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Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2021
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Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters of Nakia Porter—the 33-year-old woman ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters of Nakia Porter—the 33-year-old woman beaten and knocked unconscious as she pulled over off I-80 last year with her father and three ...

September 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2021
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Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Attorneys for Nakia Porter filed suit in Federal ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Attorneys for Nakia Porter filed suit in Federal Court in Sacramento on Wednesday following an incident on August 6, 20202, where Porter and her ...

August 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 06, 2021
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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the ...

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the years-long fight to end cash bail, unanimously ruling that judges may no longer hold an arreste ...

April 06, 2021
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City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 15, 2021
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City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

By Stephanie Boulos and Sophia Barberini SAN JOSE, CA – During protests in May 2020, demonstrators in the ...

By Stephanie Boulos and Sophia Barberini SAN JOSE, CA – During protests in May 2020, demonstrators in the City of San Jose experienced brutal and racially aimed repression by police, with many protest ...

March 15, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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NAACP Virtual Town Hall Panel Shares Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Protecting Black Community

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 01, 2021
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NAACP Virtual Town Hall Panel Shares Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Protecting Black Community

By Aziza Nussipov WASHINGTON D.C. – The NAACP held a live streamed meeting late last week, part of its “C ...

By Aziza Nussipov WASHINGTON D.C. – The NAACP held a live streamed meeting late last week, part of its “COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series,” during which a handful of experts came together to discuss a ...

March 01, 2021
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NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 27, 2020
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NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police

By Julian Verdon CLEVELAND - The NAACP and civil rights attorney James Hardiman filed a petition to the U ...

By Julian Verdon CLEVELAND - The NAACP and civil rights attorney James Hardiman filed a petition to the United States Supreme Court this last week, claiming that the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dec ...

December 27, 2020
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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

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|Date: December 17, 2020
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Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be ...

The Vanguard Staff PALO ALTO – A residents-only restriction for Palo Alto’s Foothills Park—alleged to be a “vestige of a well-documented history of racial discrimination”—is now open to the general pu ...

December 17, 2020
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Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 19, 2020
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Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S. prisons ...

By Kelly Moran DETROIT – A virtual panel via Zoom focused on re-evaluating life sentences in U.S. prisons was hosted by The Sentencing Project in partnership last week with Wayne State University. The ...

October 19, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 16, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trail ...

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trails, grassy hills, and strikingly green flora. But this beautiful park is now the center of a civ ...

September 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Law Enforcement Leaders Aid Lawsuit against Presidential Commission Examining Policing and Criminal Justice

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 19, 2020
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Law Enforcement Leaders Aid Lawsuit against Presidential Commission Examining Policing and Criminal Justice

By Anna Okada WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, dozens of law enforcement leaders across the U.S. formally chall ...

By Anna Okada WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, dozens of law enforcement leaders across the U.S. formally challenged the processes and membership of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Ad ...

June 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 04, 2020
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NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

By Linh Nguyen The NAACP is addressing the recent acts of police brutality against Black lives, and has c ...

By Linh Nguyen The NAACP is addressing the recent acts of police brutality against Black lives, and has called for justice for the Black lives lost to police brutality and shared the means by how raci ...

June 04, 2020
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Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19

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|Date: April 10, 2020
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Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19

By Murcel Rahimi Advocate groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Associati ...

By Murcel Rahimi Advocate groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are urging the Federal Communications Commissi ...

April 10, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Now Trump Actually Supports Police Violence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Now Trump Actually Supports Police Violence

When Trump was elected, most criminal justice reform advocates were alarmed that the programs put in plac ...

When Trump was elected, most criminal justice reform advocates were alarmed that the programs put in place by Obama and the Department of Justice under Obama would go by the wayside. That included a ...

July 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2017
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Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?

The “other thing” I did this weekend was attend the Friday press conference in Sacramento on the shooting ...

The “other thing” I did this weekend was attend the Friday press conference in Sacramento on the shooting of Dazion Flenaugh. (Read the Vanguard article on that here). During the press conference, a ...

January 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2015
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President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In r ...

President Obama is using the tail end of his presidency to address a number of long-vexing problems. In recent years, concern over the rise of mass incarceration and its impact on poverty and standard ...

July 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Reisig Attacking Racial Inequities in the Right Place?

Will Oklahoma Governor Spare Julius Jones from Execution?

National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations

Bipartisan Talks Seeking Federal Police Reform Have Collapsed

Public Defender and Former Manhattan DA Candidate Backs Khan for Santa Clara DA

Driver Claims Emergency, but Judge Refuses to Reduce Felony to Misdemeanor After Preliminary Hearing

Judge Denies No Bail Release for Man Who Said He Set Fire Because People Were ‘After’ Him

Trial Set for Man Charged with Two Counts of Sexual Assault with Intoxicated ‘Friends’

Driver Escapes More Serious Charges after Allegedly Biting Witness, Takes DUI Plea Deal

11th Annual Vanguard Fundraiser: The Future of Criminal Justice Reform Is Here

Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action

Nakia Porter Speaks Out about Solano County Incident, As Her Supporters Call for Action

Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop

Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop

California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

City of San Jose Sued for Police Brutality during 2020 Police Brutality Protests

NAACP Virtual Town Hall Panel Shares Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Protecting Black Community

NAACP Virtual Town Hall Panel Shares Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines, and Protecting Black Community

NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police

NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police

Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

Civil Rights Suit Ends 55-Year-Old ‘Vestige’ of Palo Alto’s ‘History of Racial Discrimination’ – Park Now Open to All

Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

Life Sentence Survivors Speak on Dismantling Mass Incarceration

ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

Law Enforcement Leaders Aid Lawsuit against Presidential Commission Examining Policing and Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement Leaders Aid Lawsuit against Presidential Commission Examining Policing and Criminal Justice

NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

NAACP Details Stages for Moving Forward in Movement for True Racial Justice

Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19

Protection of Incarcerated Individuals and Families during COVID-19

Sunday Commentary: Now Trump Actually Supports Police Violence

Sunday Commentary: Now Trump Actually Supports Police Violence

Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?

Sunday Commentary II: And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Think Their Lives Matter?

President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

President Obama Takes on Mass Incarceration

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