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ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

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|Date: July 01, 2023
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ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the sti ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the still-controversial U.S. Supreme Court for ruling this past week, as the ACLU noted, “the governme ...

July 01, 2023
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Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ

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|Date: May 19, 2023
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Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ

By The Vanguard Staff BOSTON, MA – Rachael Rollins, a progressive prosecutor appointed by President Joe B ...

By The Vanguard Staff BOSTON, MA – Rachael Rollins, a progressive prosecutor appointed by President Joe Biden as the first female Black U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, is to resign her job Friday aft ...

May 19, 2023
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DC Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol

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|Date: January 25, 2023
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DC Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol

By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC - A federal grand jury has found four more Oath Keepers guilty of sediti ...

By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC - A federal grand jury has found four more Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy charges on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the nation’s Capitol. “Their actions and ...

January 25, 2023
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AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

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|Date: July 15, 2022
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AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced this week he ...

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced this week he had selected Colette S. Peters to serve as Director of the embattled Federal Bureau of Prisons ...

July 15, 2022
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ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

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|Date: February 26, 2022
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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 ...

By Delilah Hammons and Jaanvi Kaur WASHINGTON, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) weighed in this past week on the Biden Administration's decision to end the “China Initiative.” The projec ...

February 26, 2022
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News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

Posted by Genesis Guzman
|Date: July 20, 2021
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News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

By Genesis Guzman and Natalia Claburn WASHINGTON DC – Compulsory legal process is now prohibited to be us ...

By Genesis Guzman and Natalia Claburn WASHINGTON DC – Compulsory legal process is now prohibited to be used as a means to obtain information from people involved with news media—although there are lot ...

July 20, 2021
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AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

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|Date: October 07, 2016
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AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

(From Press Release)-- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that her office’s first-of-its-k ...

(From Press Release)-- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that her office’s first-of-its-kind “Principled Policing: Procedural Justice and Implicit Bias” Train the Trainer course, desig ...

October 07, 2016
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2015
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Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a gr ...

The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a greater degree of transparency, to hopefully rebuild the trust between police and communities. Pr ...

May 19, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General ...

The political story was a standoff over the nomination of Loretta Lynch to fill longtime Attorney General Eric Holder’s spot at the head of the Justice Department. The nomination comes at a crucial ti ...

April 26, 2015
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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2015
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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Depa ...

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Department’s Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, said that they should cap sentences ...

March 18, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under th ...

Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under the age of 40, is that they do not trust the system to oversee the actions of the police and hold ...

March 08, 2015
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Commentary: Moms for Liberty, What Have You Gained Through All of This?

Senator Wiener, Housing Advocates, Labor Leaders Highlight Expansion of Landmark Housing Law

Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: In the Dark

Federal Court Stops Execution of Man Suffering ‘Pervasive, Severe Form of Schizophrenia’

Unarmed Man Wins $400,000 Settlement after Sacramento Police Shoot at Him 20 Times in 2021

COURT WATCH: Officer Admits Camera Footage ‘Unclear’ on Faces, Information; Another Officer Alleges ‘Norteño Ties’ to Accused in Prelims

Commentary: The Wide-Ranging Implications of the Taormino Lawsuit

Judge Denies Suppression, Throws Out Only Two Charges against a Man Shot by SF Police Despite Calling the Shooting ‘A Terrible Outcome’

Response to Vanguard Column: ‘Deeply Irresponsible and Inflammatory Piece’

ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ

Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ

DC Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol

DC Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol

AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

AG Selects New Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons – Prosecutors Don’t Oppose the Pick

ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ – Calls for More Reforms

News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

News Media Now Protected by New Restrictions Passed by Attorney General – But There Are Exceptions

AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

AG Expands Implicit Bias and Procedural Justice Training to the CHP

Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Commentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police

Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Sunday Commentary: New AG Doesn’t Seem Likely to Lead Reform Efforts

Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson

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