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My View: A Line Was Crossed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2023
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My View: A Line Was Crossed

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I’m a free speech guy and I firmly believe that it was ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I’m a free speech guy and I firmly believe that it was a mistake for the library to shut down the discussion a few weeks ago. But that does not even ...

September 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: A Teacher Resists Censorship

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 31, 2023
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Guest Commentary: A Teacher Resists Censorship

As censorship and harassment spread across South Carolina, teachers are finding allies in their communiti ...

As censorship and harassment spread across South Carolina, teachers are finding allies in their communities. By Paul Bowers In the past year, Mary Wood has gone through an ordeal that’s increasingly f ...

August 31, 2023
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Commentary: Cultural Wars Came to Davis (and the State) This Year – Is It Helping Anyone?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2023
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Commentary: Cultural Wars Came to Davis (and the State) This Year – Is It Helping Anyone?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard called out the local librarian ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week the Vanguard called out the local librarian for shutting down a community discussion of trans athletes. While the librarian mishandled the ...

August 29, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Did the Librarian Overstep His Bounds by Shutting Down the Moms for Liberty Meeting?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2023
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Did the Librarian Overstep His Bounds by Shutting Down the Moms for Liberty Meeting?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The likely pretext for the bomb threat to the library was the action by ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – The likely pretext for the bomb threat to the library was the action by Librarian Scott Love to shut down a public meeting by Moms for Liberty. On Monday, Fox 40 in S ...

August 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally ‘Card’ People before They Use Social Media

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally ‘Card’ People before They Use Social Media

The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment ...

The state’s Social Media Safety Act stifles freedom of expression online and violates the First Amendment. By Vera Eidelman and Laura Moraff From banning books to restricting classroom discussions abo ...

August 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech

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|Date: May 07, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech

The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising th ...

The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested for exercising their constitutional right to free expression and protest. By Laura Moraff In 2019, police in Cas ...

May 07, 2023
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ACLU Warns of Harm to Internet Free Speech if Congress Dismantles ‘Section 230’

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: March 29, 2023
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ACLU Warns of Harm to Internet Free Speech if Congress Dismantles ‘Section 230’

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- The American Civil Liberties Union wrote the House of Representatives ...

By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC- The American Civil Liberties Union wrote the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology this week, regarding Congress’ efforts to di ...

March 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations about Immigration

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|Date: March 28, 2023
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Guest Commentary: This Law Could Criminalize Everyday Conversations about Immigration

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free sp ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a federal law that violates our First Amendment right to free speech. By Elizabeth Gyori At rallies across the country, community members have been chanting “S ...

March 28, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor From an Historical perspective it is interesting to see how the lo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor From an Historical perspective it is interesting to see how the locus of free speech battles on campus have shifted. In the 1960s, it was the banning of student ...

March 26, 2023
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Commentary: Charlie Kirk Presents a Free Speech Conundrum for Which There Is No Easy Answer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2023
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Commentary: Charlie Kirk Presents a Free Speech Conundrum for Which There Is No Easy Answer

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As an old-school free speech advocate, I have mixed vi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As an old-school free speech advocate, I have mixed views on the Charlie Kirk event. Over the years, my view has been, let these guys come on campus ...

March 16, 2023
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UC Davis Focuses on the Fact that the Show Went on with Respect to Turning Point USA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2023
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UC Davis Focuses on the Fact that the Show Went on with Respect to Turning Point USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3k-FnPpJM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The show w ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3k-FnPpJM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The show went on. That was the thrust of UC Davis’ focus. In a release from the University, they noted, ...

March 15, 2023
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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2022
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Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math professor Robert Crawford has prompted a “full investigation” according to a statement from the C ...

December 07, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Begins Hearing Free Speech Anti-Discrimination Case

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: December 07, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court Begins Hearing Free Speech Anti-Discrimination Case

By Rena Abdusalam and Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments ...

By Rena Abdusalam and Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments Monday on a case that, according to the dean of the University of California Berkeley School of ...

December 07, 2022
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Commentary: UC Davis Is Applying the Lesson to the Wrong Incident and Wrong Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2022
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Commentary: UC Davis Is Applying the Lesson to the Wrong Incident and Wrong Time

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor UC Davis – UC Davis perhaps needs to update its playbook. Their r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor UC Davis – UC Davis perhaps needs to update its playbook. Their response to the incident on Tuesday shows they have taken in the lessons of the 2011 Pepper Spra ...

October 27, 2022
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional

Posted by Jake Romero
|Date: February 15, 2022
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional

By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that part of an aiding-a ...

By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that part of an aiding-and-abetting illegal immigration law is unconstitutional, given its overbreadth and infringement ...

February 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Used Rap Lyrics as Evidence in a Murder Trial; That’s Racial Bias

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Used Rap Lyrics as Evidence in a Murder Trial; That’s Racial Bias

By Chessie Thacher Rap lyrics are protected free speech under the First Amendment. But all too often in t ...

By Chessie Thacher Rap lyrics are protected free speech under the First Amendment. But all too often in trial after trial of Black men, prosecutors introduce this form of artistic expression to secure ...

October 03, 2021
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City of Sacramento Shot Down by Court in Attempt to Chill Free Speech of Critical Progressive Activist

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: July 12, 2021
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City of Sacramento Shot Down by Court in Attempt to Chill Free Speech of Critical Progressive Activist

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento’s latest gambit to ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento’s latest gambit to infringe on the rights of those expressing opinions city leaders don’t like has failed – a Sacr ...

July 12, 2021
| by Cres Vellucci

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Has the ACLU Lost Its Way in Protecting Speech They Hate?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Has the ACLU Lost Its Way in Protecting Speech They Hate?

By David M. Greenwald On Sunday, the NY Times ran a provocative story: “Once a Bastion of Free Speech, th ...

By David M. Greenwald On Sunday, the NY Times ran a provocative story: “Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis.” In it, they argued, “An organization that has defended t ...

June 07, 2021
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City of Huntington Beach Sued in Federal Court after Firing Advisory Board Member Who Attended Immigrant Rights Rally

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2021
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City of Huntington Beach Sued in Federal Court after Firing Advisory Board Member Who Attended Immigrant Rights Rally

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – The city of Huntington ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – The city of Huntington Beach is being sued in federal court here after a citizen advisory board member was “fired by t ...

June 01, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2021
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Commentary: Protecting Free Speech and Democracy During An Era of Objectively False Information

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being post ...

By David M. Greenwald Last summer I noted with alarm the rise of objectively false information being posted on social media like Facebook. People would share articles and memes that were objectively ...

February 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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