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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

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|Date: August 14, 2023
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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police De ...

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police Dept. announced this month—is claiming a Memphis Police officer “raped” him during a traffic stop ...

August 14, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorneys Ask U.S. DOJ to Open Federal Investigation of Antioch Police for Racist, Homophobic, Antisemitic Activities

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|Date: August 08, 2023
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Civil Rights Attorneys Ask U.S. DOJ to Open Federal Investigation of Antioch Police for Racist, Homophobic, Antisemitic Activities

By The Vanguard ANTIOCH, CA – Civil rights attorneys John Burris and Ben Nisenbaum have asked the U.S. De ...

By The Vanguard ANTIOCH, CA – Civil rights attorneys John Burris and Ben Nisenbaum have asked the U.S. Dept. of Justice to open a federal probe in the actions of the embattled Antioch (CA) Police Dept ...

August 08, 2023
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White Lousiana State Trooper Found Not Guilty of Violating Civil Rights of Black Man after Hitting Him 18 Times with Flashlight

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|Date: August 05, 2023
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White Lousiana State Trooper Found Not Guilty of Violating Civil Rights of Black Man after Hitting Him 18 Times with Flashlight

By The Vanguard MONROE, LA – A white Lousiana state trooper was found not guilty by a jury here this week ...

By The Vanguard MONROE, LA – A white Lousiana state trooper was found not guilty by a jury here this week of violating the civil rights of a Black motorist although, according to Associated Press, bod ...

August 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Local Governments Must Take Responsibility for Police Violence

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|Date: June 25, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Local Governments Must Take Responsibility for Police Violence

It shouldn’t take a federal investigation to address violent and harmful practices. By Jenn Rolnick Borch ...

It shouldn’t take a federal investigation to address violent and harmful practices. By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta and Brandon Chapman Last week, the Department of Justice issued a report finding that the ...

June 25, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case

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|Date: May 24, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for the purposes of a preliminary, Yolo County Judge Sam McAdam nevertheless found insufficient evid ...

May 24, 2023
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Civil Rights Suit Filed against Antioch Cops for ‘Excessive Force, Salacious Patterns of Racial, Misogynic, and Homophobic Bigotry’

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|Date: April 21, 2023
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Civil Rights Suit Filed against Antioch Cops for ‘Excessive Force, Salacious Patterns of Racial, Misogynic, and Homophobic Bigotry’

By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A federal lawsuit has been filed against Antioch police officers and ...

By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A federal lawsuit has been filed against Antioch police officers and the City of Antioch for alleged—according to a news conference Thursday here— “numerous civil ...

April 21, 2023
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Ninth Circuit Vindicates Plaintiff in Excessive Force Lawsuit against Stockton PD

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|Date: March 02, 2023
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Ninth Circuit Vindicates Plaintiff in Excessive Force Lawsuit against Stockton PD

By Robert J. Hansen Stockton, CA - When Stockton police officers Michael Gandy and Kevin Hachler broke Fr ...

By Robert J. Hansen Stockton, CA - When Stockton police officers Michael Gandy and Kevin Hachler broke Francisco Duarte’s leg and charged him with resisting arrest in 2017, he and another man sued the ...

March 02, 2023
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DOJ Holds Police Supervisor Accountable for Obstruction of Justice – Writing False Report to Cover Up Excessive Force by Other Officers

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|Date: January 11, 2023
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DOJ Holds Police Supervisor Accountable for Obstruction of Justice – Writing False Report to Cover Up Excessive Force by Other Officers

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC - A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department (MPD), in Mu ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC - A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department (MPD), in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of obstruction of justice for writing a fals ...

January 11, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Egbert Ruling Is a Blow to Federal Police Accountability

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|Date: June 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Egbert Ruling Is a Blow to Federal Police Accountability

By Shaw Drake and Katie Hoeppner The Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to federal police accountability ...

By Shaw Drake and Katie Hoeppner The Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to federal police accountability in Egbert v. Boule. The case, in which the ACLU filed an amicus brief, centers on Robert Boule ...

June 30, 2022
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Suit Filed in Police Dog Mauling Case in Brentwood in Which a Woman’s Scalp Was Badly Mutilated

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|Date: February 28, 2022
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Suit Filed in Police Dog Mauling Case in Brentwood in Which a Woman’s Scalp Was Badly Mutilated

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Brentwood, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer announced last week that h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Brentwood, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer announced last week that his office has filed a lawsuit on behalf of then 24-year-old Talmika Bates after a February 10, ...

February 28, 2022
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Groups Call on AG to Investigate Excessive Force by Riverside Sheriff’s Department

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|Date: September 19, 2021
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Groups Call on AG to Investigate Excessive Force by Riverside Sheriff’s Department

By the Vanguard Staff Riverside, CA - Groups believe, “It’s time for the attorney general of California t ...

