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have been charged with federal crimes by the U.S. Dept. of Justice. On March 13, 2020, police officers shot ...

August 08, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

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|Date: July 25, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

https://youtu.be/ZpS_j2RwGz4 The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increas ...

https://youtu.be/ZpS_j2RwGz4 The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decades, trials have become a vanishing feature of the criminal justice ...

July 25, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

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|Date: March 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will ...

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no longer use survivors' DNA in unrelated crimes after district attorney Chesa Boudin pressured ...

March 16, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

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|Date: February 14, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decad ...

The right to a trial by jury is enshrined into the constitution, yet increasingly over the last few decades, trials have become a vanishing feature of the criminal justice system. University of North ...

February 14, 2022
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Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

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|Date: March 25, 2021
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Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here Monday ruled two Sacram ...

By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge here Monday ruled two Sacramento Police Dept. patrol officers violated a defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights to privacy aft ...

March 25, 2021
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Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

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|Date: March 02, 2021
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Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the grou ...

By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the ground by police has filed a lawsuit, according to court documents. The disturbing video went viral ...

March 02, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Forget the Rubric, the Real Issue Is Measure J

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode Episode 218: Juliana Drous, Distinguished Attorney Award

Nomations Open for Tree Davis Annual Stewardship Awards

Governor Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Complete Senator Feinstein’s Term in the U.S. Senate

Man Tied to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur 1996 Killing Arrested in Las Vegas

COURT WATCH: Second Resentencing Petition Considered in 2nd Degree Murder Felony Case

COURT WATCH: Jury Trial Resumes – Security Guard Faces Assault Charges Involving Alleged Hospital Attack on Vulnerable Individual with Tourette’s Syndrome and Seizures

COURT WATCH: Accused’s Alleged ‘Pan’ Attack Leads to Denied Release Despite Stable Housing and Active Mental Health Needs

Sunday Commentary: Will the Rubric Be Helpful or Harmful to City’s Ability to Produce Housing?

Parents Stripped of Custody by California Family Courts File Federal Lawsuit

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

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

ACLU-North Carolina Claims North Carolina Park Ban in Violation of Constitutional Rights

ACLU-North Carolina Claims North Carolina Park Ban in Violation of Constitutional Rights

U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 142: Carissa Hessick Discusses Vanishing Jury Trials

Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

Judge Tosses Charges; Defendant’s Constitutional Rights Violated by Police after Unlawful Search

Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

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