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Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2016
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Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Those who believe that the police in the Freddie Gray incident were wrongly accused may have had their vi ...

Those who believe that the police in the Freddie Gray incident were wrongly accused may have had their view validated by the courts, but the Justice Department report obliterates any vindication that ...

August 11, 2016
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Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2016
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Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Two Baltimore Police officers have now been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, including the only of ...

Two Baltimore Police officers have now been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, including the only officer charged with murder, and the question has shifted as to what prosecutor Marilyn Mosby sho ...

June 28, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting

There are common denominators in a lot of these police shootings and the killing of Jessica Williams last ...

There are common denominators in a lot of these police shootings and the killing of Jessica Williams last week, which led to the resignation of San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, follows one of tho ...

May 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2015
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A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

The hung jury in the first trial of Baltimore police officers connected with the death of Freddie Gray on ...

The hung jury in the first trial of Baltimore police officers connected with the death of Freddie Gray only serves as the first blow for those hoping to reform the practices of police across the count ...

December 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2015
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Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Police defenders will undoubtedly say "I told you so," in arguing that the prosecutor overreached in char ...

Police defenders will undoubtedly say "I told you so," in arguing that the prosecutor overreached in charging the officers with manslaughter, but the hung jury this week in the Freddie Gray case may n ...

December 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2015
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Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Yesterday we learned that Baltimore has agreed to a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gr ...

Yesterday we learned that Baltimore has agreed to a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray. The settlement comes before the family even filed a wrongful death suit against the city an ...

September 09, 2015
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Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2015
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Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltim ...

This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltimore City. Mr. Batts argued in part: "Our reform efforts will very likely see more police office ...

June 22, 2015
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Commentary: Is the Choice Really Between Abusive Policing and No Policing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2015
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Commentary: Is the Choice Really Between Abusive Policing and No Policing?

An article appearing today in Slate Magazine raises the critical issue we have been asking the last two d ...

An article appearing today in Slate Magazine raises the critical issue we have been asking the last two days with ”Analysis Finds Little Evidence to Support a “Ferguson Effect” on Crime” and “Analysis ...

June 18, 2015
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Analysis: Six Baltimore Police Officers Indicted For Death of Freddie Gray

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2015
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Analysis: Six Baltimore Police Officers Indicted For Death of Freddie Gray

Yesterday, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that a grand jury had indicted six police o ...

Yesterday, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that a grand jury had indicted six police officers for the death of Freddie Gray. There were, however, changes to the charges that were an ...

May 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Critical New Video Footage Sheds Light on Death of Freddie Gray

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2015
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Critical New Video Footage Sheds Light on Death of Freddie Gray

A cellphone video shot by a resident provides a closeup look at Freddie Gray at a critical moment that sh ...

A cellphone video shot by a resident provides a closeup look at Freddie Gray at a critical moment that sheds light on his death and the prosecution of police officers by Baltimore State's Attorney Mar ...

May 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor May Have Overcharged, But That’s What Prosecutors Do

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2015
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My View: Baltimore Prosecutor May Have Overcharged, But That’s What Prosecutors Do

This is the sixth year the Vanguard Court watch has covered the Yolo County Courts. In that time there ha ...

This is the sixth year the Vanguard Court watch has covered the Yolo County Courts. In that time there have been a lot of trials we have covered and prosecutions we have followed. While there have b ...

May 09, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

The recent incidents in South Carolina and Baltimore, on top of the incidents from last year in Ferguson ...

The recent incidents in South Carolina and Baltimore, on top of the incidents from last year in Ferguson and Staten Island, have led most people to believe we need to reform police oversight and accou ...

May 04, 2015
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Vanguard Commentary: Baltimore is Still Just a Warning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2015
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Vanguard Commentary: Baltimore is Still Just a Warning

As I watched the violence unfold and escalate yesterday and last night in Baltimore, it was met with typi ...

As I watched the violence unfold and escalate yesterday and last night in Baltimore, it was met with typical responses. There were those supportive of the cause, who urged for calmness and peaceful pr ...

April 28, 2015
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My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2015
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My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

Walter Olson on the Cato Institute blog cites critical problems with a group of laws, depending on the st ...

Walter Olson on the Cato Institute blog cites critical problems with a group of laws, depending on the state, which are Officers' Bill of Rights laws. In Maryland they are Law Enforcement Officers Bil ...

April 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Illegal Book Bans: Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, State Superintendent Thurmond Warn Against Book Bans Statewide

Crime Journalists Provided ‘Youth Justice’ Insight in Columbia University Webinar

A Discussion on Hate – Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community in Davis

Guest Commentary: Densifying Davis – A Four-Part Strategy

Letter: Legislators Call for Permanent Place in the State Budget for Homelessness Programs and Affordable Housing

GeminiBio Opens New State-of-Art Biotech Facilities in West Sacramento

Steinberg Latest to Back Cabaldon for Senate

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Race Is at the Root

California Assembly Approves ‘HOME Act’ to End ICE Grabbing Immigrants as They Are Released from State Custody

REPORT: 2023 Amendments to New York Bail Reform Provides Judges More Discretion

Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting

Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting

A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

Commentary: Is the Choice Really Between Abusive Policing and No Policing?

Commentary: Is the Choice Really Between Abusive Policing and No Policing?

Analysis: Six Baltimore Police Officers Indicted For Death of Freddie Gray

Analysis: Six Baltimore Police Officers Indicted For Death of Freddie Gray

Critical New Video Footage Sheds Light on Death of Freddie Gray

Critical New Video Footage Sheds Light on Death of Freddie Gray

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor May Have Overcharged, But That’s What Prosecutors Do

My View: Baltimore Prosecutor May Have Overcharged, But That’s What Prosecutors Do

Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability

Vanguard Commentary: Baltimore is Still Just a Warning

Vanguard Commentary: Baltimore is Still Just a Warning

My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

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