By the Vanguard Staff Riverside, CA - Groups believe, “It’s time for the attorney general of California to investigate the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RSD) for its racist policing practices ...

September 19, 2021
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Huntington Beach, UCLA Sued by Man for Allegedly Breaking His Arm, Subsequent Misdiagnosis

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|Date: August 29, 2021
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Huntington Beach, UCLA Sued by Man for Allegedly Breaking His Arm, Subsequent Misdiagnosis

By Luke Kyaw and Lois Yoo HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Earlier in February of this year, Brent Mather Sw ...

By Luke Kyaw and Lois Yoo HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Earlier in February of this year, Brent Mather Swan swears he was wrongfully arrested, and he has now filed a Los Angeles County Superior Court ...

August 29, 2021
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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

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|Date: August 27, 2021
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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thurs ...

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thursday here in Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Dept. 30, on felony charges for filing a false repor ...

August 27, 2021
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Man Sues City of Lancaster and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for False Arrest, Violation of Rights

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|Date: February 11, 2021
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Man Sues City of Lancaster and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for False Arrest, Violation of Rights

By Lizet Gonzalez and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – A disabled Black man, Leroy Butts, is suing the Los A ...

By Lizet Gonzalez and William McCurry LOS ANGELES – A disabled Black man, Leroy Butts, is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) and City of Lancaster for violation of his rights to ...

February 11, 2021
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Anti-Police Brutality Protests Erupt after Tacoma Officer Drives through Crowd, Runs Over One Person, Sends People to Hospital

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|Date: January 26, 2021
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Anti-Police Brutality Protests Erupt after Tacoma Officer Drives through Crowd, Runs Over One Person, Sends People to Hospital

By Lauren Smith TACOMA, WA – A 58-year-old police officer Saturday night plowed into a crowd about 100 pe ...

By Lauren Smith TACOMA, WA – A 58-year-old police officer Saturday night plowed into a crowd about 100 people apparently watching street racers doing "burnouts" here in Tacoma, just south of Seattle, ...

January 26, 2021
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SF PD Officer Charged by District Attorney with Multiple Felonies for Brutal Baton Beating of Black Man More than a Year Ago

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|Date: December 14, 2020
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SF PD Officer Charged by District Attorney with Multiple Felonies for Brutal Baton Beating of Black Man More than a Year Ago

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco Police Dept officer – accused of beating a man with his baton on October ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco Police Dept officer – accused of beating a man with his baton on October 7, 2019 so badly it broke his leg and wrist – now is facing felony charges after San Francisco ...

December 14, 2020
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Governor Signs Three Police Reform Bills, Pledging ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

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|Date: October 01, 2020
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Governor Signs Three Police Reform Bills, Pledging ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

By Dylan Ferguson SACRAMENTO – Following the tragic death of George Floyd and other Black Americans this ...

By Dylan Ferguson SACRAMENTO – Following the tragic death of George Floyd and other Black Americans this summer at the hands of police, Gov. Gavin Newsom used this as momentum to, as he said Wednesday ...

October 01, 2020
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San Jose Police Officer on Leave after Video Shows Woman Kicked, Dragged Outside of McDonald’s

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|Date: July 28, 2020
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San Jose Police Officer on Leave after Video Shows Woman Kicked, Dragged Outside of McDonald’s

By Claudia Gutierrez SAN JOSE – Video footage of a woman being kicked and dragged in a McDonald’s parking ...

By Claudia Gutierrez SAN JOSE – Video footage of a woman being kicked and dragged in a McDonald’s parking lot in San Jose has led to a San Jose police officer being placed on administrative leave. The ...

July 28, 2020
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Former Cop Arrested in Attack on Two Maryland Women Posting Anti-Police Brutality Posters

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|Date: June 07, 2020
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Former Cop Arrested in Attack on Two Maryland Women Posting Anti-Police Brutality Posters

By Lea Barrios BETHESDA MD - A now-viral video surfacing here shows a man—later identified as a former po ...

By Lea Barrios BETHESDA MD - A now-viral video surfacing here shows a man—later identified as a former police officer—pulling up on a bicycle to attack two women who were posting anti-police brutality ...

June 07, 2020
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Video Surfaces Showing SFPD Officer with Knee on Teenager’s Neck

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|Date: June 02, 2020
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Video Surfaces Showing SFPD Officer with Knee on Teenager’s Neck

With the nation up in arms over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, ...

With the nation up in arms over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a video emerged in San Francisco this weekend showing a SFPD officer using the same deadly tact ...

June 02, 2020
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