Antioch Fires Cop, Adding to Scandals Rocking Police Dept
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – An Antioch Police Dept. patrol officer was fired recently, but…
Reporter Files Federal Lawsuit Against City of Antioch; Lawyers Suggest Police Attack Example of ‘Systemic Cancer’ in Antioch Police Dept.
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau ANTIOCH, CA – A reporter with Pacifica-funded radio station KPFA…
Report: Harmful Legislation Devised for Potentially Unfounded Concern over Shoplifting
By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY – A recent report by The Marshall Project expanded on the…
FBI, CIA, NYPD to be Sued for Concealing Evidence of Malcom X’s Murder
By Paloma Sifuentes NEW YORK, NY – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump issued a statement this week…
Memphis Police Officer Facing Penalty Up to 10 Years in Prison for Abusing Power and Violently Assaulting Man
By Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police Officer Armando Bustamante is facing up to 10 years…
Guest Commentary: Yes, the New FBI Data Is Poor Quality – But We’ve Always Needed Better
By Leon Digard and Jacob Kang-Brown Before the FBI released its 2021 crime statistics last week, expectations…
Dept. of Justice Announces Sentence of Man Involved in U.S.-Wide ‘Grandparent Scam’
By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – A “grandparent scam” that extorted as much as tens of thousands…
Los Angeles County District Attorney Supports Two Major Gun Violence Prevention Bills
By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA – In light of recent mass shootings in America, Los Angeles…
Two Years after Floyd, President Biden to Advance Historic Executive Order on Police Accountability
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Washington, DC – On the two year anniversary of the murder…
Warrants Are Now Required for ‘Tower Dumps’ According to Massachusetts State Court
By Katherine Coviello and Ashleen Herrarte BOSTON, MASS –The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that police…
Supreme Court Allows Suit to Move Forward against FBI for Spying on Muslims
By Delilah Hammons WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU released a statement this week confirming the U.S. Supreme…
Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students
By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES–In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across…
ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms
By Delilah Hammons and Jaanvi Kaur WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) weighed in…
Schiff Wants FBI to Investigate Improper Use of DNA of Sexual Assault Victims in SF
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – A week ago, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin…
Washington Post Investigation Finds Police Fatal Shootings at All Time High Since 2015
By Ankita Joshi and Helen Greenia WASHINGTON, DC – In 2021, on-duty police officers shot and killed…
Naturalized U.S. Citizen Files Appeal Following Dismissal of Claims Against U.S. Gov’t
By Catherine Potente and Srimathi Kannan NEW YORK, NY – A wrongfully prosecuted naturalized U.S. citizen has…
U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Case This Week about FBI Spying on Mosques, Muslim Community
By Clarissa Rios and Michele Chadwick ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Leila Rafei, a content strategist at the…
Authorities Still Searching and Arresting Participants in the Attack on US Capitol Six Months Later, FBI Asking for Help
By Alexander Pleitez and Esme Lipton WASHINGTON DC – Six months have passed since the Jan. 6…
Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases
It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases…
Commentary: Trump and Supporters Say Antifa Did It, but That’s Not What the FBI Says
By David M. Greenwald Ever since the Capitol Riots occurred last Wednesday, President Trump and his supporters…