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Supreme Court Vacates Ruling, Revives St. Louis Excessive Force Case Involving Death in a Police Holding Cell

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|Date: June 30, 2021
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Supreme Court Vacates Ruling, Revives St. Louis Excessive Force Case Involving Death in a Police Holding Cell

By David Greenwald Washington – In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court this week vacated the summary judgm ...

By David Greenwald Washington – In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court this week vacated the summary judgment of the Eight Circuit in the excessive force inquiry in a suit brought by the parents of Nic ...

June 30, 2021
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OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2021
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OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Orange County, CA - Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders last week filed a motio ...

By David M. Greenwald Orange County, CA - Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders last week filed a motion to compel discovery in a case of Brittany Shahbakhti, alleging misconduct by Detective Matthe ...

June 29, 2021
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Few Cops We Found Using Force on George Floyd Protesters Are Known to Have Faced Discipline

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|Date: June 20, 2021
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Few Cops We Found Using Force on George Floyd Protesters Are Known to Have Faced Discipline

ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A ...

ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later, police have disclosed discipline for a total of 10 officers. by Mollie Simon, ProPu ...

June 20, 2021
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LA District Attorney Gascón Announces Deputy Charged with Assault, Destroying Evidence

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|Date: June 09, 2021
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LA District Attorney Gascón Announces Deputy Charged with Assault, Destroying Evidence

The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy is being charged with falsifyi ...

The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy is being charged with falsifying evidence from an arrest and alleged assault of a suspect two years ago, according to Los Ang ...

June 09, 2021
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Human Rights Defense Center Sues LA County for Wrongful Withholding of Misconduct Claims

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|Date: May 10, 2021
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Human Rights Defense Center Sues LA County for Wrongful Withholding of Misconduct Claims

By Ankita Joshi and Stephanie Boulos LOS ANGELES, CA – The Human Rights Defense Center is seeking a court ...

By Ankita Joshi and Stephanie Boulos LOS ANGELES, CA – The Human Rights Defense Center is seeking a court order alleging that the Sheriff’s Department and DAs office has been refusing to disclose abou ...

May 10, 2021
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Sacramento Police Officer Arrested for Felony Perjury, Dragnet Could Net More Arrests; DA Scrambling to Limit Damage to Cases

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|Date: May 07, 2021
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Sacramento Police Officer Arrested for Felony Perjury, Dragnet Could Net More Arrests; DA Scrambling to Limit Damage to Cases

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – At least one former Sacramento Po ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – At least one former Sacramento Police Officer was arrested Thursday after an exhaustive five-month investigation, and quickly re ...

May 07, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem

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|Date: May 02, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia who was ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia who was taken to the ground violently by an officer in Colorado, mistreated, and the officers got caug ...

May 02, 2021
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Colorado Police Officers Violently Arrest, Hogtie, Injure 73-year-old Woman with Dementia and Later Laugh about Footage

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|Date: April 30, 2021
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Colorado Police Officers Violently Arrest, Hogtie, Injure 73-year-old Woman with Dementia and Later Laugh about Footage

By Mia Machado LOVELAND, CO -- Police officers here violently arrested and allegedly dislocated the shoul ...

By Mia Machado LOVELAND, CO -- Police officers here violently arrested and allegedly dislocated the shoulder of a 73-year-old woman with dementia after she was suspected to have exited a Walmart witho ...

April 30, 2021
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Innocence Project Details Connections between Wrongful Convictions and Police Accountability

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|Date: April 23, 2021
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Innocence Project Details Connections between Wrongful Convictions and Police Accountability

By Michael Wheeler NEW YORK, NY – Since the Ferguson shooting in 2014, activists have made the point agai ...

By Michael Wheeler NEW YORK, NY – Since the Ferguson shooting in 2014, activists have made the point again and again: the American criminal justice system is broken. How to fix it, however, remains a ...

April 23, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability Advances

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|Date: April 17, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability Advances

By Eric Gelber California is one of only four states that does not have a process for revoking peace offi ...

By Eric Gelber California is one of only four states that does not have a process for revoking peace officer certificates as a result of misconduct. (The others are Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Islan ...

April 17, 2021
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Philly DA Announces Assault Charges Against Police Dept Inspector, and Detective in Attack on Man with Asperger Syndrome

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Philly DA Announces Assault Charges Against Police Dept Inspector, and Detective in Attack on Man with Asperger Syndrome

By Julia Asby PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has filed criminal charges ...

By Julia Asby PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has filed criminal charges against Philadelphia Police Dept Inspector James Smith and former Det. Patrick Smith for the as ...

April 06, 2021
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Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2021
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Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings

By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity to h ...

By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity to highlight what he considers to be a tremendous record of accomplishment for reforms enacted sinc ...

March 18, 2021
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Student Opinion: LAPD’s Offensive George Floyd “Valentine’s” Card Is Not Out of Character

Posted by Cailin Garcia
|Date: February 23, 2021
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Student Opinion: LAPD’s Offensive George Floyd “Valentine’s” Card Is Not Out of Character

By Ivana Ramirez LOS ANGELES — Militaristic. Racist. Cruel. These are just a few of the words used to des ...

By Ivana Ramirez LOS ANGELES — Militaristic. Racist. Cruel. These are just a few of the words used to describe the Los Angeles Police Department’s tendencies. Now, cementing their reputation, the LAPD ...

February 23, 2021
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Teen Beaten By Stockton Police Looks To File Suit

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|Date: January 07, 2021
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Teen Beaten By Stockton Police Looks To File Suit

By David M. Greenwald Attorneys for a 17 year old High School Senior in Stockton says on December 30 at 1 ...

By David M. Greenwald Attorneys for a 17 year old High School Senior in Stockton says on December 30 at 11 pm, the Black youth with no juvenile criminal record was stopped by Stockton police. They cl ...

January 07, 2021
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Bronx Defenders Wonder If There Will Be Real Action after Report on NYPD Violence and Misconduct during George Floyd Protests

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 05, 2021
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Bronx Defenders Wonder If There Will Be Real Action after Report on NYPD Violence and Misconduct during George Floyd Protests

By Carlin Ross NEW YORK - The New York City Department of Investigation has released its report on the NY ...

By Carlin Ross NEW YORK - The New York City Department of Investigation has released its report on the NY Police Dept. misconduct during this summer’s protests against the killing of George Floyd and ...

January 05, 2021
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Denver Independent Monitor Releases Review Critical of Police Response to George Floyd Protests

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|Date: December 28, 2020
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Denver Independent Monitor Releases Review Critical of Police Response to George Floyd Protests

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen, and Lauren Smith DENVER – The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis p ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen, and Lauren Smith DENVER – The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, followed by the murder of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police on March 13, gar ...

December 28, 2020
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SF PD Officer Charged by District Attorney with Multiple Felonies for Brutal Baton Beating of Black Man More than a Year Ago

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 14, 2020
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SF PD Officer Charged by District Attorney with Multiple Felonies for Brutal Baton Beating of Black Man More than a Year Ago

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco Police Dept officer – accused of beating a man with his baton on October ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco Police Dept officer – accused of beating a man with his baton on October 7, 2019 so badly it broke his leg and wrist – now is facing felony charges after San Francisco ...

December 14, 2020
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Seattle Office of Police Accountability Releases Five Completed Investigations of Alleged Police Misconduct

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 28, 2020
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Seattle Office of Police Accountability Releases Five Completed Investigations of Alleged Police Misconduct

By Tiffany Devlin SEATTLE - Across the country, since late May, there have been large and noisy demonstra ...

By Tiffany Devlin SEATTLE - Across the country, since late May, there have been large and noisy demonstrations protesting the police killing of Black men and women by law enforcement, including the mu ...

October 28, 2020
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Reform Philly DA Charges, Arrests Former Police Sgt for Beating Protestors

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 25, 2020
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Reform Philly DA Charges, Arrests Former Police Sgt for Beating Protestors

By Mia Machado PHILADELPHIA- Reform Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced late this last ...

By Mia Machado PHILADELPHIA- Reform Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced late this last week the arrest and charging of former Police Sergeant Matthew Sinkiewicz, for his alleged inv ...

October 25, 2020
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EXONERATIONS: Part X – Discipline of Law Enforcement for Misconduct Nearly Nonexistent

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|Date: September 30, 2020
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EXONERATIONS: Part X – Discipline of Law Enforcement for Misconduct Nearly Nonexistent

(This is the 10th of an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations produced by S ...

(This is the 10th of an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations produced by Samuel R. Gross, Maurice J. Possley, Kaitlyn J. Roll, and Klara H. Stephens) By Kelsea Valerio R ...

September 30, 2020
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